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★★★★★ 4.5 points (12 reviews)


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  • Issued : 09 Mar 1993

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 540070
Format : CD Label : A&M
Issued : 09 Mar 1993 Item sourced from : Canada
Original Release Year : 1993   
Number of Discs : 1

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  • CD   EUR Edition   ¥2,212   EUR Import   Released: 30 Oct 1998  

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After two albums of muted, mature jazz-inflected pop, the last being an explicit album about death, Sting created his first unapologetically pop album since the Police with Ten Summoner's Tales. The title, a rather awkward pun on his given last name, is significant, since it emphasizes that this album is a collection of songs, without any musical conceits or lyrical concepts tying it together. And, frankly, that's a bit of a relief after the oppressively somber The Soul Cages and the hushed though lovely, Nothing Like the Sun. Sting even loosens up enough to crack jokes, both clever (the winking litany of celebrity pains of Epilogue [Nothing 'Bout Me]) and condescending (the sneeringly catchy cowboy tale Love Is Stronger Than Justice [The Munificent Seven]), and the result is his best solo record. In places, it's easily as pretentious as his earlier work, but that's undercut by writing that hasn't been this sharp and melodic since the Police, plus his most varied set of songs since Synchronicity. True, there isn't a preponderance of flat-out classics -- only the surging opener If I Ever Lose My Faith in You, the understated swing of It's Probably Me, and the peaceful ballad Fields of Gold rank as classics -- but, as an album, Ten Summoner's Tales is more consistently satisfying than anything else in his catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Credits

Dave Heath(Flute),  David Sancious(Keyboards),  Dominic Miller(Guitar),  Guy Barker(Trumpet),  John Barclay(Trumpet),  Mark Nightingale(Trombone),  Richard Edwards(Trombone),  Simon Fischer(Violin),  Sting(Bass),  Sting(Vocals),  Vinnie Colaiuta(Drums),  Brendan Power(Harmonica),  James Boyd(Viola),  Kathryn Tickell(Fiddle),  Larry Adler(Harmonica),  Paul Franklin(Pedal Steel),  Sian Bell(Cello),  Brendan Power(Chromatic Harmonica),  Kathryn Tickell(Northumbrian Smallpipes),  Larry Adler(Chromatic Harmonica),  Hugh Padgham(Engineer),  Hugh Padgham(Producer),  Martin Pradler(Engineer),  Sting(Producer),  Bob Ludwig(Mastering),  David Tickle(Mixing),  Hugh Padgham(Mixing),  Kevin Westenberg(Photography),  Norman Moore(Design),  Pete Lewis(Assistant Engineer),  Pete Lewis(Mixing Assistant),  Richard Frankel(Design),  Simon Osborne(Assistant Engineer),  Simon Osborne(Mixing Assistant),  David Tickle(Digital Mastering),  Norman Moore(Package Design),  Richard Frankel(Package Design)

Songs

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    1
    If I Ever Lose My Faith in You  (04:30)
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    2
    Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)  (05:11)
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    3
    Fields of Gold  (03:42)
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    4
    Heavy Cloud (No Rain)  (03:39)
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    5
    She's Too Good for Me  (02:30)
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    6
    Seven Days  (04:40)
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    7
    Saint Augustine in Hell  (05:05)
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    8
    It's Probably Me  (04:57)
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    9
    Shape of My Heart  (04:38)
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    10
    Something the Boy Said  (05:13)
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    11
    Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me)  (03:39)

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  • ★★★★☆ 

    がすたふ孫  |  神奈川県  |  不明  |  25/July/2010

    名曲BIのような物憂げで美しい曲が光るが、アルバム全体のトーンは彼の全キャリアの中でも、最も軽快にポップであり、聴いていて心地良い事この上ない。彼の作品にしては珍しく、太陽の陽の下で聴きたい良質のポップアルバム。

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  • ★★★☆☆ 

    bonovox  |  福岡県  |  30year  |  23/May/2009

    前作からPOP路線に大きく軌道修正した「優等生アルバム」。 映画「レオン」でM10.を耳にして今作を買った方々も多数おいででしょうし、確かに前作よりは売れて新たなファンも獲得したでしょう。 でも個人的には何か物足りなさを感じずにはいられません。 M3,M6の2曲が突出したクオリティなだけに、他曲のバラつき感が勿体無いです。 またもDr.を変え今度はヴィニー・カリウタに。スチュワート・コープランドの“堅いスネア音”が恋しくなったのですかね? しかし歴代STINGのドラマーは超絶者ばかりですね!(笑)

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  • ★★★★★ 

    G.M.T サムナー  |  北海道  |  不明  |  05/December/2008

    グラミー受賞の@,名作となったBやI,そしてクラプトンなどとの共作であるリーサル・ウェポン3の主題歌の別ヴァージョンGなどヒット曲満載のスティングらしい多才で多彩なアルバム。

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