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Mercury Falling Studio album by Sting Released March 12, 1996 Genre Rock, adult contemporary, country Length 48:08 Label A&M
540483Producer Hugh Padgham, Sting Sting chronology Ten Summoner's Tales
(1993)Mercury Falling
(1996)Brand New Day
(1999)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Mercury Falling is the fifth studio album released by Sting. The album was marked by its tight studio production and use of brass reminiscent of recordings made at FAME Studios in the 1960s. This release was considered by many fans to signal the beginning of Sting's transition from heavier jazz-inspired rock to the adult contemporary genre. There was one uplifting ballad, the second single, "You Still Touch Me."
The track "Twenty Five to Midnight" is not available on every release of the album. It is listed in the official Sting.com discography tracklist, but was excluded from the American and Canadian releases. It however was included in the CD-Maxi Single of "You Still Touch Me", as the 4th track.
The album begins and ends with the words "mercury falling".
"Valparaiso" was used during the closing credits of the 1996 film White Squall.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written, arranged and composed by Sting except "La Belle Dame Sans Regrets" written, arranged and composed by Sting and Dominic Miller.
- "The Hounds of Winter" – 5:27
- "I Hung My Head" – 4:40
- "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" – 6:41
- "I Was Brought to My Senses" – 5:48
- "You Still Touch Me" – 3:46
- "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" – 3:56
- "All Four Seasons" – 4:28
- "Twenty Five to Midnight" – 4:09 (excluded from original Canada/US releases)[1]
- "La Belle Dame Sans Regrets" – 5:17
- "Valparaiso" – 5:27
- "Lithium Sunset" – 2:38
Personnel
- Sting – vocals, bass
- Dominic Miller – guitars
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Kenny Kirkland – keyboards
- Branford Marsalis – saxophone
- Andrew Love – saxophone
- Gerry Richardson – Hammond organ on "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"
- Tony Walters – vocals
- Lance Ellington – vocals
- Shirley Lewis – vocals
- East London Gospel Choir – vocals
- Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian pipes, fiddle
- B.J. Cole – pedal steel
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Singles
- Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot (1996) #15 UK, #86 U.S.
- You Still Touch Me (1996) #27 UK, #60 U.S.
- I Was Brought to My Senses (1996) #31 UK
- I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying (1996) #94 U.S.
References
- Stingoop.com Mercury Falling Release Details
Sting Studio albums The Dream of the Blue Turtles · ...Nothing Like the Sun · The Soul Cages · Ten Summoner's Tales · Mercury Falling · Brand New Day · Sacred Love · Songs from the Labyrinth · If On a Winter's Night... · SymphonicitiesEPs Live albums Bring on the Night · Acoustic Live in Newcastle · ...All This Time · The Journey and the Labyrinth · Live in BerlinCompilations Singles "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" · "Love Is the Seventh Wave" · "Fortress Around Your Heart" · "Russians" · "We'll Be Together" · "Englishman in New York" · "Fragile" · "They Dance Alone" · "All This Time" · "It's Probably Me" · "Fields of Gold" · "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" · "All for Love" · "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" · "Desert Rose"Guest singles Related articles Discography · The Police · The Police discography · Last Exit · The Living Sea · Dolphins · A&M Records · Deutsche Grammophon · Universal Music GroupCategories:- Sting albums
- 1996 albums
- Albums produced by Hugh Padgham
- A&M Records albums
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