Every Breath You Take: The Classics

• Artist: The Police
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 12, 1995
• Total Time: 59:13
• Type: Compilation (best of), Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

By deleting the 1986 hits collection Every Breath You Take: The Singles and replacing it nearly ten years later with Every Breath You Take: The Classics, A&M improved the original set -- but only slightly. Instead of finally adding the missing hits that were mysteriously absent the first time around ("Synchronicity II," "Demolition Man," "So Lonely," etc.), there are only two additional tracks -- the original version of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and a "New Classic Rock Mix" of "Message in a Bottle." Again, the included hits speak for themselves -- "Roxanne," "Walking on the Moon," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "Wrapped Around Your Finger," -- but ultimately, The Classics misses the mark. Why would a Police fan who already owns The Singles want to replace it with a modestly different repackaging? A&M should have added some of the missing classics instead of just rehashing what many fans already own. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Roxanne	Sting	The Police	(3:11)
Can't Stand Losing You	Sting	The Police	(3:00)
Message in a Bottle	Sting	The Police	(4:51)
Walking on the Moon	Sting	The Police	(5:01)
Don't Stand So Close to Me	Sting	The Police	(4:01)
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	Sting	The Police	(4:09)
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic	Sting	The Police	(4:22)
Invisible Sun	Sting	The Police	(3:46)
Spirits in the Material World	Sting	The Police	(3:00)
Every Breath You Take	Sting	The Police	(4:14)
King of Pain	Sting	The Police	(5:00)
Wrapped Around Your Finger	Sting	The Police	(5:15)
Don't Stand So Close to Me '86	Sting	The Police	(4:53)
Message in a Bottle [New Classic Rock Mix]	Sting	The Police	(4:50)

Credits

F. Ron Miller (Design), Phil "Wif Skill" Nowlan (Assistant), Margaret Goldfarb (Reissue Production Coordination), Andy Kravitz (Assistant Engineer), David Tickle (Mixing), Dave & Ansel Collins (Remastering), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), The Police (Instrumentation), Phil Nicolo (Remixing), Hugh Padgham (Engineer), Duane Michaels (Photography), Phil Nicolo (Engineer), Chris Gray (Engineer), Chuck Beeson (Artwork), Jean Roussel (Keyboards), Jane Hitchin (Tape Research), The Police (Producer), Martin Pradler (Engineer), Andy Kravitz (Assistant), Brendan Morris (Tape Research), Bill Levenson (Reissue Supervisor), Vartan (Reissue Art Director), Phil "Wif Skill" Nowlan (Assistant Engineer), Meire Murakami (Reissue Design), The Police (Arranger), David Foster (Tape Research), Nigel Gray (Producer), Chuck Beeson (Art Direction), Bob Ludwig (Preparation), Hugh Padgham (Producer), The Police (Multi Instruments), Beth Stempel (Reissue Producer), Dirk Grobelny (Engineer), Manuel Lecuona (Digital Editing), Joe Nicolo (Engineer), Nigel Gray (Engineer), Laurie Latham (Producer), Vartan (Art Direction), David Lascelles (Tape Research), The Police (Noise), Zoe Roberts (Tape Research), Randy Aronson (Tape Research)