2003 Sting – Sacred Love
Sacred Love is the seventh studio album by the English musician Sting. The album was released on 29 September 2003. The album featured smoother, R&B-style beats and experiments collaborating with hip-hop artist Mary J. Blige and sitar player Anoushka Shankar. Some songs like “Inside” and “Dead Man’s Rope” were well received, and Sting had experimented with new sounds, in particular the more rock-influenced “This War”.
Sacred Love received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, peaking at number three in the US and UK. It would be Sting’s last album of original material until The Last Ship (2013).
Tracks
1 Inside (Sting) 04:47
2 Send Your Love (Sting) 04:38
3 Whenever I Say Your Name (Sting) 05:28
4 Dead Man’s Rope (Sting) 05:43
5 Never Coming Home (Sting) 04:59
6 Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Sting) 03:58
7 Forget About The Future (Sting) 05:12
8 This War (Sting) 05:30
9 The Book Of My Life (Sting) 06:16
10 Sacred Love (Sting) 06:02
11 Send Your Love (Remix) (Sting) 03:17
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Sting |
| Double Bass | Christian McBride |
| Drums | Manu Katche |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Sting |
| Guitar | Dominic Miller |
| Hammond Organ | Jeff Young |
| Keyboards | Sting |
| Keyboards | Mark Eldridge |
| Piano | David Hartley |
| Piano | Jason Rebello |
| Rhodes | Jason Rebello |
| Programming | Mark Eldridge |
| Clarinet (Turkish ) | Sting |
| Duduk | Levon Minassian |
| Trombone | Clark Gayton |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Cello | Jacqueline Thomas |
| Castanets | Valerie Denys |
| Tabla | Aref Durvesh |
| Percussion | Rhani Krija |
| Background Vocals | Mark Eldridge |
| Background Vocals | Katreese Barnes |
| Background Vocals | Ada Dyer |
| Background Vocals | Lance Ellington |
| Background Vocals | Donna Gardier |
| Background Vocals | Joy Rose |
| Vocals (Ethnic) | Bahija Rhapl |
| Vocals | Sting |
Other Musicians
2 Send Your Love
| Guitar (Flamenco) | Vicente Amigo |
3 Whenever I Say Your Name
| Vocals | Mary J Blige |
9 The Book Of My Life
| Sitar | Anoushka Shankar |
11 Send Your Love
| Bass | Danny Dunlap |
Choir – Chœur de Radio France
Liner Notes
Producer – Mark Eldridge (Kipper), Sting
Producer (Additional) – B.T. (Track 5)
Producer (Additional) – Victor Calderone (Track 2)
Producer (Additional) – Dave Audé (Track 11)
Arranged (Choir) – Dave Hartley
Chorus Master (Associate) – Philip White
Mastered By – Chris Blair
Mixed By – Simon Osborne
Mixed By – Steve Miller (Track 12)
Recorded By – Simon Osborne
Recorded By (Assistant) – Peter Lorimer, Rodolphe Plisson, Claudius Mittendorfer, Charlie Paakkari
Design – Richard Frankel
Photography – Paolo Roversi
Mastered At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At Studio Mega, Paris, France
Recorded At The Hit Factory, NYC, NY
Recorded At Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Phonographic Copyright A&M Records
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