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...Nothing Like the Sun

...Nothing Like the Sun
…Nothing Like the Sun (Sting album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by Sting
Released 13 October 1987 (1987-10-13)
Recorded March–August 1987
Studio Air Studios, Montserrat
Genre
Length 54:45
Label A&M
75021-6402-2
Producer
Sting chronology
Bring on the Night
(1986)
...Nothing Like the Sun
(1987)
Nada como el sol
(1988)
Singles from ...Nothing Like the Sun
  1. "We'll Be Together"
    Released: November 1, 1987
  2. "Be Still My Beating Heart"
    Released: December 1, 1987
  3. "Englishman in New York"
    Released: February 1, 1988
  4. "Fragile"
    Released: April 1, 1988
  5. "They Dance Alone"
    Released: August 1, 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars
Chicago Tribune 2.5/4 stars
Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4/5 stars
Los Angeles Times 4/4 stars
Rolling Stone 4.5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 4/5 stars
The Village Voice B

…Nothing Like the Sun is the second solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Sting. The album was originally released on 13 October 1987 on A&M (worldwide). The album explores the genres of pop rock, soft rock, jazz, reggae, world, acoustic rock, dance-rock, and funk rock. The songs were recorded during March–August in 1987 in sessions that took place at Air Studios, in Montserrat, assisted by record producers Hugh Padgham, Bryan Loren, and Neil Dorfsman. It features a number of high-profile guest guitarists, including former Police member Andy Summers, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, and Hiram Bullock, and is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Sting's early work.

On release, the album was received favorably by the majority of music critics and in 1989, the album was ranked #90 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties". "We'll Be Together", "Be Still My Beating Heart", "Englishman in New York", "Fragile", and "They Dance Alone" were all released as singles.

It won Best British Album at the 1988 Brit Awards. In 1989 the album received three Grammy nominations including Album of the Year while the album's second single ("Be Still My Beating Heart") was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.


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