... Nothing Like the Sun (from the English. - “It doesn't look like the sun at all”) - the second studio album of British rock musician Sting , was released on October 13, 1987. The title for the record was inspired by a line from William Shakespeare’s 130th sonnet (“My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun” - “My beloved’s eyes don't look like the sun at all”), which Sting also used in the song “Sister Moon”. In addition, the musician added that this name was inspired by a street meeting with a drunkard, to whom Sting quoted a sonnet in response to his annoying question: “How beautiful is the moon ?”
| ... Nothing Like the Sun | ||||
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| Sting's studio album | ||||
| Date of issue | October 13, 1987 | |||
| Recorded by | March – August 1987 Air Studios, Montserrat | |||
| Genres | Soft rock , jazz , new wave | |||
| Duration | 54:45 | |||
| Producers | Sting , Hugh Padham , , Neil Dorfsman | |||
| A country |  Great Britain | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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| Critics' ratings | |
| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [one] |
| Chiche tribune |  [2] |
| Los angeles times | [3] |
| Rolling stone | [four] |
| Robert Cristgau | (B) [5] |
The album won the "Best British Album" nomination at the Brit Awards in 1988.
Content
List of Songs
All songs are written by Sting, with the exception of Little Wing and The Secret Marriage. The music of the latter was taken from the song “To the Small Radio” by Hans Eisler [6] , which Sting had given his own poems that were not related to the original (German) text of Bertolt Brecht . “The Lazarus Heart” was conceived as the title composition for the film “ Who Framed Roger Rabbit ” [7] .
Party One
- The Lazarus Heart - 4:34
- Be Still My Beating Heart - 5:32
- Englishman in New York - 4:25
Side Two
- History Will Teach Us Nothing - 4:58
- “They Dance Alone” - 7:16
- Fragile - 3:54
Side Three
- "We'll Be Together" - 4:52
- Straight to My Heart - 3:54
- Rock Steady - 4:27
Party Four
- Sister Moon 3:46
- Little Wing ( Jimi Hendrix ) - 5:04
- “The Secret Marriage” ( Hans Eisler , Sting ) - 2:03
B-Sites
- Ghost In The Strand (Englishman In New York 7 "/ Maxi Single)
- Ellas Danzan Solas (They Dance Alone Maxi Single)
- "If You There" ("They Dance Alone" 7 ")
- "Conversation With A Dog" ("We'll Be Together" 7 "/ Maxi Single)
- “Someone to Watch Over Me” (Englishman in New York 3-inch CD single)
- “Up from the Skies” (a cover version of Jimi Hendrix’s song, recorded with Gil Evans and his orchestra, “Englishman in New York” 3-inch CD single)
Record Members
- Sting - lead vocals , bass , guitar for History Will Teach Us Nothing and Fragile
- - backing vocals
- backing vocals
- - backing vocals
- Vesta Williams - backing vocals
- - drums on Little Wing
- - drums
- - drums
- Gil Evans & His Orchestra at "Little Wing"
- - percussion , vocoder
- Ruben Blades - vocals on “They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)”
- - bass on "Little Wing"
- - guitar on Little Wing
- Eric Clapton - guitar on “They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)”
- Fareed Haque - Guitar on “They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)”
- Mark Knopfler - guitar on “They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)”
- Andy Summers - Guitar on The Lazarus Heart and Be Still My Beating Heart
- - keyboards
- - piano on The Secret Marriage
- Branford Marsalis - Saxophone [8]
Notes
- ↑ ... Nothing Like the Sun on the AllMusic website
- ↑ Kot, Greg Feeling A Sting (link not available) . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune (March 7, 1993). Date of treatment October 1, 2011. Archived February 25, 2012.
- ↑ Willman, Chris Burning sting (inaccessible link) . articles.latimes.com . Los Angeles Times (October 11, 1987). Date of treatment October 18, 2011. Archived February 25, 2012.
- ↑ By Anthony DeCurtis. Nothing Like The Sun | Album Reviews (inaccessible link) . Rolling Stone (January 22, 1997). Date of treatment March 3, 2012. Archived November 3, 2012.
- ↑ CG: Sting (inaccessible link) . Robert Christgau. Date of treatment March 3, 2012. Archived June 6, 2011.
- ↑ Eisler. An den kleinen Radioapparat (performed by D. Fischer-Discau ).
- ↑ 20 Things You Didn't Know About “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”
- ↑ Nothing Like the Sun credits , Discogs.
Links
- ... Nothing Like the Sun on Last.fm
- ... Nothing Like the Sun on Sting.com
- ... Nothing Like the Sun on Stingoop.com
- ... Nothing Like the Sun on Discogs
- ... Nothing Like the Sun on AllMusic
- ... Nothing Like the Sun on MusicBrainz