Synchronicity

~ Release by The Police (see all versions of this release, 54 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Synchronicity I
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police
drum machine and electric bass guitar:
Sting
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Synchronicity I
lyricist and composer:
Sting
3:24
A2Walking in Your Footsteps
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Walking in Your Footsteps
lyricist and composer:
Sting
3:37
A3O My God
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar and saxophone:
Sting
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
O My God
lyricist and composer:
Sting
4:02
A4Mother
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Mother
lyricist and composer:
Andy Summers
3:06
A5Miss Gradenko
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Miss Gradenko
lyricist and composer:
Stewart Copeland
2:00
A6Synchronicity II
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Synchronicity II
lyricist and composer:
Sting
5:05
B1Every Breath You Take
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (in 1983)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Sting (in 1983)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers (in 1983)
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 (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada (in 1983)
music videos:
Every Breath You Take by The Police
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (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
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, 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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:14
B2King of Pain
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
King of Pain
lyricist and composer:
Sting
4:59
B3Wrapped Around Your Finger
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Wrapped Around Your Finger
lyricist and composer:
Sting
5:14
B4Tea in the Sahara
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Tea in the Sahara
lyricist and composer:
Sting
4:15

Credits

Release

art direction and design:Jeff Ayeroff
Norman Moore
photography:Duane Michals
engineer and producer:Hugh Padgham
mastering:RL
guitar and background vocals:Andy Summers
mastered at:Masterdisk in New York, New York, United States
ASIN:US: B000WI5CW6 [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 (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 (number: 17) (order: 17)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (number: 17) (order: 17)
Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (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)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 527) (order: 528)
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]