Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Track Listings
| 1. (Prologue) 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. Everybody Laughed But You |
| 10. Shape Of My Heart |
| 11. Something The Boy Said |
| 12. Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me) |
Product Description
Amazon.ca
Taking it's name from one of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Ten Summoner's Tales is one of Sting's most accessible and optimistic albums. His new-found positivity suggests that the artist had finally recovered from the death of both his parents, which were so poignantly dealt with on his previous releases Nothing Like The Sun and Soul Cages. As the title suggests, the album also has mediaeval connections, apparent on biblical track titles such as "Saint Augustine In Hell" and "Fields of Gold". Moreover, in true Chaucerian style the album even has a "Prologue" and an "Epilogue". Even though the tone of the tracks on Ten Summoner's Tales is less melancholic than earlier albums, Sting still retains the ability to write deep, informed lyrics; "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" and "It's Probably Me" are typically classic Sting moments. --John Galilee
Product Description
Digitally remastered and featuring CD-Rom video for 'If I Lose My Faith In You'. Mercury. 1999.
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This recent release of Ten Summoner's Tales (arguably the best Sting album ever) offers a fantastically enhanced production of the original album. With the same amazing songs, such as "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You," "Fields of Gold," "Seven Days," and more, Sting once again reaches the listener with his musical hybrids and footprint-leaving lyrics. This enhanced version of the six grammy winning album should be in the hands of any loyal fan, and should be the first and the most prized possession of any new-comer.
By Magnitus
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
All the songs on the album are at least good (as in, you'll have a craving to play them at least every once in a while) which is rare enough.
The truly great songs of the albums, I find, are "If I Ever Lost My Faith in You", "Fields of Gold", "Seven Days", "It's Probably Me" and "Shape of My Heart".
Of the above, all are in the greatest hits album except "It's Probably Me" and "Shape of My Heart" which are unforgivable omissions. Whoever decided what would go in the greatest hits album should be fired or promoted depending on whether the greatest hits album was meant to really contain Sting's best music or whether it was meant to be incomplete to milk more money off customers.
So if you are a casual Sting listener and want to get 1 Sting album, you should skip this one and instead get the greatest hits album even if it means you'll be skipping over 2 great songs and a handful of good ones.
However, if you really love Sting's music, this album has enough to offer on its own that you'll want to get it.
The truly great songs of the albums, I find, are "If I Ever Lost My Faith in You", "Fields of Gold", "Seven Days", "It's Probably Me" and "Shape of My Heart".
Of the above, all are in the greatest hits album except "It's Probably Me" and "Shape of My Heart" which are unforgivable omissions. Whoever decided what would go in the greatest hits album should be fired or promoted depending on whether the greatest hits album was meant to really contain Sting's best music or whether it was meant to be incomplete to milk more money off customers.
So if you are a casual Sting listener and want to get 1 Sting album, you should skip this one and instead get the greatest hits album even if it means you'll be skipping over 2 great songs and a handful of good ones.
However, if you really love Sting's music, this album has enough to offer on its own that you'll want to get it.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
5.0 out of 5 stars
3 reviews
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ten Amazing Tales
Jun 25 2000
By "gnwolftiger"
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
This recent release of Ten Summoner's Tales (arguably the best Sting album ever) offers a fantastically enhanced production of the original album. With the same amazing songs, such as "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You," "Fields of Gold," "Seven Days," and more, Sting once again reaches the listener with his musical hybrids and footprint-leaving lyrics. This enhanced version of the six grammy winning album should be in the hands of any loyal fan, and should be the first and the most prized possession of any new-comer.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perhaps Sting's best strongest album
April 29 2012
By Old West Traditions
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Sting's work is consistently of high quality. Nearly every song on this particular album is very good, and several are outstanding. One of my favorite things about this album is Sting's use of unusual time signature. "Seven Days" is in an interesting 5/4 time, "St. Augustine in Hell" is in 7/8, and "The Munificent Seven" alternates between 7/8 in the verses and 4/4/ in the chorus. "Something the Boy Said," is a haunting, atmospheric piece that has the feel of an epic poem in condensed form. I haven't heard every Sting album, but it would be hard to imagine a better or more satisfying one.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sting - TEN SUMMONER'S TALES (1993)
July 23 2006
By Tom Benton
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Having vented his sorrow over his father's death through THE SOUL CAGES, Sting returned more upbeat and playful than ever on 1993's TEN SUMMONER'S TALES. Widely regarded as Sting's best album, TEN SUMMONER'S TALES - the title being a pun on Sting's surname - is a collection of ten songs, each telling a story, as well as a prologue ("If I Ever Lose My Faith In You") and an epilogue ("Nothing 'Bout Me"). This was destroyed on the US and Canadian releases, as the "Prologue" was dropped from the title of "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" and one of the album's finest songs, "Everybody Laughed But You", was inexplicably omitted. Sting has never been better either lyrically or musically; these songs are at once funny and very powerful. "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" and the beautiful "Fields Of Gold" are the album's classic songs, but every song is wonderful, particularly "Seven Days", "Something The Boy Said" (which would have made a fine Police song), "Shape Of My Heart" (featured in the end credits of Luc Besson's LEON), "Saint Augustine In Hell" and the highly amusing "Heavy Cloud No Rain". Though it still can't surpass its predecessor, THE SOUL CAGES, TEN SUMMONER'S TALES ranks directly behind it on the list of Sting's finest solo work.
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 3 reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
