Ghost in the Machine (album)

Ghost in the Machine
Studio album by
Released2 October 1981 (1981-10-02)
RecordedJune–July 1981[1]
Studio
Genre reggae rock
Length41:03
Language
  • English
  • French
LabelA&M
Producer
  • The Police
  • Hugh Padgham
The Police chronology
Zenyatta Mondatta
(1980)
Ghost in the Machine
(1981)
Synchronicity
(1983)
Singles from Ghost in the Machine
  1. "Invisible Sun"
    Released: 25 September 1981
  2. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
    Released: 2 November 1981
  3. "Spirits in the Material World"
    Released: 11 December 1981
  4. "Secret Journey"
    Released: May 1982

Ghost in the Machine is the fourth studio album by English band The Police. It was released on 2 October 1981 through A&M Records. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Italy, number 2 in the United States, number 5 in New Zealand and Norway.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sting, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Spirits in the Material World"2:59
2."Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"4:22
3."Invisible Sun"3:44
4."Hungry For You (J'Aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)"2:52
5."Demolition Man"5:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Too Much Information" 3:43
7."Rehumanize Yourself"3:10
8."One World (Not Three)" 4:47
9."Omegaman" (stylised as "Ωmegaman")Andy Summers2:48
10."Secret Journey" 3:34
11."Darkness"Copeland3:14
Total length:41:03

References

  1. ↑ Summers, Andy (2007). One Train Later, 2nd Edition (Piatkus), page 380.
  2. ↑ Smith, Troy L. (19 March 2020). "The 80 greatest albums of the 1980s by Rock Hall Inductees". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Grimstad, Paul (September 2007). "What is Avant-Pop?". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 19 July 2017.