- Audio CD (Jun 1 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: DTS Surround Sound, Best of
- Label: DTS RECORDS
- ASIN: B00004NKFE
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #41,264 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Roxanne |
| 2. Can't Stand Losing You |
| 3. Message In A Bottle |
| 4. Walking On The Moon |
| 5. Don't Stand So Close To Me `86 |
| 6. De Do Do Do De Da Da Da |
| 7. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic |
| 8. Invisible Sun |
| 9. Spirits In The Material World |
| 10. Every Breath You Take |
| 11. King Of Pain |
| 12. Wrapped Around Your Finger |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
Love 'em or hate 'em, there was no denying that Sting and the boys released some great singles. The title track practically distils the essence of perfect pop, while "Roxanne", "Don't Stand So Close to Me", "De do do do, de da da da" and "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" helped define a generation. --Chris Nickson
Album Description
This Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) recording offers high-resolution sound and is playable on both standard CD players and SACD-compatible devices.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice compilation, not the best SACD though,
By Dr. Snorkelstein (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Every Breath You Take: The Classics (Audio CD)
I am not a huge fan of The Police, nevertheless always wanted to have a good compilation in my collection. So I was glad to find this one, especially because it is a Super-Audio CD. First of all, it is actually a hybrid disk and can be played on a regular CD player. Second, it is not what you would expect of the SACD. Some songs do not sound much better than on a CD-layer. You still can hear some improvement on high frequencies and more dynamic range, but definitely original material that EMI used was not an audiophile's dream.
Giving it 3 stars just because of the SACD sound quality.
5.0 out of 5 stars
All of the classic Police hits I remember from my youth,
By Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Every Breath You Take Classic (Audio CD)
Back in the 1980s, I sort of took The Police for granted. They had some good songs, and I never changed the station when one of those songs started playing, but I never had any desire to actually purchase any of their music. After all, there was more good music than a guy could possibly afford back in that most glorious of decades. Later on, when Sting went solo (and soft), a lot of his music really didn't appeal to me. I hadn't really thought about any of The Police's classic songs since then, not until I came across this album at a decidedly reasonable price (sort of a blue light special, you might say - even though it makes for a pretty bad joke). What is not pretty bad, though, are the classic songs in this collection.
In an industry where virtually ever singer/group sounds like someone else, The Police have always been distinct. The staccato beats driving the music, often with a uniquely reggae-influenced electronic sound, and Sting's uniquely plaintive voice make any of the group's songs instantly recognizable. At times, there's a downright ethereal quality to their music, especially in slower numbers such as Walking on the Moon and Invisible Sun, but they are at their best when delivering the more rhythmic, up-tempo, pop-oriented songs that made them so successful. I mean - you've got at least five downright iconic hits included in this collection: Roxanne, Don't Stand So Close to Me, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, Every Breath You Take, and Wrapped Around Your Finger (those are my five, anyway; no doubt, some would add Message in a Bottle, King of Pain, Spirits in the Material World, and others to that list). These songs made an indelible mark on the 1980s, culturally as well as musically. Is this the best collection of songs from The Police? Heck if I know. What I do know is that no collection of their hits could ever be considered a bad collection, and this one definitely includes all of the hits I remember listening to back in the 1980s. I can't say I care too much for the strangely-named De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da or the 1986 remix of Don't Stand so Close to Me (nor can I tell any difference between the original and mixed versions of Message in a Bottle), but everything else in this collection is timeless music that will always be a small part of me.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this comp!,
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This review is from: Every Breath You Take Classic (Audio CD)
The Police may not be a band that will ever reunite, so this is a CD that you should enjoy!!! It's very awesome, and it's got every Top 40 hit by the Police, except for "Sychronicity II". Other songs that were left off the CD were "Canary in a Coalmine" and "Hungry For You". I do like the remix to "Message in a Bottle". And the best thing I like about most greatest-hits albums is that this one is in chronological order. All the way to their worst hit, "DSSCTM '86". Get it.
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