Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings

~ Release by The Police (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Packaging identical to other US A&M releases, except for “Disc Made In Germany” sticker. Content is identical to German release.

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-28 19:07 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Fallout
producer:
Bazza and Stewart Copeland
bass and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Stewart Copeland and Henri Padovani
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-02)
recording of:
Fall Out
lyricist and composer:
Stewart Copeland
22:03
2Nothing Achieving
producer:
Bazza and Stewart Copeland
bass and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Stewart Copeland and Henri Padovani
recording of:
Nothing Achieving
lyricist:
Ian Copeland and Stewart Copeland
composer:
Stewart Copeland
21:56
3Dead End Job
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
recording of:
Dead End Job
writer:
Stewart Copeland and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
33:35
4Next to You
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Next to You
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
4.22:52
5So Lonely
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass, electric bass guitar and harmonica:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric guitar and guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (from 1978 to present)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
So Lonely
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
4.24:52
6Roxanne
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1978), Polydor Records (record company, please use “Polydor” for release label.) (in 1978), A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997) and A&M Records, Ltd. (in 2003)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Roxanne (Music video) by The Police
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 388)
recording of:
Roxanne
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
4.33:15
7Hole in My Life
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
piano:
Joe Sinclair
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hole in My Life
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
3.24:54
8Peanuts
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Peanuts
lyricist and composer:
Stewart Copeland and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.) and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
3.24:02
9Can’t Stand Losing You
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Can’t Stand Losing You
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Magnetic Publishing Ltd. and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
3.653:01
10Truth Hits Everybody
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Truth Hits Everybody
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), GM Sumner and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
3.352:54
11Born in the 50’s
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Born in the 50’s
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
3.653:44
12Be My Girl-Sally
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar, piano and spoken vocals:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Be My Girl / Sally
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Andy Summers
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
medley of:
Be My Girl
medley of:
Sally
2.53:23
13Masoko Tanga
engineer:
Chris Gray (UK engineer) and Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
bass:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
guitar:
Andy Summers
piano:
Joe Sinclair
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Masoko Tanga
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
3.55:44
14Landlord (live)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
The Bottom Line in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1979-04-04)
live recording of:
Landlord
writer:
Stewart Copeland and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Police Songs (Publishing company for UK band The Police) and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
22:37
15Next to You (live)
producer:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
The Bottom Line in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1979-04-04)
live recording of:
Next to You
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
33:11
16Landlord
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
recording of:
Landlord
writer:
Stewart Copeland and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Police Songs (Publishing company for UK band The Police) and Virgin Music (publisher and label, only for releases with Virgin MUSIC logo)
33:10
17Message in a Bottle
engineer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1979) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Message in a Bottle
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
4.14:51
18Reggatta de Blanc
engineer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Reggatta de Blanc
writer:
Stewart Copeland, Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Andy Summers
publisher:
Police Songs (Publishing company for UK band The Police) and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
4.353:06
19It’s Alright for You
engineer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
It’s Alright for You
writer:
Stewart Copeland and Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Police Songs (Publishing company for UK band The Police) and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
43:13
20Bring on the Night
engineer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Bring On the Night
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
4.354:16
21Deathwish
engineer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Deathwish
writer:
Stewart Copeland, Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) and Andy Summers
publisher:
Police Songs (Publishing company for UK band The Police) and Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
3.354:12
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