Symphonicities

Symphonicities
Studio album by
Sting
Released14 July 2010 (2010-07-14)
StudiosAbbey Road Studios, London
GenresRock, classical
Length55:39
LabelDeutsche Grammophon
ProducersSting, Rob Mathes
Sting chronology
If on a Winter's Night...
(2009)		 Symphonicities
(2010)		 Live in Berlin
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(62/100)
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
The Boston Globe(positive)
Entertainment WeeklyD
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStar
NOWStarStarStar
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStar
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star

Symphonicities is the tenth studio album by English musician Sting, released on 14 July 2010 on Deutsche Grammophon. It was his first studio album featuring new recordings of existing songs drawn from both his solo career and from the Police, followed by the 2019 studio album My Songs. The title of the album blends symphonic— reflecting the album's orchestral arrangements and involvement of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra—with Synchronicity, the Police album.

Background

The album is a companion piece to the tour of the same name in which Sting, performing with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, reinterprets some of his songs as classical symphonic compositions. Symphonicities was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and produced by Rob Mathes and Sting. Elliot Scheiner and Claudius Mittendorfer mixed the record, and it was mastered by Scott Hull. As of November 2010, the album had sold over one million copies worldwide.

Track listing

All songs composed by Sting.

  1. "Next to You" – 2:30 (originally from Outlandos d'Amour, 1978)
  2. "Englishman in New York" – 4:23 (originally from ...Nothing Like the Sun, 1987)
  3. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:56 (originally from Ghost in the Machine, 1981)
  4. "I Hung My Head" – 5:31 (originally from Mercury Falling, 1996)
  5. "You Will Be My Ain True Love" – 3:44 (originally from the Cold Mountain soundtrack, 2003)
  6. "Roxanne" – 3:37 (originally from Outlandos d'Amour, 1978)
  7. "When We Dance" – 5:26 (originally from Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994, 1994)
  8. "The End of the Game" – 6:07 (originally a b-side to the song "Brand New Day" from Brand New Day, 1999)
  9. "I Burn for You" – 4:03 (originally from the Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack, 1982)
  10. "We Work the Black Seam" – 7:19 (originally from The Dream of the Blue Turtles, 1985)
  11. "She's Too Good for Me" – 3:03 (originally from Ten Summoner's Tales, 1993)
  12. "The Pirate's Bride" – 5:02 (feat. Jo Lawry – originally a b-side to the song "I Was Brought to My Senses" from Mercury Falling, 1996)

Bonus tracks

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Hungary (MAHASZ) Platinum 6,000^
Italy (FIMI) Gold 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV) 3× Platinum 60,000*
Russia (NFPF) Gold 5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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