Synchronicity

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

Annotation

Hybrid SACD remaster of this 1983 LP.
DSD.
SACD Stereo requires SACD Player. CD Audio can be played on CD Players.
Includes a 12 pages booklet with pictures and lyric, and also an info inlet about SACD, DSD technology.

Tracklist

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1▼Hybrid SACD (CD layer)
#TitleLength
1Synchronicity 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
2Walking 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
3O 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
4Mother
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
5Miss 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
6Synchronicity 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
7Every 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
8King 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
9Wrapped 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
10Tea 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
11Murder by Numbers
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:
Murder by Numbers
lyricist:
Sting
composer:
Andy Summers
4:34
2▼Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)
#TitleLength
1Synchronicity 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
2Walking 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
3O 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
4Mother
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
5Miss 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
6Synchronicity 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
7Every 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
8King 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
9Wrapped 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
10Tea 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
11Murder by Numbers
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:
Murder by Numbers
lyricist:
Sting
composer:
Andy Summers
4:34

Credits

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]