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Track Listings
| 1. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You |
| 2. Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven) |
| 3. Fields Of Gold |
| 4. Heavy Cloud No Rain |
| 5. She's Too Good For Me |
| 6. Seven Days |
| 7. Saint Augustine In Hell |
| 8. It's Probably Me |
| 9. Shape Of My Heart |
| 10. Something The Boy Said |
| 11. Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me) |
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The former jazzman-turned-punk is now more middle-of-the-road than a yellow stripe. But Ten Summoner's Tales is by far the most engaging of his solo records. The singles "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" and "Fields of Gold" prove the man can lighten up long enough to go deep. "She's Too Good For Me" would have been a good Police single if it weren't for the pseudo-classical midsection that takes its joke far too seriously. Still, you wish he would loosen up and enjoy the rock once in a while. --Robert Wilonsky
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Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.
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By G. Lara
Format:Audio CD
So many of the preceding reviews have echoed my sentiments about this album, and there's not much new that I can add. But, one element of this superb CD that deserves further praise is its overall composition.
Rarely is an album, when taken as a whole, as complete and integral as this one. Some others that come to mind: The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's; the 70's era Pink Floyd albums. There are a few others that I'm not able to recall at the moment. The point is, for all the individuality each song on this album carries, when I think of this CD, the thought isn't "I want to hear this song, or that one," it is "I want to hear that CD." To me, that is the criteron that makes this CD an absolute classic of its genre.
Sting is the rare artist who can define so purely his genre, pop, that he transcends it completely, extending the definition to places one never thought it could go.
By andy8047
Format:Audio CD
The ex-Policeman's fourth solo album should been entitled 11 Summoner's Tales since there are eleven tracks. The 11th and final track is entitled EPILOGUE(DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME). This album was released a decade after the Police's last all-original album SYNCHRONICITY which was a megahit. Hits include IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU,FIELDS OF GOLD,SHAPE OF MY HEART,IT'S PROBABLY ME and EPILOGUE. Sting's first two albums,THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES and NOTHING LIKE THE SUN were megahits. 1991's THE SOUL CAGES wasn't so great. Sting's 3rd megahit was this album. All the other songs are good.
By G. Churchill
Format:Audio CD
This CD has stood the test of time in my collection and is still fresh and relevant music in general. Ten Summoner's Tales is an interesting play on Sting's last name, Sumner, but also invites a glance into your dusty copy of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales...The Summoner's Tale within proving that Sting has a very bizarre sense of humor (as if we couldn't tell that already.) I'll just let you look that up for yourself...it's not a story to relate in mixed company--at least not in modern english.
Many Sting fans proclaim this his best CD as each song sounds like a top ten hit yet none of them sound alike. He did have many popular hits off of this album but those that weren't played on the radio are equally as enjoyable.
I love Ten Summoner's Tales, yet it seems to be one of Sting's less experimental works. The bass fills my need to feel the music in my soul while the lyrics engage my mind and imagination.
--Probably the best CD I own.
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stain on career
This cd reminds me of eating a hotdog and having ketcup drip on your shirt. Meaning, you enjoy it, but it leaves you annoyed after awhile.
Published on April 27 2004 by 12 Eloquent Dots
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Boy Stingsy!
This album, and "Nothing Like The Sun" are the only two male artist albums released in the 90s that were worth a damn, and wow, were they ever! Read more
Published on April 12 2004 by Photoscribe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lot of Artistic Spirit
Tracks 8,9 and 10 are my favorites and I call this trio of songs the Sting Suite (thought the songs don't actually connect)... Read more
Published on April 12 2004 by Armando M. Mesa
4.0 out of 5 stars
I don't think it's his best like the rest of you do, but...
...it's still pretty dang awesome.
Sting starts off with another killer single, "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You". Read more
Sting starts off with another killer single, "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You". Read more
Published on Feb 17 2004 by M J Heilbron Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sting's Best
I'll be honest: I haven't heard 'em all, but this is the best of what I have heard. Albums like Synchronicity and The Dream of the Blue Turtles excite me and make me think I must... Read more
Published on Jan 17 2004 by Gontroppo
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best 'Individual' Sting CD
When I say this is the best 'individual' Sting CD, what I mean is, aside from Sting's greatest hits collection, this CD ranks best. Read more
Published on Jan 10 2004 by T. B. Vick
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ten Summoner's Tales Okay
Ten Summoner's Tales is a bit of a bummer really. All of Sting's songs are really upbeat, but some are a little silly. Read more
Published on Dec 22 2003 by "beetlejuice3000"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sting's best work by far
This is by far the peak of Sting's career as a solo artist. To start off, he came up with the clever album title "Ten Summoner's Tales" which is a play on his given... Read more
Published on Dec 15 2003 by Glenn
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best....
This is by far one of my favorite Sting albums. All of the songs have a fun quality to them and they seem like Sting enjoyed making this album. I especially like St. Read more
Published on Nov 12 2003 by Ken Bailey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sting at his all-time best
"Ten Summoner's Tales" has to be one of my all-time favorite albums. Sting was able to completely nail on the head the difficulty of combining a myriad of music styles,... Read more
Published on Oct 5 2003 by Samuel W. Potter
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