Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings

~ Release by The Police (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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1A Sermon
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers
recording of:
A Sermon
lyricist and composer:
Stewart Copeland
32:33
2Driven to Tears (live)
engineer:
Tim Summerhayes
producer and mixer:
The Police (British rock band) and Tim Summerhayes
bass and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (on 1980-08-28)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (on 1980-08-28)
guitar:
Andy Summers (on 1980-08-28)
recorded at:
Arènes de Frejus in Fréjus, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (on 1980-08-28)
live recording of:
Driven to Tears (on 1980-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (ended), Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) (from 1980 to ????), Chappell Music Co. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company) (from 1980 to ????), Virgin Publishing (from 1984 to ????), EMI Music Publishing, Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (from 2003 to ????) and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) (from 2022-02 to present)
33:29
3Shambelle
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
recording of:
Shambelle
composer:
Andy Summers
45:01
4Spirits in the Material World
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
recording of:
Spirits in the Material World
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
3.652:59
5Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
piano:
Jean Roussel
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.94:21
6Invisible Sun
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
recording of:
Invisible Sun
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.553:44
7Hungry for You (J’aurais toujours faim de toi)
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
Hungry for You (J’aurais toujours faim de toi) (Hungry for You)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.52:53
8Demolition Man
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat
recording of:
Demolition Man
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
35:58
9Too Much Information
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
The Police (British rock band)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
Too Much Information
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
2.53:43
10Rehumanize Yourself
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
Rehumanize Yourself
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
composer:
Stewart Copeland
3.653:10
11One World (Not Three)
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
One World (Not Three)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
4.354:47
12Omegaman
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
Omegaman
lyricist and composer:
Andy Summers
2.652:48
13Secret Journey
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
Secret Journey
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
2.653:34
14Darkness
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
co-producer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
Darkness
lyricist and composer:
Stewart Copeland
33:15
15Flexible Strategies
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
recording of:
Flexible Strategies
composer:
Stewart Copeland, Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Andy Summers
3.53:44
16Low Life
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
bass and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
recording of:
Low Life
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
33:45
17How Stupid Mr. Bates
recording of:
How Stupid Mr. Bates
composer:
Stewart Copeland, Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Andy Summers
22:42
18A Kind of Loving
recording of:
A Kind of Loving
composer:
Stewart Copeland, Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Andy Summers
12:03
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