Sting – Englishman In New York
In 1987 Sting wrote Englishman in New York for Quentin Crisp, and Branford Marsalis answered him on soprano saxophone.
Sting – Fragile
Sting wrote Fragile in 1987 after Ben Linder was killed in Nicaragua, and he played the nylon-string guitar himself.
Sting – If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
In 1992 at Lake House in Wiltshire, Sting and Hugh Padgham cut If I Ever Lose My Faith in You with the touring band in the room.
Sting – Fields Of Gold
Sting wrote Fields of Gold from the barley around Lake House, and Kathryn Tickell's Northumbrian smallpipes answer the vocal at the end of the first and third verses.
Sting – Shape Of My Heart
In 1992, at Lake House in Wiltshire, Dominic Miller played four chords by the fire and Sting took the demo into the garden.
Sting – The bass line that outgrew the badge
Gordon Sumner grew up on Tyneside, taught primary school, and played Newcastle jazz clubs before his bass and voice got him out. With The Police he wrote taut reggae-rock singles; alone he built a second career on melody, jazz players, and studio arrangements.