Every Breath You Take: The Singles

Every Breath You Take:
The Singles
Greatest hits album by
The Police
Released25 October 1986
Recorded1978–1986
GenreNew wave, post-punk, reggae rock
Length50:26 (The Singles)
59:20 (The Classics)
LabelA&M
ProducerThe Police, Hugh Padgham, Nigel Gray and Laurie Latham
The Police chronology
Synchronicity
(1983)		 Every Breath You Take:
The Singles
(1986)		 Greatest Hits
(1992)
Singles from Every Breath You Take: The Singles
  1. "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86"
    Released: October 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 stars[5]
Tom HullA[6]

Every Breath You Take: The Singles is a 1986 debut compilation album by The Police. It was released on 25 October 1986. In 1990, the album was repackaged as Their Greatest Hits in Australia, New Zealand and Spain with a different cover. It was at the top of the album charts in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, number 4 in Australia and number 7 in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sting.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Roxanne"Outlandos d'Amour3:11
2."Can't Stand Losing You"Outlandos d'Amour2:47
3."Message in a Bottle"Reggatta de Blanc4:50
4."Walking on the Moon"Reggatta de Blanc5:01
5."Don't Stand So Close to Me '86"re-recording of song from Zenyatta Mondatta4:52
6."De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"Zenyatta Mondatta4:06
Side two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
7."Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"Ghost in the Machine4:19
8."Invisible Sun"Ghost in the Machine3:44
9."Spirits in the Material World"Ghost in the Machine2:58
10."Every Breath You Take"Synchronicity3:56
11."King of Pain"Synchronicity4:57
12."Wrapped Around Your Finger"Synchronicity5:14

Cassette/CD version in U.K./Europe only

All tracks are written by Sting.

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Roxanne"Outlandos d'Amour3:11
2."Can't Stand Losing You"Outlandos d'Amour2:47
3."So Lonely"Outlandos d'Amour4:48
4."Message in a Bottle"Reggatta de Blanc4:50
5."Walking on the Moon"Reggatta de Blanc5:01
6."Don't Stand So Close to Me '86"re-recording of song from Zenyatta Mondatta4:52
7."De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"Zenyatta Mondatta4:06
8."Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"Ghost in the Machine4:19
9."Invisible Sun"Ghost in the Machine3:44
10."Spirits in the Material World"Ghost in the Machine2:58
11."Every Breath You Take"Synchronicity3:56
12."King of Pain"Synchronicity4:57
13."Wrapped Around Your Finger"Synchronicity5:14

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Police". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ "The Police – Rolling Stone".
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  6. ↑ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Rock (1970s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.


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