Symphonicities

Symphonicities is the tenth studio album by English musician Sting, released on 13 July 2010 on Deutsche Grammophon. This is his first studio album featuring new renditions of some of his classic songs (the second one to date being the 2019 studio album My Songs).

Symphonicities
Studio album by
Sting
Released13 July 2010 (2010-07-13)
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London
GenreRock, classical
Length55:39
LabelDeutsche Grammophon
ProducerSting, Rob Mathes[1]
Sting chronology
If on a Winter's Night...
(2009)		 Symphonicities
(2010)		 Live in Berlin
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(62/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Boston Globe(positive)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyD[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
NOW[7]
PopMatters[8]
Rolling Stone[9]

Background

The album is a companion piece to the tour of the same name in which Sting, performing with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, reinterprets some of his songs as classical symphonic compositions. Symphonicities was recorded at Abbey Road Studios,[10] and produced by Rob Mathes and Sting. Elliot Scheiner and Claudius Mittendorfer mixed the record,[1] and it was mastered by Scott Hull.[11] As of November 2010, the album had sold over one million copies worldwide.

Track listing

All songs composed by Sting.

  1. "Next to You" – 2:30 (originally from Outlandos d'Amour, 1978)
  2. "Englishman in New York" – 4:23 (originally from ...Nothing Like the Sun, 1987)
  3. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:56 (originally from Ghost in the Machine, 1981)
  4. "I Hung My Head" – 5:31 (originally from Mercury Falling, 1996)
  5. "You Will Be My Ain True Love" – 3:44 (originally from the Cold Mountain soundtrack, 2003)
  6. "Roxanne" – 3:37 (originally from Outlandos d'Amour, 1978)
  7. "When We Dance" – 5:26 (originally from Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994, 1994)
  8. "The End of the Game" – 6:07 (originally a b-side to the song "Brand New Day" from Brand New Day, 1999)
  9. "I Burn for You" – 4:03 (originally from the Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack, 1982)
  10. "We Work the Black Seam" – 7:19 (originally from The Dream of the Blue Turtles, 1985)
  11. "She's Too Good for Me" – 3:03 (originally from Ten Summoner's Tales, 1993)
  12. "The Pirate's Bride" – 5:02 (feat. Jo Lawry - originally a b-side to the song "I Was Brought to My Senses" from Mercury Falling, 1996)

Bonus tracks

Personnel
  • Sting – vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 9 and 11), harmonica (track 4), rabble rousers (track 11)
  • The New York Chamber Consort – orchestra (tracks 1, 2, 9, 11 and 12)
  • The London Players – orchestra (tracks 3 and 6)
  • The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra – orchestra (tracks 4, 5, 7 and 8)
  • Lisa Kim – concertmaster (tracks 1, 2, 9 and 12)
  • Jackie Shave – concertmaster (tracks 3 and 6)
  • Gerald Gregory – concertmaster (tracks 4, 7 and 8)
  • Rob Mathes – arrangements (all tracks except 4, 5 and 7), conducting (tracks 1–3, 6, 9, 10 and 12)
  • Steven Mercurio – arrangements (tracks 5 and 7), conducting (tracks 4, 7 and 8)
  • David Hartley – arrangements (track 4)
  • Jo Lawry – backing vocals (all tracks except 10), duet vocals (tracks 5 and 12)
  • David Finck – double bass (tracks 1–3 and 6)
  • Ira Coleman – double bass (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8 and 11)
  • Dominic Miller – acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8 and 12), electric guitar (track 11)
  • Rob Mathes – piano (tracks 1–3, 6 and 12), acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 6 and 11), rabble rousers (track 11)
  • David Cossin – percussion (tracks 1–9)
  • Joe Bonadio – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 9–12 and "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (Bronx Street Fair Mix))
  • Ben Wittman – programming (track 9)
  • Aaron Heick – clarinet solo (track 2)
  • Anthony Pleeth – cello (track 6)
  • Shelley Woodworth – oboe (track 12)
  • Barbara Allen – harp (track 12)
  • Jeff Kievit – trumpet (track 10)
  • Jim Hynes – trumpet (track 10)
  • James Delagarza – trumpet (track 10)
  • Dylan Schwab – trumpet (track 10)
  • Larry DiBello – horn (track 10)
  • Chad Yarborough – horn (track 10)
  • David Peel – horn (track 10)
  • Theo Primus – horn (track 10)
  • Birch Johnson – trombone (track 10)
  • Dick Clark – trombone (track 10)
  • Jeff Nelson – bass trombone (track 10)
  • Marcus Rojas – tuba (track 10)
  • Chris Botti – rabble rousers (track 11)
  • Ed Cherner – rabble rousers (track 11)
  • Tracy Bufferd – rabble rousers (track 11)
  • Kathryn Schenker – rabble rousers (track 11)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 3
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 9
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[16] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 22
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 13
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 7
Greek Albums (IFPI)[21] 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[22] 5
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23] 40
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] 4
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[25] 83
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[26] 1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[27] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28] 30
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[29] 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[32] 30
US Billboard 200[33] 6
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[34] 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[35] 11

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Hungary (MAHASZ)[36] Platinum 6,000^
Italy (FIMI)[37] Gold 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[38] 3× Platinum 60,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
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  3. Symphonicities at AllMusic
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