Tag: Police

Feature LP November 14, 2023November 14, 2023

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8pm ET: Feature LP: Police – Ghost In The Machine (1981)

Ghost in the Machine is the fourth studio album by English rock band the Police. The album was released on October 2, 1981 by A&M Records. The songs were recorded between January and September 1981 during sessions that took place at AIR Studios in Montserrat and Le Studio in Quebec, assisted by record producer Hugh Padgham.

Ghost in the Machine topped the UK Albums Chart and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200. The album produced the highly successful singles “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”, “Invisible Sun”, and “Spirits in the Material World”, with a fourth single, “Secret Journey”, also being released in the US. Ghost in the Machine was listed at number 322 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The album was reissued in 1983 on CD.

“Spirits in the Material World” 2:59
“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” 4:22
“Invisible Sun” 3:44
“Hungry for You (J’aurais toujours faim de toi)” 2:52
“Demolition Man” 5:57
“Too Much Information” 3:43
“Rehumanize Yourself” 3:10
“One World (Not Three)” 4:47
“Omegaman” (stylised as “Ωmegaman”) 2:48
“Secret Journey” 3:34
“Darkness” 3:14

Sting – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals, double bass, keyboards, saxophone
Andy Summers – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
Stewart Copeland – drums, percussion, backing vocals (5, 11), keyboards
Jean Roussel – keyboards (2)
Danny Quatrochi – bass (5), additional bass (uncredited)

Feature LP April 8, 2023April 8, 2023

Saturday, April 8, 2020 3pm ET: Number One LP: Police – Synchronicity (1983)

Synchronicity is the fifth and final studio album by the Police, released in the United Kingdom on June 17,1983. The band’s most successful release, the album includes the hit singles “Every Breath You Take”, “King of Pain”, “Wrapped Around Your Finger”, and “Synchronicity II”. The album’s title and much of the material for the songs were inspired by Arthur Koestler’s The Roots of Coincidence. At the 1984 Grammy Awards the album was nominated for a total of five awards including Album of the Year and won three. At the time of its release and following its tour the Police were hailed as the “Biggest Band in the World”.

The album reached number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the U.S. Billboard 200, and sold over eight million copies in the U.S. Synchronicity was widely acclaimed by critics. Praise centred on its cohesive merging of disparate genres and sonic experimentation. Rolling Stone described “each cut on Synchronicity [as] not simply a song but a miniature, discrete soundtrack”. It has since been included on their lists of the “100 Best Albums of the Eighties” and the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

In 2009, Synchronicity was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In the 1983 Rolling Stone readers poll, Synchronicity was voted “Album of the Year”.

The second most weeks at number one in 1983

1. “Synchronicity I” 3:23
2. “Walking in Your Footsteps” 3:36
3. “O My God” 4:02
4. “Mother” 3:05
5. “Miss Gradenko” 2:00
6. “Synchronicity II” 5:00
7. “Every Breath You Take” 4:13
8. “King of Pain” 4:59
9. “Wrapped Around Your Finger” 5:13
10. “Tea in the Sahara” 4:11
11. “Murder by Numbers” 4:36

Sting – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, upright bass, keyboards, drum machine and sequencer on “Synchronicity I”, saxophone on “O My God”, oboe on “Mother” and “Tea in the Sahara”
Andy Summers – electric guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, lead vocals on “Mother”
Stewart Copeland – drums, marimba, percussion, backing vocals
Tessa Niles – backing vocals

Hugh Padgham – production, engineering
Dave Collins, Bob Ludwig – mastering
Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction, design
Norman Moore – art direction, design
Duane Michals – photography

Feature LP February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

Tuesday 2/14/23 8pm ET: Feature LP: Police – Reggatta DeBlanc (1979)

Reggatta de Blanc is the second studio album by British rock band the Police, released on October 2, 1979 by A&M Records. It was the band’s first release to top the UK Albums Chart and features their first two UK number-one singles: “Message in a Bottle” and “Walking on the Moon”. In early 1980, the album was reissued in the United States on two 10″ discs, one album side per disc, and as a collector’s edition with a poster of the band.

The music features the Police’s distinctive appropriation of reggae and frontman Sting’s Caribbean vocal inflections. The album’s title loosely translates in French to “White Reggae”. It was the band’s second album to bear a Franglais title, after their 1978 debut album Outlandos d’Amour. Reggatta de Blanc proved more popular and successful than its predecessor. The title track earned the band their first Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

In 2003, Reggatta de Blanc was ranked at number 369 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

“Message in a Bottle” 4:51
“Reggatta de Blanc” 3:06
“It’s Alright for You” 3:13
“Bring On the Night” 4:15
“Deathwish” 4:13
“Walking on the Moon” 5:02
“On Any Other Day” 2:57
“The Bed’s Too Big Without You” 4:26
“Contact” 2:38
“Does Everyone Stare” 3:52
“No Time This Time” 3:17

Sting – bass guitar, vocals
Andy Summers – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Stewart Copeland – drums, vocals; intro piano (track 10)

Feature LP February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

Tuesday 2/7/23 9am ET: Feature Greatest Hits LP: Police – The Police (2007)

The Police is a self-titled compilation album released by the Police on June 7, 2007, to both celebrate the 30th anniversary of their recording debut and accompany their reunion tour. It contains 28 tracks over two discs, a mixture of hit singles and fan favourites. All the singles are included, with the exception of “Secret Journey” and ‘”Don’t Stand So Close to Me ’86” (though the original version of the latter from the album Zenyatta Mondatta is included). International editions contain two bonus tracks, “The Bed’s Too Big Without You” from Reggatta de Blanc (which was originally released as a single as part of the Six Pack seven-inch singles collection in 1980) and “Rehumanize Yourself” from Ghost in the Machine. The band’s non-studio album debut single, “Fall Out”, originally recorded in 1977 (with the band’s first guitarist Henry Padovani), is also included; other than Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings (1993) the song has never been included on any other Police album.

The Police debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling approximately 58,000 copies in its first week.

“Fall Out” Stewart 2:03
“Can’t Stand Losing You” 2:58
“Next to You” 2:50
“Roxanne” 3:12
“Truth Hits Everybody” 2:55
“Hole in My Life” 4:49
“So Lonely” 4:49
“Message in a Bottle” 4:49
“Reggatta de Blanc 3:14
“Bring On the Night” 4:16
“Walking on the Moon” 4:59
“The Bed’s Too Big Without You” 4:25
“Don’t Stand So Close to Me” 4:03
“Driven to Tears” 3:21
“Canary in a Coalmine” 2:27
“De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” 4:10
“Voices Inside My Head” 3:53
“Invisible Sun” 3:44
“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” 4:20
“Spirits in the Material World” 2:58
“Demolition Man” 5:55
“Rehumanize Yourself” 3:10
“Every Breath You Take” 4:14
“Synchronicity I” 3:22
“Wrapped Around Your Finger” 5:13
“Walking in Your Footsteps” 3:36
“Synchronicity II” 5:05
“King of Pain” 4:59
“Murder by Numbers” 4:33
“Tea in the Sahara” 4:19

Stewart Copeland – drums, percussion, synthesizer, rhythm guitar on “Fall Out”, backing vocals
Sting – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals, oboe, saxophone, synthesizer, harmonica on “So Lonely”, drum machine on “Synchronicity I”
Andy Summers – guitar, synthesizer, piano, backing vocals (except on “Fall Out”)
Henry Padovani – guitar solo on “Fall Out”
John Sinclair – piano on “Hole in My Life”
Jean Roussel – piano on “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”

Feature LP July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

Thursday 7/7/22 11pm ET: Feature LP: Police – Outlandos d’Amour (1978)

Outlandos d’Amour is the debut studio album by English rock band the Police, released on November 2, 1978 by A&M Records. Elevated by the success of its lead single, “Roxanne”, Outlandos d’Amour peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The album spawned two additional hit singles: “Can’t Stand Losing You” and “So Lonely”.

Although Outlandos d’Amour received mixed reviews upon its release, it has since been regarded as one of the strongest debut albums. Rolling Stone ranked it as the 38th best debut album of all time and the 428th greatest album of all time.

“Next to You” 2:55
“So Lonely” 4:50
“Roxanne” 3:12
“Hole in My Life” 4:55
“Peanuts” 4:02
“Can’t Stand Losing You” 2:59
“Truth Hits Everybody” 2:55
“Born in the 50’s” 3:45
“Be My Girl—Sally” 3:24
“Masoko Tanga” 5:42

Sting – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals, harmonica (2), “butt piano” (3), arrangement
Andy Summers – guitar, backing vocals, spoken word (9), piano (9), arrangement
Stewart Copeland – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arrangement
Joe Sinclair – piano (4, 10)

1980s A to Z January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

Thursday 1/13/22 6pm ET: RadioMaxMusic Special: The Music of 1981 A to Z – Part 8

This RadioMax special features our Library of music from 1981 A2Z.

We complete letter H and begin I. We feature music from: Police, Peter Cetera, Lulu, Pretenders, Abba, The Who, Glen Campbell, Terri Gibbs, Foreigner, Ronnie Milsap, Phil Collins, Donald Byrd, Carly Simon, Bangles, U2, AC/DC, Santana and many more. . .

6pm to 10pm ET

1980s A to Z December 28, 2021December 28, 2021

Tuesday 12/28/21 8pm ET: RadioMaxMusic Special: The Music of 1980 A to Z – Part 23

This RadioMax special features our Library of music from 1980 A2Z.

We are moving into the final segments of 1980 music. This installment features music from Diana Ross, AC/DC, Pat Benatar, Gatlin Brothers, Blondie, Donna Summer, Def Leppard, Black Sabbath, Squeeze, Cars, Harry Chapin, Donna Fargo, Police and much more.

8pm – 12am ET