- Ten Summoner's Tales
Infobox Album |
Name = Ten Summoner's Tales
Type = studio
Artist = Sting
Recorded = June - December 1992
Released =March 9 ,1993
Genre = Pop, rock
Label = A&M
31454-0070-2
Length = 52:31
Producer =Hugh Padgham
Reviews =
*Allmusic : rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1dd8vwxta92k/ link]
*Rolling Stone : rating|4.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/148626/ link]
Last album = "The Soul Cages "
(1991)
This album = "Ten Summoner's Tales"
(1993)
Next album = "Mercury Falling "
(1996)"Ten Summoner's Tales" is the fourth solo studio album by the rock musician Sting. The title is a combined pun of his given name, Gordon Sumner, and Geoffrey Chaucer's "
The Canterbury Tales " character, the summoner. Released in 1993, it explores themes of love and morality in a noticeably upbeat mood compared to his previous release, the introspective "The Soul Cages ".This album only contained two U.S. hits; "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" reached #17 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and "Fields of Gold" reached #23."Ten Summoner's Tales" was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 1993 and nominated for the Grammy Awards Album of the Year in 1994.
=Details= emilyThe 1998 re-release CD includes a bonus video track of "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You". Interestingly, it also features the song "Everybody Laughed But You", which was not part of the original 1993 release in the US and Canada, a fact that is not mentioned on the official [http://www.sting.com Sting website] . The song did appear on the original release in the UK, Europe, Japan and other territories. The instrumental track for "Everybody Laughed But You" was also used with an alternate lyric and released as "January Stars" on the "Seven Days" single.A different version of "It's Probably Me" was featured in the opening titles of "
Lethal Weapon 3 ", featuring Eric Clapton. This issue is available as a single.The cover of the album was photographed at Wardour Old Castle in Wiltshire, England, featuring Hrímnir, an Icelandic horse Sting owned for a period.
The song "Shape of My Heart" was featured prominently at the end of the film "Léon". The song was also sampled by
Sugababes for the song Shape on their second album Angels with Dirty Faces, by Monica for the songTake Him Back off the albumThe Boy Is Mine (album) , byCraig David for the songRise and Fall on his Album "Slicker Than Your Average", byCarl Thomas for the title track on his album "Emotional", byBlaque for their songRelease Me , byLil Zane for the song The Ways of the World on his album , and byNas in the song
The Message.A cover version of "Fields of Gold" was released by
Mary Wilson on her CD.Track listing
All songs written by Sting unless otherwise noted:
# "Prologue (If I Ever Lose My Faith in You )" – 4:30
# "Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)" – 5:11
# "Fields of Gold" – 3:42
# "Heavy Cloud No Rain" – 3:39
# "She's Too Good for Me" – 2:30
# "Seven Days" – 4:40
# "St. Augustine in Hell" – 5:05
# "It's Probably Me " (Sting,Eric Clapton ,Michael Kamen ) – 4:57
# "Everybody Laughed But You" – 3:53 "(Excluded from original Canada/US releases) [http://www.stingoop.com/disco/04tensum/tensummmoner_details.htm] "
# "Shape of My Heart" (Sting,Dominic Miller ) – 4:38
# "Something the Boy Said" – 5:13
# "Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me)" – 3:39Musicians
*Sting: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
*Dominic Miller : Guitars
*Mark Egan : Bass
*Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
*David Sancious : Keyboards
*Larry Adler : Chromatic Harmonica
*Brendan Power : Chromatic Harmonica
*John Barclay: Trumpet
*Guy Barker : Trumpet
*Sian Bell : Cello
*James Boyd: Viola
*Richard Edwards: Trombone
*Simon Fischer : Violin
*David Foxxe : Narration
*Paul Franklin: Pedal Steel Player
*Kathryn Greeley : Violin
*Dave Heath : Flute
*Kathryn Tickell :Northumbrian smallpipes , Fiddle
*Mark Nightingale : Trombone
*David Sanborn : SaxophoneLater Samples
*"Shape of My Heart"
**"The Message" byNas from the album "It Was Written "
**"Rise & Fall" byCraig David in collaboration with Sting from the album "Slicker Than Your Average "
**"Shape" by theSugababes from the album "Angels With Dirty Faces "References
* [http://www.stingoop.com/disco/04tensum/tensummmoner.htm Stingoop.com] Ten Summoner's Tales Release Details
* [http://www.sting.com/discog/?v=a&a=1&id=16 sting.com] Ten Summoner's Tales Release Details on Sting's official website
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