My Songs

My Songs
Remix album by
Sting
Released24 May 2019
Length60:54
LabelA&M
Producer
Sting chronology
44/876
(2018) 		My Songs
(2019) 		Duets
(2021)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

My Songs is the fourteenth album by British singer-songwriter Sting and his second album to feature new renditions of previously released material (after 2010's Symphonicities). The album was released on 24 May 2019.[2][3]

Background

The album features fifteen reworked versions of a selection of Sting's most widely recognised songs from across his career. Via his social media outlets, Sting described the new versions of the songs as being "reconstructed", "refitted" and "reframed", but "with a contemporary focus".[4] Some songs on the album have been remixed using elements of the original tracks, while others are complete re-recordings.[5]

A remixed version of "Brand New Day" produced for My Songs was released on 31 December 2018.[6] This version was first performed live in Times Square on the same day. A remixed version of "Desert Rose" and a newly recorded version of "Demolition Man" were made available to download on 28 March 2019.[7]

The My Songs tour commenced on 28 May 2019 in Paris.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Brand New Day"StingDave Audé3:56
2."Desert Rose"Sting, Cheb MamiAudé3:56
3."If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"StingAudé4:35
4."Every Breath You Take"Sting 4:16
5."Demolition Man"StingMartin Kierszenbaum4:17
6."Can't Stand Losing You"Sting 2:49
7."Fields of Gold"Sting 3:46
8."So Lonely"Sting 4:08
9."Shape of My Heart"Sting, Dominic Miller 4:43
10."Message in a Bottle"Sting 4:46
11."Fragile"StingAudé3:52
12."Walking on the Moon"Sting 4:16
13."Englishman in New York"StingAudé4:28
14."If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"StingAudé4:09
15."Roxanne" (live at the Olympia (Paris) April 2017)Sting 2:57
Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Synchronicity II" (live)Sting4:59
17."Next to You" (live)Sting4:18
18."Spirits in the Material World" (live)Sting3:57
19."Fragile" (live)Sting4:00
Total length:78:08
Deluxe edition – French edition only
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20."Desert Rose" (Dave Audé Extended Remix)Sting, Cheb Mami4:00
Total length:82:08
Deluxe edition – Japanese edition only
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20."I Can't Stop Thinking About You" (live)Sting3:43
Total length:82:01

Personnel

  • Sting – vocals, bass (1, 2, 4–15), Roland VG-8 guitar synthesizer (1, 2), electric guitar (3), acoustic guitar (11), harmonica (14), saxophone (14)
  • Dominic Miller – guitars (1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15), vocals (15)
  • Rufus Miller – guitars (4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15), vocals (15)
  • Jerry Fuentes – guitars (7, 8), backing vocals (7, 15), bass (8), percussion (15)
  • BJ Cole – pedal steel guitar (1, 2)
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (14)
  • Darryl Jones – bass (3)
  • Kipper (Mark Eldridge) – keyboards (1, 2), drum programming (1, 2)
  • Dave Audé – additional programming (1, 2, 3, 11, 13, 14), additional instruments (1), arrangements (1, 3, 11, 13)
  • Jason Rebello – acoustic piano (1, 2), clavinet (1, 2)
  • Don Blackman – Hammond organ (1, 2)
  • Dave Hartley – Hammond organ (1, 2)
  • Kenny Kirkland – keyboards (3, 11, 13)
  • Danny Quatrochi – Synclavier (3), backing vocals (3)
  • Jason Robinson – additional programming (3, 11)
  • Martin Kierszenbaum – acoustic piano (4), keyboards (4), organ (5, 6, 8, 10)
  • David Sancious – keyboards (7, 14)
  • Kevon "Webbo" Webster – keyboards (9)
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1, 2, 5, 7, 14)
  • Manu Katché – drums (1, 2, 11, 13)
  • Omar Hakim – drums (3)
  • Josh Freese – drums (4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
  • Andy Newmark – additional drums (11, 13)
  • Mino Cinelu – percussion (1, 2, 11, 13), vocoder (13)
  • Ettamri Mustapha – darbouka (2)
  • Tony Lake – percussion (9)
  • Stevie Wonder – harmonica (1)
  • Larry Adler – chromatic harmonica (14)
  • Branford Marsalis – clarinet (1, 2), percussion (3), saxophone (3, 11, 13)
  • Dave Heath – flute (14)
  • Richard Edwards – trombone (14)
  • Mark Nightingale – trombone (14)
  • Chris Botti – trumpet (1, 2)
  • John Barclay – trumpet (14)
  • Guy Barker – trumpet (14)
  • Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian pipes (1, 2, 14), fiddle (1, 2, 14)
  • Farhat Bouallagui – string arrangements and conductor (2)
  • Moulay Ahmed – violin (2)
  • Kouider Berkan – violin (2)
  • Salem Bnoumi – violin (2)
  • Sameh Catalanm – violin (2)
  • Danny Dunlap – strings (14)
  • Sian Bell – cello (14)
  • James Boyd – viola (14)
  • Simon Fischer – violin (14)
  • Kathryn Greeley – violin (14)
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Dennis Collins – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Joe Mendez – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 11, 13)
  • Althea Rodgers – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Marlon Saunders – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Darryl Tookes – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Ken Williams – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Cheb Mami – vocals (2)
  • Jane Alexander – backing vocals (3)
  • Stephanie Crewdson – backing vocals (3)
  • Elliot Jones – backing vocals (3)
  • Dolette McDonald – backing vocals (3, 11, 13)
  • Vic Garbarini – backing vocals (3)
  • Rosemary Purt – backing vocals (3)
  • Pete Smith – backing vocals (3)
  • Joe Sumner – backing vocals (3, 15)
  • Kate Sumner – backing vocals (3)
  • Mickey Sumner – backing vocals (3)
  • The Nannies Chorus – backing vocals (3)
  • Melissa Musique – backing vocals (9)
  • Gene Noble – backing vocals (9)
  • The Last Bandoleros [Jerry Fuentes, Derek James, Diego Navaira and Emilo Navaira] – backing vocals (10)
  • Renée Geyer – backing vocals (11, 13)
  • Vesta Williams – backing vocals (11, 13)
  • Diego Navaira – backing vocals (15)
  • David Foxxe – narrator (14)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[35] Platinum 100,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[36] Platinum 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States 24 May 2019
A&M

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