...Nothing Like The Sun is a Rock album by Sting, originally released in 1987. On Gatefold: 222 pressings tracked, owned by 32 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Soft Rock
- lush
- meditative
- poetic
About
...Nothing Like The Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon". He added that his inspiration for this was a close encounter with a drunk, in which Sting quoted the sonnet in response to the drunk's importunate query, "How beautiful is the moon?" The album won Best British Album at the 1988 Brit Awards. Background The album was influenced by two events in Sting's life: first, the death in late 1986 of his mother, which contributed to the .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Lazarus Heart4:34
- A2Be Still My Beating Heart5:32
- A3Englishman In New York4:25
Side B
- B1History Will Teach Us Nothing4:58
- B2They Dance Alone (Gueca Solo)7:16
- B3Fragile3:54
Side C
- C1We'll Be Together4:52
- C2Straight To My Heart3:54
- C3Rock Steady4:27
Side D
- D1Sister Moon3:46
- D2Little Wing5:04
- D3The Secret Marriage2:03
Credits
Performers
- Dolette McDonaldBACKING VOCALS
- Janice PendarvisBACKING VOCALS
- Renee GeyerBACKING VOCALS
- Vesta WilliamsBACKING VOCALS
- Andy NewmarkDRUMS
- Manu KatchéDRUMS
- Kenny KirklandKEYBOARDS
- Mino CineluPERCUSSION VOCALS SYNTHESIZER
- StingVOCALS BASS GUITAR
- Andy SummersGUITAR
- Ruben BladesFEATURING VOCALS
- Eric ClaptonGUITAR
- Fareed HaqueGUITAR
- Mark KnopflerGUITAR
- Mark EganBASS
- Kenwood DennardDRUMS
- Hiram BullockGUITAR
- Gil Evans And His OrchestraORCHESTRA
32 collectors on Gatefold own this · 222 pressings tracked on Gatefold