The Police - Every Breath You Take: The Classics

By deleting the 1986 hits collection Every Breath You Take: The Singles and replacing it nearly ten years later with Every Breath You Take: The Classics, A&M improved the original set -- but only slightly. Instead of finally adding the missing hits that were mysteriously absent the first time around ("Synchronicity II," "Demolition Man," "So Lonely," etc.), there are only two additional tracks -- the original version of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and a "New Classic Rock Mix" of "Message in a Bottle." Again, the included hits speak for themselves -- "Roxanne," "Walking on the Moon," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "Wrapped Around Your Finger," -- but ultimately, The Classics misses the mark. Why would a Police fan who already owns The Singles want to replace it with a modestly different repackaging? A&M should have added some of the missing classics instead of just rehashing what many fans already own. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andy Kravitz Assistant Engineer, Assistant Beth Stempel Reissue Producer Bill Levenson Reissue Supervisor Bob Ludwig Preparation, Mastering Brendan Morris Tape Research Chris Gray Engineer Chuck Beeson Art Direction, Artwork Dave & Ansel Collins Remastering David Foster Tape Research David Lascelles Tape Research David Tickle Mixing Dirk Grobelny Engineer Duane Michaels Photography F. Ron Miller Design Hugh Padgham Engineer, Producer Jane Hitchin Tape Research Jean Roussel Keyboards Joe Nicolo Engineer Laurie Latham Producer Manuel Lecuona Digital Editing Margaret Goldfarb Reissue Production Coordination Martin Pradler Engineer Meire Murakami Reissue Design Nigel Gray Producer, Engineer Phil "Wif Skill" Nowlan Assistant Engineer, Assistant Phil Nicolo Engineer, Remixing Randy Aronson Tape Research The Police Instrumentation, Producer, Arranger, Noise, Multi Instruments Vartan Art Direction, Reissue Art Director Zoe Roberts Tape Research