Track Listing

1. Roxanne
2. Can't Stand Losing You
3. So Lonely
4. Message in a Bottle
5. Walking on the Moon
6. Bed's Too Big Without You
7. Don't Stand So Close to Me
8. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
9. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Sting
10. Invisible Sun
11. Spirits in the Material World
12. Synchronicity II
13. Every Breath You Take
14. King of Pain
15. Wrapped Around Your Finger
16. Tea in the Sahara

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62679 in Music
• Released on: 2005-01-20
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Best of

Album Description
Import only collection originally released in 1992. Features 16 tracks including 4 tracks that did not make the US 'Every Breath You Take: The Classics'collection, 'So Lonely', 'The Beds To Big Without You', 'Synchronicity 2' & 'Tea In The Sahara'. This import edition also contains the original versions of 'Message In The Bottle' & 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' whereas the aforementioned US collection contains updated versions. The remaining 10 tracks are the tracks everybody knows, 'Roxanne', 'Can't Stand Losing You', 'Walking On The Moon', 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da', 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', 'Invisible Sun', 'Spirits In The Material World', 'Every Breath You Take', 'King Of Pain' & 'Wrapped Around Your Finger'.

Album Details
Includes 'so Lonely', 'bed's Too Big Without You' and 'synchronicity 2' and "Tea in the Sahara", all Missing from the USA Equivalent Album. As Well, the Original Versions of "Message in a Bottle" and "Don't Stand So Close to Me" Appear Here, Not the Remakes that were Recorded for the American Release Too.

Customer Reviews

All the hits are here!
I could never really get my self into any of the Police's albums. They were the kind of album you'd borrow off someone else, and tape the few good tracks. Through their career, the police released about four variations of best ofs and greatest hits. They did release a greatest hits in 1986 that featured a remix of "don't stand so close", but missed out on many of the popular hits. Out of all their material they have produced, this compilation is IT!

This one has all their hits from their reggae roots in the mid seventies through to their new romantic sound in the mid eighties. All my favourites are on here including "every little thing she does is magic", "Roxanne", "Can't stand loosing you", "message in a bottle" and and and at long last, the original version of "don't stand so close". I hated that remix that was done in the late eighties. Other hits on this set include "every breath you take", "spirits in the material world", "wrapped around your finger", "de do do do, de da da da" and "synchronicity". This CD covers all their great hits with 16 selections. If you like the police in any way, you can't go wrong with this disc.

Greatest Police Compilation Ever!
Even Though This CD Is An Import From Who Knows Where, This CD Is Way Better Than "Every Breath You Take: The Classics", Because The Only Songs It's Missing Are Remixes! Those Songs Are "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86", & "Message In A Bottle (New Classic Rock Mix", Which Aren't As Good As The Original Versions. Plus, This Collection Has My Favorite Police Song, "Synchronicity II"!, Plus 3 Other Songs You Can't Get On "Every Breath You Take"! I Recommend This CD Worth Buying Than Buying That Crappy Other Compilation!!!!!!

The Best Band of the 80s
The Police were undisputably the best band of the early 1980s: they were critically acclaimed, they scored huge hits on both the radio and MTV, and they made simply fantastic music that stands out from the pack of 80s excess. Not only that, but lead man/bassist Sting also went on to have a successful solo career after the band disbanded.
When a Police song comes on the air, you can tell right away who it is: the mix of reggae and rock, with lyrics that mean something stands out sharply from they typical songs released in the early years of 80s. With their disbanding in 1984, they symbolically pased the torch to Irish band U2, who released "The Unforgettable Fire" that year, and followed with "The Joshua Tree" three years later.
Everyone knows these songs, and because there's 16 on this album as opposed to 14 on the "Classics" CD, this is a much better buy if you're willing to depart with an extra few dollars. I've said it once, and I'll say it again: they were the best band of the 80s (maybe excepting the Smiths and Stone Roses). Get this collection today and see why.