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  • Artist: The Police
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: June 13, 1995
  • Type: Live
  • Genre: Rock

Review

1995 finally saw the release of the Police's long-rumored first official live album, the two-CD Live!. The first CD was recorded back in 1979 in Boston, for an FM broadcast during the tour for their second album, Reggatta de Blanc, while the second disc is from their final tour in 1983 during a tour stop in Atlanta. While the first disc is excellent -- it captures the Police at their most frantic and energetic -- the second disc is pretty darn uninspired (Sting's vocals in particular), as evidenced by the unnecessary and annoying backup singers that are detected throughout. Highlights abound on disc one, including early faves like "Next to You," "So Lonely," "Bring on the Night," "The Bed's Too Big Without You," "Roxanne," "Walking on the Moon," and "Can't Stand Losing You." And while disc two contains a few standouts ("Tea in the Sahara," "Every Breath You Take"), those dastardly backup singers make most of the songs sound like blah lounge versions ("King of Pain," "Synchronicity I," "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"). Still, the first disc of Live! makes it a recommended purchase to the serious Police fan. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks



CD 1

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Next to You Sting The Police (2:57)
So Lonely Sting The Police (7:32)
Truth Hits Everybody Sting The Police (2:34)
Walking on the Moon Sting The Police (4:59)
Hole in My Life Sting The Police (4:08)
Fall Out Stewart Copeland The Police (2:46)
Bring on the Night Sting The Police (5:16)
Message in a Bottle Sting The Police (4:27)
The Bed's Too Big Without You Sting The Police (8:53)
Peanuts Stewart Copeland, Sting The Police (3:07)
Roxanne Sting The Police (4:42)
Can't Stand Losing You Sting The Police (7:54)
Landlord Stewart Copeland, Sting The Police (2:27)
Born in the 50's Sting The Police (4:18)
Be My Girl/Sally Sting, Andy Summers The Police (4:51)


CD 2

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Synchronicity I Sting The Police (2:52)
Synchronicity II Sting The Police (4:44)
Walking in Your Footsteps Sting The Police (4:54)
Message in a Bottle Sting The Police (4:35)
O My God Sting The Police (3:36)
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da Sting The Police (4:32)
Wrapped Around Your Finger Sting The Police (5:21)
Tea in the Sahara Sting The Police (4:52)
Spirits in the Material World Sting The Police (2:57)
King of Pain Sting The Police (5:53)
Don't Stand So Close to Me Sting The Police (3:46)
Every Breath You Take Sting The Police (4:37)
Roxanne Sting The Police (6:10)
Can't Stand Losing You Sting The Police (6:48)
So Lonely Sting The Police (7:26)

Credits

Jill Furmanovsky (Photography), Patricia Sullivan (Assistant Mastering Engineer), Sting (?), Brendan Morris (Tape Research), Paul Massey (Post Production), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Andy Summers (Producer), Miles Copeland (Executive Producer), Norman Moore (Design), Bill Levenson (Reissue Supervisor), Tessa Niles (Vocals (Background)), Vartan (Art Direction), Lynn Goldsmith (Photography), David Lascelles (Tape Research), Peter Smith (Mixing), Wolfgang Amadeus (Mixing Engineer), Zoe Roberts (Tape Research), Wolfgang Amadeus (Mixing), Dollette McDonald (Vocals (Background)), Michelle Cobbs (Vocals (Background)), Stewart Copeland (?), Dave Collins (Mastering), Dollette McDonald (Vocals), Meire Murakami (Reissue Design), Chris Stone (Assistant), Eddie King (Mixing), The Police (Executive Producer), Randy Aronson (Tape Research), June Murakawa (Mixing Assistant), June Murakawa (Assistant), Norman Moore (Art Direction), Jane Hitchin (Tape Research), David Foster (Tape Research), Margaret Goldfarb (Reissue Production Coordination), Eddie King (Mixing Engineer), David Tickle (Remixing)
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Live!
Live album by The Police
Released June 1995
Recorded November 27, 1979 & November 1983
Genre New Wave
Length 144:07
Label A&M
Producer Andy Summers
Professional reviews
The Police chronology
Every Breath You Take: The Classics
(1995)		 Live!
(1995)		 The Very Best of Sting & The Police
(1997, 2002)

Live! was an album by The Police, released in 1995. Disc one contains almost the complete concert on November 27, 1979 at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. Disc two contains excerpts from two concerts on November 13 & 14, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia at The Omni in the wake of the Synchronicity album. The 1983 shows were also featured in the 2005 Synchronicity Concert DVD release.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Sting except when noted.

Disc 1

  1. "Next to You" from Outlandos d'Amour – 2:57
  2. "So Lonely" from Outlandos d'Amour – 7:32
  3. "Truth Hits Everybody" from Outlandos d'Amour – 2:34
  4. "Walking on the Moon"from Reggatta de Blanc – 4:59
  5. "Hole in My Life" from Outlandos d'Amour – 4:08
  6. "Fall Out" (Stewart Copeland) from The Police (album) – 2:46
  7. "Bring on the Night" from Reggatta de Blanc – 5:16
  8. "Message in a Bottle" from Reggatta de Blanc – 4:27
  9. "The Bed's Too Big Without You" from Reggatta de Blanc – 8:53
  10. "Peanuts" (Sting, Copeland) from Outlandos d'Amour – 3:07
  11. "Roxanne" from Outlandos d'Amour – 4:42
  12. "Can't Stand Losing You"/Reggatta de Blanc from Live! (The Police album) – 7:54
  13. "Landlord" (Sting, Copeland) from Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings – 2:27
  14. "Born in the 50's" from Outlandos d'Amour – 4:18
  15. "Be My Girl - Sally" (Andy Summers, Sting) from Outlandos d'amour – 4:51

Disc 2

  1. "Synchronicity I" from Synchronicity – 2:52
  2. "Synchronicity II" from Synchronicity – 4:44
  3. "Walking in Your Footsteps" from Synchronicity – 4:54
  4. "Message in a Bottle" from Reggatta de Blanc – 4:35
  5. "O My God" from Synchronicity – 3:36
  6. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" from Zenyatta Mondatta – 4:32
  7. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" from Synchronicity – 5:21
  8. "Tea in the Sahara" from Synchronicity – 4:52
  9. "Spirits in the Material World" from Ghost in the Machine (album) – 2:57
  10. "King of Pain" from Synchronicity – 5:53
  11. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" from Zenyatta Mondatta – 3:46
  12. "Every Breath You Take" from Synchronicity – 4:37
  13. "Roxanne" from Outlandos d'Amour – 6:10
  14. "Can't Stand Losing You/Reggatta de Blanc" from Live! (The Police album) – 6:48
  15. "So Lonely" from Outlandos d'Amour – 7:26

Personnel

Additional personnel (disc 2 only)

Production

  • Producer: Andy Summers
  • Executive producers: The Police and Miles Copeland
  • Engineers: Wolfgang Amadeus and Eddie King
  • Assistant engineer: Jun Murakawa
  • Photography: Lynn Goldsmith and Jill Furmanosky
  • Art direction and design: Norman Moore
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