2009 Sting – If On A Winter’s Night…
If On A Winter’s Night… released in 2009 is the ninth studio album from British musician Sting. The album is a collection of Christmas and winter-themed songs mostly written by others, including folk songs, madrigals and religious hymns from past centuries. Dozens of musicians appear on the album in various configurations, including jazz, folk and classical players.
Tracks
1 Gabriel’s Message (Traditional) 2:32
2 Soul Cake (Paul Stookey, Tracey Batteast, Elena Mezetti) 3:26
3 There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (Anonymous) 4:01
4 The Snow It Melts the Soonest (Traditional) 3:42
5 Christmas at Sea (Robert Louis Stevenson, Sting, Mary Macmaster) 4:34
6 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (Michael Praetorius, Theodore Baker) 2:40
7 Cold Song (Henry Purcell, John Dryden) 3:14
8 The Burning Babe (Chris Wood, Robert Southwell) 2:46
9 Now Winter Comes Slowly (Henry Purcell, Thomas Betterton) 3:04
10 The Hounds of Winter (Sting) 5:45
11 Balulalow (Peter Warlock, Traditional) 3:08
12 The Cherry-Tree Carol (Traditional) 3:10
13 Lullaby for an Anxious Child (Sting, Dominic Miller) 2:52
14 The Hurdy-Gurdy Man (Franz Schubert, Wilhelm Müller, Sting) 2:48
15 You Only Cross My Mind in Winter (J.S. Bach, Sting) 2:36
Biography
Musicians
1 Gabriel’s Message
| Bass | Ira Coleman |
| Guitar | Dominic Miller |
| Trumpet | Ibrahim Maalouf |
| Percussion | Cyro Baptista |
| Vocals | Sting |
2 Soul Cake
| Bass | Ira Coleman |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Mandolin | Dean Parks |
| Mandolin | David Mansfield |
| Horn | John Clark |
| Trombone | Chris Dudley |
| Trumpet | Brent Madsen |
| Trumpet | Chris Gekker |
| Tuba | Leslie Neish |
| Tuba | Marcus Rojas |
| Violin | Kathryn Tickell |
| Percussion | Sting |
| Background Vocals | Joe Sumner |
| Background Vocals | The Webb Sisters |
| Vocals | Sting |
3 There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue
| Lute | Sting |
| Ney | Bassam Saba |
| Oud | Bassam Saba |
| Harmonium | David Hartley |
| Percussion | Bijan Chemirani |
| Percussion | Daniel Freedman |
| Percussion | Rhani Krija |
| Background Vocals | Joe Sumner |
| Background Vocals | The Webb Sisters |
| Vocals | Sting |
4 The Snow It Melts The Soonest
| Bass | Ira Coleman |
| Guitar | Dominic Miller |
| Vocals | Sting |
5 Christmas At Sea
| Bass | Ira Coleman |
| Guitar | Dominic Miller |
| 12-String Guitar | David Mansfield |
| Lap Dulcimer | David Mansfield |
| Harp | Mary Macmaster |
| Violin | Kathryn Tickell |
| Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
| Percussion | Donald Hay |
| Vocals | Mary Macmaster |
| Vocals | Sting |
6 Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming
| Melodeon | Julian Sutton |
| Northumbrian Smallpipes | Kathryn Tickell |
| Cello | Vincent Ségal |
| Violin | Kathryn Tickell |
| Vocals | Sting |
7 Cold Song
| Guitar | Dominic Miller |
| Clarinet (Bass) | John Ellis |
| Recorder | Daphna Mor |
| Cello | Vincent Ségal |
| Violin | Svetlana Tsovena |
| Percussion | Robert Sadin |
| Vocals | Sting |
8 The Burning Babe
| Bass | Ira Coleman |
| Drums | Jack DeJohnette |
| Guitar | Sting |
| Lap Dulcimer | David Mansfield |
| Mandocello | David Mansfield |
| Mandolin | David Mansfield |
| Melodeon | Julian Sutton |
| Sax (Soprano) | Kenny Garrett |
| Harp | Mary Macmaster |
| Cello | Vincent Ségal |
| Violin | Kathryn Tickell |
| Snare | Daniel Druckman |
| Percussion | Sting |
| Percussion | Cyro Baptista |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Fischer |
| Vocals | Sting |
9 Now Winter Comes Slowly
| Bass | Ira Coleman |
| Cello | Melissa Meell |
| Viola | Dov Scheindlin |
| Violin | Daniel Hope |
| Soundscape | Robert Sadin |
| Vocals | Sting |
10 The Hounds Of Winter
| Guitar | Sting |
| Melodeon | Julian Sutton |
| Organ | David Sancious |
| Clarinet (Bass) | John Ellis |
| Cello | Vincent Ségal |
| Violin | Kathryn Tickell |
| Percussion | Cyro Baptista |
| Percussion | Sting |
| Percussion | Bijan Chemirani |
| Percussion | Bashiri Johnson |
| Vocals | Lisa Fischer |
| Vocals | Sting |
11 Balulalow
| Guitar | Sting |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Cello | Vincent Ségal |
| Cello | Charles Curtis |
| Snare Drum | Daniel Druckman |
| Frame Drum | Bashiri Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Jasmine Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Fischer |
| Vocals | Sting |
12 Cherry Tree Carol
| Guitar | Sting |
| Vocals | Sting |
13 Lullaby For An Anxious Child
| Bass | Ira Coleman |
| Guitar | Sting |
| Melodeon | Julian Sutton |
| Cello | Vincent Ségal |
| Harp | Mary Macmaster |
| Violin | Kathryn Tickell |
| Percussion | Cyro Baptista |
| Vocals | Sting |
14 The Hurdy-Gurdy Man
| Bass | Ira Coleman |
| Guitar | Sting |
| Melodeon | Julian Sutton |
| Violin | Daniel Hope |
| Vocals | Sting |
15 You Only Cross My Mind In Winter
| Bass | Ira Coleman |
| Lute | Edin Karamazov |
| Vocals | Sting |
Other Musicians
Orchestra – Strings Of The Musica Aeterna Orchestra (Tracks 6, 15)
Vocal Ensemble – Stile Antico (Track 6)
Liner Notes
Arranged By – Robert Sadin, Sting
Conductor – Robert Sadin (Tracks 6, 15)
Engineer – Clark Germain, Dave Darlington, Donal Hodgson
Engineer (Additional) – Tim Mitchell, Todd Whitelock
Engineer (Assistant) – Adam Miller, Joshua Cutsinger, Mark Crowley, Martin Hollis, Royce Jeffres, Tim Mitchell
Mixed By – David Darlington, Robert Sadin, Sting
Mixed By – Donald Hodgson (Track 2)
Artwork By – Joseph Hutchinson
Photography – Tony Molina
Mastered At Battery Studios, NY
Mastered At Gateway Mastering , Portland, Maine
Mixed At Clinton Recordings Studios
Mixed At Steerpike Studios, Il Palagio, Italy
Mixed At Burning Kite Digital
Mixed At Bass Hit Recording
Recorded At Steerpike Studio
Recorded At Il Palagio, Italy
Recorded At The Source, Malibu
Recorded At Clinton Recording Studios, NY
Recorded At Manhattan Center Studios, NY
Recorded At Sevenseas Studios, NY
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