Greatest Hits (The Police album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album of songs by the Police, released in 1992. It is the band's second compilation album following Every Breath You Take: The Singles and the first release after the official split up in 1986. In contrast with its predecessor, it features all the singles released by the band, with the exception of "Fall Out" (the only Police's single not to be released with A&M) and "Bring on the Night" (previously released only for the French, German and American market). The original version of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" was used instead of the 1986 version. The album also includes "Tea in the Sahara", which was never released as a single before but was very popular with the band's fans. The cover photograph was by Duane Michals and it was taken at the time of the Synchronicity album. The inner sleeve featured a collage of pictures of the band shot by different photographers during their career, including Miles Copeland, Adrian Boot, Akihiro Takayama, Anton Corbijn, Danny Quatrochi, Gabor Scott, Janette Beckman, Kim Turner, Michael Ross, Watal Asanuma and Andy Summers.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
the Police
ReleasedSeptember 1992
GenreRock, Pop
Length67:46
LabelA&M
The Police chronology
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
(1986)		 Greatest Hits
(1992)		 Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Reception

The album failed to chart in the US but spent 36 weeks in the UK Album Charts top 100, where it peaked at number 10. It also charted at number 1 on Official New Zealand Music Chart and on the French Music Charts.[2] The album came out shortly after Sting's solo album The Soul Cages, prompting David Sinclair to point out in his review in Q Magazine that "Copeland and Summers were far more than a passive vehicle for Sting's songs. As powerful personalities and assertive musicians in their own right, they gingered up Sting's basic ideas while putting the brakes on his tendency to earnest excess."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Sting.

  1. "Roxanne" (1978) – 3:13 from Outlandos d'Amour
  2. "Can't Stand Losing You" (1978) – 2:48 from Outlandos d'Amour
  3. "So Lonely" (1978) – 4:48 from Outlandos d'Amour
  4. "Message in a Bottle" (1979) – 4:49 from Reggatta de Blanc
  5. "Walking on the Moon" (1979) – 5:02 from Reggatta de Blanc
  6. "The Bed's Too Big Without You" (1979) – 4:24 from Reggatta de Blanc
  7. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (1980) – 4:02 from Zenyatta Mondatta
  8. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" (1980) – 4:08 from Zenyatta Mondatta
  9. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (1981) – 4:20 from Ghost in the Machine
  10. "Invisible Sun" (1981) – 3:43 from Ghost in the Machine
  11. "Spirits in the Material World" (1981) – 2:58 from Ghost in the Machine
  12. "Synchronicity II" (1983) – 5:00 from Synchronicity
  13. "Every Breath You Take" (1983) – 4:12 from Synchronicity
  14. "King of Pain" (1983) – 4:57 from Synchronicity
  15. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" (1983) – 5:14 from Synchronicity
  16. "Tea in the Sahara" (1983) – 4:11 from Synchronicity

Personnel

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] 2× Platinum 120,000^
Australia (ARIA)[5] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[7] Platinum 300,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[9] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Platinum 300,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Prato, Greg. Greatest Hits at AllMusic
  2. "australian-charts.com - The Police - Greatest Hits". australian-charts.com.
  3. "Greatest Hits". The Police.
  4. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. "Canadian album certifications – Greatest Hits – The Police". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 13 December 2019. (select "The Police" from drop-down list)
  8. {{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3611 |title=New Zealand Certification |publisher=Recorded Music NZ
  9. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Greatest Hits; 'The Police')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  10. "British album certifications – Greatest Hits – The Police". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 December 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Police in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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