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CD Synchronicity (Remastered)

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  • Issued : 04 Mar 2003

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 493599
Format : CD Label : A&M
Issued : 04 Mar 2003 Item sourced from : Canada
Number of Discs : 1

Synchronicity (Remastered)

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Other Versions

  • LP   GER Edition   ¥2,615   GER Import   Released: 30 Apr 2001  
  • CD   EUR Edition   ¥1,198   EUR Import   Released: 24 Jun 2003  
  • SHM-CD   Japan Edition   ¥2,800   Reissue Limited Edition SHM-CD (Paper Jacket)   Released: 29 Dec 2011  
  • SACD   Japan Edition   ¥4,500   Reissue Limited Edition SACD (Paper Jacket)   Released: 30 Jun 2010  
  • SHM-CD   Japan Edition   ¥1,800   Reissue SHM-CD   Released: 09 Nov 2011  

HMV Review

Simultaneously more pop-oriented and experimental than either Ghost in the Machine or Zenyatta Mondatta, Synchronicity made the Police superstars, generating no less than five hit singles. With the exception of Synchronicity II, which sounds disarmingly like a crappy Billy Idol song, every one of those singles is a classic. Every Breath You Take has a seductive, rolling beat masking its maliciousness, King of Pain and Wrapped Around Your Finger are devilishly infectious new wave singles, and Tea in the Sahara is hypnotic in its measured, melancholy choruses. But, like so many other Police albums, these songs are surrounded by utterly inconsequential filler. This time, the group relies heavily on jazzy textures for Sting's songs, which only works on the jumping, marimba-driven Synchronicity I. Then, as if to prove that the Police were still a band, there's one song apiece from Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, both of which are awful, as if they're trying to sabotage the album. Since they arrive on the first side, which is devoid of singles, they do, making the album sound like two EPs: one filled with first-rate pop, and one an exercise in self-indulgence. While the hits are among Sting's best, they also illustrate that he was ready to leave the Police behind for a solo career, which is exactly what he did. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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【1983 - 26th Grammy Award Song Of The Year】 - 「Every Breath You Take」

Credits

Andy Summers(Guitar),  Andy Summers(Vocals),  Stewart Copeland(Drums),  Stewart Copeland(Vocals),  Sting(Bass),  Sting(Vocals),  Police(Noise),  Hugh Padgham(Engineer),  Hugh Padgham(Producer),  Police(Producer),  Bob Ludwig(Mastering),  Dave Collins(Mastering),  Duane Michals(Photography),  Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff(Art Direction),  Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff(Design),  Norman Moore(Art Direction),  Norman Moore(Design),  Stewart Whitmore(Compilation Producer),  Sting(Composer),  Vartan(Art Direction),  Meire Murakami(Reissue Design),  Bill Levenson(Reissue Supervisor),  Brendan Morris(Tape Research),  David Foster (Aor)(Tape Research),  David Lascelles(Tape Research),  Jane Hitchin(Tape Research),  Margaret Goldfarb(Reissue Production Coordination),  Randy Aronson(Tape Research),  Zoe Roberts(Tape Research)

Songs

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    1
    Synchronicity I
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    2
    Walking In Your Footsteps
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    3
    Oh My God
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    4
    Mother
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    5
    Miss Gradenko
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    6
    Synchronicity II
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    7
    Every Breath You Take
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    8
    King Of Pain
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    9
    Wrapped Around Your Finger
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    10
    Tea In The Sahara
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    11
    Murder By Numbers (Bonus Track)

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  • ★★★★★ 

    がすたふ孫  |  神奈川県  |  不明  |  28/July/2010

    ソリッドかつスリリングな演奏隊のアンサンブルに@曲目から息をのむ。もちろん曲もいいです。ポップでありながら孤高の極み、他の追従を寄せ付けない名盤です。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    びるぼーず  |  不明  |  不明  |  30/December/2009

    誰もが認める80年代を代表する最高水準の傑作アルバム。しかし全米17週1位を記録し更に全米ナンバー1メガヒットを輩出した割にはセールスは何故か意外と伸びなかった。同時期にマイケルのスリラーがリリースされてたのも結構影響したように思う。今現在全米で1000万枚突破してても全くおかしくなさそうやけど累計800万枚オーバー止まり。(当時で500万枚程)比べる対象じゃないけど、ちょっと前のジャーニーのエスケイプにも負けている。(累計900万枚)内容を考慮すると何か納得いかないよね。個人的にはアルバム前半の近未来的な雰囲気がイイ!。

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  • ★★★★★ 

    レオブルー  |  東京都  |  不明  |  05/October/2009

    湿気の無い乾いたサウンド。途中参加のファンとしては、スティングの存在のでかさが逆にバンドとしてブレなくて良かったと思います。しかしいいサウンド、とガッツリ上手い。ドライヴがかかった時のピタリと揃ったテクのシャープさなんかスパークリングサウンドの極み。適度にロマンチックだしなにも言うことございません!(SACDでてましたでしょうか?)

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