You're Under Arrest (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = You're Under Arrest
Type = Album
Artist = Miles Davis


Released = September 9, 1985
Recorded = January 26 1984–January 14 1985
Genre = Jazz
Length = 43:02
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Miles Davis and Robert Irving III
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ox6fmp9d9f5o link]
*"Rolling Stone" (mixed) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/milesdavis/albums/album/177991/review/6067406/youre_under_arrest link]
Last album = "Decoy"
(1984)
This album = "You're Under Arrest"
(1985)
Next album = "Tutu"
(1986)

"You're Under Arrest" is a 1985 album recorded by Miles Davis that saw Miles mix pop tunes with political statements about racism, pollution and war. Among other tracks, the album featured Davis' interpretations of two contemporary pop songs: Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" and Michael Jackson's "Human Nature".

During the recording sessions, Darryl Jones introduced Sting to his longtime idol Miles Davis. Sting was bewildered when Davis asked him if he could speak French, and since he did, to translate the Miranda warning into French and yell it into the microphone against a backing track. [cite book|author=Sting|title=Broken Music|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2003|isbn=0-7434-5081-7]

Track listing

#"One Phone Call"/"Street Scenes" (Davis)
#"Human Nature" (John Bettis, Steve Porcaro)
#"Intro: MD 1"/"Something's On Your Mind"/"MD 2" (Davis, Hubert Eaves III)
#"Ms. Morrisine" (Davis, Hubert Eaves III)
#"Katia Prelude" (Davis, Hubert Eaves III)
#"Katia" (Davis, Hubert Eaves III)
#"Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper)
#"You're Under Arrest" (John Scofield)
#"Medley: Jean Pierre"/"You're Under Arrest"/"Then There Were None" (Davis, Robert Irving III, John Scofield)

Credits

*Produced by Miles Davis and Robert Irving III.
*Co-produced by Vince Wilburn, Jr.
*Producer: Dr. George Butler

* Miles Davis: Trumpet, "Police Voices, Davis Voices" on track 1
* John McLaughlin:Guitar
* John Scofield:Guitar
* Bob Berg: Soprano sax
* Al Foster: Drums
* Robert Irving III: Synthesizers
* Darryl Jones, A/K/A "The Munch:" Bass
* Steve Thorton: Percussion, Spanish voice on track 1
* Sting (under his real name Gordon Sumner): French policeman's voice on track 1
* Marek Olko: Polish voice on track 1
* James Prindiville, a.k.a. "J.R.:" Handcuffs on track 1

References