Mercury Falling

Mercury Falling
Studio album by Sting
Released	March 12, 1996
Genre	Rock, adult contemporary, country
Length	48:08
Label	A&M 540483
Producer	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.

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.

1. "The Hounds of Winter" – 5:27
2. "I Hung My Head" – 4:40
3. "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" – 6:41
4. "I Was Brought to My Senses" – 5:48
5. "You Still Touch Me" – 3:46
6. "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" – 3:56
7. "All Four Seasons" – 4:28
8. "Twenty Five to Midnight" – 4:09 (excluded from original Canada/US releases)[1]
9. "La Belle Dame Sans Regrets" – 5:17
10. "Valparaiso" – 5:27
11. "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

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r232868
2. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/mercury-falling-19980202

• Stingoop.com Mercury Falling Release Details