Sting - Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 [UK]

Title: Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 [UK] Artist: Sting Release Date: 11/8/1994 Re-Released On: 0/0/1994 Label: A&M Records Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 731454030724 Genre: Rock Styles: Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Album Rock, College Rock Moods: Elegant, Poignant, Stylish, Wistful, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Carefree, Cerebral, Intimate, Laid-Back/Mellow, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Sensual, Stately, Confident, Gentle, Passionate, Playful, Reserved, Restrained, Self-Conscious, Somber, Sophisticated, Whimsical, Wry, Cheerful, Confrontational, Exuberant, Visceral, Cynical/Sarcastic, Detached, Energetic, Provocative, Volatile, Brooding, Complex, Fiery, Melancholy, Romantic, Earnest, Literate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. When We Dance
2. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
3. Fields of Gold
4. All This Time
5. Englishman in New York
6. Mad About You
7. It's Probably Me
8. They Dance Alone [Cueca Solo]
9. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
10. Fragile
11. We'll Be Together
12. Nothing 'Bout Me
13. Love Is the Seventh Wave
14. Russians
15. Seven Days
16. Demolition Man
17. This Cowboy Song

Year Type Label Catalog # 1994 CD A&M Records 540307

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Early in his solo career, Sting defined himself as a man of taste, choosing to work with jazz musicians instead of rockers. Inevitably, this meant he walked the thin line between sophisticated pop and adult contemporary, but he did it with grace from 1985's Dream of the Blue Turtles to 1993's Ten Summoner's Tales. Unfortunately, Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting doesn't illustrate what a deft trick he pulled off with that quartet of albums. Naturally, Fields of Gold concentrates on his hit singles, just like any other greatest-hits collection, but Sting's material sounds surprisingly tame in this context. Sure, there is a number of great songs here -- enough to state his case as a fine songwriter or to satisfy his casual fans. Still, these songs are safe choices and all share a similarly tranquil quality, which means the collection itself becomes a little monotonous. Nevertheless, Fields of Gold performs the necessary service of rounding up all of the big hits -- "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free," "All This Time," "Fortress Around Your Heart," "They Dance Alone," "If Ever Lose My Faith in You," "Fragile," and an alternate version of "We'll Be Together" -- and offering them on one disc, which is reason enough to make it worthwhile, even with its flaws. [Universal's U.K. edition was released in 1994.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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