Nothing Like The Sun

Performer: Sting
Artist: Branford Marsalis; Gil Evans; Eric Clapton; Hiram Bullock; Mark Knopfler; Andy Summers; Mark Egan; Ruben Blades
Engineer: Rod Michaels
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Sting (vocals, guitar, bass); Fareed Haque (guitar); Ken Helman (piano); Kenny Kirkland (keyboards); Manu Katche, Andy Newmark, Kenwood Dennard (drums); Mino Cenelu (percussion, vocoder); Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis, Vesta Williams, Renee Geyer (background vocals). Producers include: Sting, Neil Dorfsman, Bryan Loren. Recorded at Air Studios, Montserrat. Includes liner notes by Sting. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Personnel: Sting (vocals, guitar); Rub�n Blades, Sting International (vocals, guitar); Eric Clapton, Hiram Bullock, Mark Egan, Mark Knopfler, Andy Summers, Fareed Haque (guitar); Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Ken Helman (piano); Kenny Kirkland (keyboards); Mino Cinelu (vocoder, percussion); Kenwood Dennard, Manu Katche, Andy Newmark (drums); Renee Geyer, Vesta Williams, Janice Pendarvis, Dollette McDonald (background vocals). Audio Mixer: David Tickle. Liner Note Author: Sting International. Recording information: Air Studios, Montserrat. Photographer: Brian Aris. Unknown Contributor Roles: Gil Evans; Jeff Levison. Arranger: Sting International. Sting's double-length follow-up to his solo debut DREAMS OF THE BLUE TURTLE is very much in the same sophisticated, adult pop vein, although darker and less jazzy (notwithstanding a collaboration with Miles Davis's arranger Gil Evans on a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"). The songs are a generally varied lot, ranging from a tribute to victims of repression in Argentina ("They Dance Alone") to a tongue-in-cheek, sort-of-reggae tribute to famous eccentric Quentin Crisp ("An Englishman in New York"). The sort-of-funk "We'll Be Together"(originally written for a Japanese beer commercial) is the most upbeat and pop-ish thing here, and was deservedly a hit single, although Sting now disdains it.

Rolling Stone - Ranked #90 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Albums Of The Eighties" survey. (November '89)

To some, the Englishman born under the name Gordon Sumner will always be known as the bassist, songwriter, and frontman of the Police. But Sting's mega-successful solo career from the 1980s into the 21st century may even overshadow his former band's fame. Crafty lyrics and a clever hybrid of rock, jazz, pop, and world music have made him an international star, and he proudly inhabits the role of the pensive celebrity. While his former bandmates search out uncharted territory, Sting continues to pursue the spotlight with his own brand of soulful, grown-up pop. Throughout his career, Sting has also dabbled in various acting roles, appearing in films directed by numerous cinema luminaries.

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