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- The Police consisted of Sting on lead vocals and bass,
Andy Summers on guitar, and Stewart Copeland on
drums. The conception of the post-punk, New
Wave-sounding Police began in 1977 when Copeland
began the trio along with Sting and guitarist
Henri Padovani in England. Summers soon joined
the trio and a few months later Padovani left
leaving the Police as a trio and releasing their
first single "Fall Out."
- November 2: Outlandos
d'Amour was released with the single
"Roxanne." The LP was slow to get the
band noticed but the Police continued with
performances in the UK and the US throughout the
year.
- "Roxanne" eventually the
Top 20 in the UK and the Top 40 in the US, and
the Police toured the UK.
- September 29: The Police topped the UK
singles chart for 3 weeks with "Message In A
Bottle."
- December 8: The Police topped the UK
singles chart for 1 week with "Walking On
The Moon."
- April 2: The Police won a Brit
Award for Best British Group.
- October: The Police had material
on the soundtrack for Brimstone
& Treacle including the notable track "I
Burn For You."
- March 1: The Police were on the
cover of Rolling Stone.
- November 2: The Police won a Brit
Award for Outstanding Contribution to British
Music.
- Although the Police never officially
broke up, Sting went on to have the most
successful solo career although all members kept
their interests in music continuing for many
years.
- Copeland formed Animal Logic.
- May 29: Live! was released - a live set
from a 1979 performance at The Orpheum in Boston
and a 1983 performance at The Omni in Atlanta.
- December 27: The Police (shown as Sting & The Police featuring
Pras) topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Music Maxi-Single Sales chart for 3 weeks
with "Roxanne '97 - Puff Daddy Remix."
- March 10: The Police were inducted
into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and all 3
members showed up to perform together.
- June 5: The Police released The
Police
- a 2CD set including their classics and their
first single "Fallout" from 1977.
- June 7: The Police performed at
the Live
Earth
concert in the US. The 7-continent concert
organized by Al Gore brought together over 100
artists to perform and raise the world's
awareness about the climate crisis and how to
make a difference to help the environment and the
world.
- June 28: The Police were on the
cover of Rolling Stone.
- December: The Police reunion tour
ended up as the top-earning tour of 2007.
- August: The Police ended their
reunion tour with a performance at Madison Square
Garden in New York City with proceeds going to
charity.
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Outlandos
d'Amour
Released: November 2, 1978
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 23
Rolling
Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 434
Tracks: "Next To
You" - "So Lonely" -
"Roxanne" - "Hole In My
Life" - "Peanuts" -
"Can't Stand Losing You" -
"Truth Hits Everybody" - "Born
In The 50's" - "Be My Girl -
Sally" - "Masoko Tanga"
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Reggatta
de Blanc
Released: October 1, 1979
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 25
Rolling
Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 369
Tracks: "Message In A
Bottle" - "Regatta De Blanc" -
"It's Alright For You" -
"Bring On The Night" -
"Deathwish" - "Walking On The
Moon" - "On Any Other Day" -
"Bed's Too Big Without You" -
"Contact" - "Does Everyone
Star" - "No Time This Time"
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Zenyatta
Mondatta
Released: October 3, 1980
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 5
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Don't Stand So Close To
Me"
- "Driven To Tears" - "When
The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best
Of What's Still Around" - "Canary
In A Coalmine" - "Voices Inside My
Head" - "Bombs Away" - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da
Da"
- "Behind My Camel" - "Man In
A Suitcase" - "Shadows In The
Rain" - "The Other Way Of
Stopping"
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Ghost
In The Machine
Released: October 2, 1981
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 2
Rolling Stone:
Rolling
Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 322
Tracks: "Spirits In The Material
World"
- "Every Little Thing She
Does Is Magic" - "Invisible
Sun" - "Hungry For You (J'aurais
Toujours Faim De Toi)" -
"Demolition Man" - "Too Much
Information" - "Rehumanize
Yourself" - "One World (Not
Three)" - "Megaman" - "Secret Journey" -
"Darkness"
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Synchronicity
Synchronicity
(Super Deluxe Edition)
Released: June 17, 1983
US: 8x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 17
weeks)
Grammy Winner: Best Rock Performance by a Duo
or Group with Vocal
Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year
Rolling Stone:
Rolling
Stone: '500 Greatest Albums of All-Time': # 455
Entertainment
Weekly: '100 Best Albums of the Last 25
Years': # 94
VH1: '100
Greatest Albums': # 50
Tracks:
"Synchronicity" - "Walking In
Your Footsteps" - "O My God" -
"Mother" - "Miss
Gradenko" - "Synchronicity II" - "Every Breath You Take" - "King Of Pain" - "Wrapped Around Your
Finger"
- "Tea In The Sahara" -
"Murder By Numbers"
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Every
Breath You Take - The Classics
Released: October 25, 1986
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 7
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Roxanne" -
"Can't Stand Losing You" -
"Message In A Bottle" -
"Walking On The Moon" - "Don't Stand So Close To
Me"
- "De Do Do Do, De Da Da
Da"
- "Every Little Thing She
Does Is Magic" - "Invisible
Sun" - "Spirits In The Material
World"
- "Every Breath You Take" - "King Of Pain" - "Wrapped Around Your
Finger"
- "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86"
- "Message In A Bottle"
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Message
In A Box: The Complete Recordings
Released: September 28, 1993
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 79
Tracks: "Fallout" -
"Nothing Achieving" - "Dead
End Job" - "Next To You" -
"So Lonely" - "Roxanne" -
"Hole In My Life" -
"Peanuts" - "Can't Stand
Losing You" - "Truth Hits
Everybody" - "Born In The
50's" - "Be My Girl - Sally" -
"Masoko Tanga" -
"Landlord" (live) - "Next To
You" (live) - "Landlord" -
"Message In A Bottle" -
"Regatta De Blanc" - "It's
Alright For You" - "Bring On The
Night" - "Deathwish" -
"Walking On The Moon" - "On
Any Other Day" - "Bed's Too Big
Without You" - "Contact" -
"Does Everyone Star" - "No
Time This Time" - "Visions Of The
Night" - "Bed's Too Big Without
You" (Mono Version) - "Truth Hits
Everybody" (live) - "Friends"
- "Don't Stand So Close To
Me"
- "Driven To Tears" - "When
The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best
Of What's Still Around" - "Canary
In A Coalmine" - "Voices Inside My
Head" - "Bombs Away" - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da
Da"
- "Behind My Camel" - "Man In
A Suitcase" - "Shadows In The
Rain" - "The Other Way Of
Stopping" - "Sermon" -
"Driven To Tears" (live) -
"Shambelle" - "Spirits In The Material
World"
- "Every Little Thing She
Does Is Magic" - "Invisible
Sun" - "Hungry For You (J'aurais
Toujours Faim De Toi)" -
"Demolition Man" - "Too Much
Information" - "Rehumanize
Yourself" - "One World (Not
Three)" - "Megaman" - "Secret Journey" -
"Darkness" - "Flexible
Strategies" - "Low Life" -
"How Stupid Mr. Bates" - "Kind
Of Loving" - "Synchronicity" -
"Walking In Your Footsteps" -
"O My God" - "Mother" -
"Miss Gradenko" - "Synchronicity II" - "Every Breath You Take" - "King Of Pain" - "Wrapped Around Your
Finger"
- "Tea In The Sahara" -
"Murder By Numbers" - "Man In
A Suitcase" (live) - "Someone To
Talk To" - "Message In A
Bottle" (live) - "I Burn For
You" - "Once Upon A Daydream"
- "Tea In The Sahara" (live) -
"Don't Stand So Close To Me '86"
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Live!
Released: May 29, 1995
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 86
Rolling Stone:
Live Tracks: "Next To
You" - "So Lonely" -
"Truth Hits Everybody" -
"Walking On The Moon" - "Hole
In My Life" - "Fall Out" -
"Bring On The Night" -
"Message In A Bottle" - "The
Bed's Too Big Without You" -
"Peanuts" - "Roxanne" -
"Can't Stand Losing You" -
"Landlord" - "Born In The
50's" - "Be My Girl - Sally" -
"Synchronicity" - "Synchronicity II" - "Walking
In Your Footsteps" - "Message In A
Bottle" - "O MY God" - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da
Da"
- "Wrapped Around Your
Finger"
- "Tea In The Sahara" - "Spirits In The Material
World"
- "King Of Pain" - "Don't Stand So Close To
Me"
- "Every Breath You Take" -
"Roxanne" - "Can't Stand
Losing You" - "So Lonely"
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The
Very Best Of Sting & The Police
Released: November 25, 1997
US: Gold
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 100
Rolling Stone:
Police Tracks: "Message In A
Bottle" - "Can't Stand Losing
You" - "Every Breath You Take" - "Walking
On The Moon" - "Every Little Thing She
Does Is Magic" - "Roxanne"
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The
Police
Released: June 5, 2007
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 11
Tracks: "Fallout" -
"Can't Stand Losing You" -
"Next To You" - "Roxanne"
- "Truth Hits Everybody" -
"Hole In My Life" - "So
Lonely" - "Message In A
Bottle" - "Regatta De Blanc" -
"Bring On The Night" - "Waking
On The Moon" - "Don't Stand So
Close To Me" - "Driven To
Tears" - "Canary In A
Coalmine" - "De Do Do Do, De Da Da
Da"
- "Voices Inside My Head" -
"Invisible Sun" - "Every Little Thing She
Does Is Magic" - "Demolitin
Man" - "Every Breath You Take" -
"Synchronicity I" - "Wrapped Around Your
Finger"
- "Walking in Your Footsteps" -
"Synchronicity II" - "King Of
Pain" - "Murder By Numbers" -
"Tea In The Sahara"
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Certifiable:
Live In Buenos Aires
Released: November 11, 2008
Live Tracks: "Message In A
Bottle" - "Synchronicity II" - "Walking
On The Moon" - "Voices Inside My
Head When The World Is Running Down, You Make
The Best Of What's Still Around" -
"Don't Stand So Close To
Me"
- "Driven To Tears" - "Hole In
My Life" - "Truth Hits
Everybody" - "Every Little Thing She
Does Is Magic" - "Wrapped Around Your
Finger:
- "De Do Do Do, De Da Da
Da"
- "Invisible Sun" - "Walking
In Your Footsteps" - "Can't Stand
Losing You / Reggatta de Blanc" -
"Roxanne" - "King Of Pain" - "So
Lonely" - "Every Breath You Take" - "Next To
You"
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