Synchronicity

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Annotation

Label: A&M; Records - Catalog #: CD-3735 DIDX 1 - UPC: 075021373525 - DiscID: MBID 175678

Annotation last modified on 2012-08-05 08:38 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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A1Synchronicity I
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drum machine and electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Synchronicity I
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.63:24
A2Walking in Your Footsteps
engineer:
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 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Walking in Your Footsteps
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
43:37
A3O My God
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar and saxophone:
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 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
O My God
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.354:02
A4Mother
engineer:
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 and lead vocals:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Mother
lyricist and composer:
Andy Summers
2.653:06
A5Miss Gradenko
engineer:
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 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Miss Gradenko
lyricist and composer:
Stewart Copeland
32:00
A6Synchronicity II
engineer:
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 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Synchronicity II
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.255:05
B1Every Breath You Take
engineer:
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, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (record company, please use “Polydor” for release label.) (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
music videos:
Every Breath You Take by The Police (British rock band)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (compiled in 2006) (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 287) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
recording of:
Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.054:14
B2King of Pain
engineer:
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 1983, in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
King of Pain
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.854:59
B3Wrapped Around Your Finger
engineer:
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 1983, in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Wrapped Around Your Finger
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.85:14
B4Tea in the Sahara
engineer:
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 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Tea in the Sahara
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
34:15

Credits

Release

engineer and producer:Hugh Padgham
guitar and background vocals:Andy Summers
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2549790 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Every Breath You Take
Synchronicity II
Wrapped Around Your Finger
included in:Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings
Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings
part of:My Life in Music: Wyclef Jean (SPIN magazine, 2003-12) (number: C) (order: 3)
Paste: The 50 Best New Wave Albums (number: 6) (order: 6)
Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove from Your Collection Immediately (number: 7) (order: 7)
Paste: The 50 Best Post‐Punk Albums (by Josh Jackson 2016‐07‐13) (number: 17) (order: 17)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 17) (order: 17)
Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (1980s) (number: 19) (order: 20)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1984) (order: 107)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 159) (order: 159)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 159) (order: 159)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 448) (order: 449)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 455) (order: 456)
supporting tours:Synchronicity Tour
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/39248 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/The-police/Synchronicity [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6cp2 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-police/synchronicity-6/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/19716/ [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Synchronicity/2052 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000195337 [info]
Wikidata:Q1064318 [info]