The Very Best of Sting & The Police

The Very Best of... Sting & The Police
Greatest hits album by Sting, The Police
Released	November 1997
Genre	New Wave, pop-rock
Length	63:03
Label	A&M
Producer	Hugh Padgham, Sean "Puffy" Combs
Sting, The Police chronology
Mercury Falling (1996) The Very Best of... Sting & The Police (1997) Brand New Day (1999) The Police (2007)
Re-release
The Very Best of.... Sting & The Police (2002)

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The Very Best of... Sting & The Police is a compilation album issued by Sting, and released by A&M Records. The album originally featured one new track, a remix of the 1978 song "Roxanne" by rap artist Sean "Puffy" Combs. The album was reissued in 1998 by PolyGram International with 3 additional tracks: "Seven Days", "Fragile", and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da".

In 2002 it was again re-released by Universal with several track changes: the songs "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", "Russians", and "Roxanne '97 (Puff Daddy Remix)" are omitted, with the songs "Brand New Day", "Desert Rose", and "So Lonely" in their place.

Track listing

A&M (1997)

1. "Message in a Bottle" - 4:49
2. "Can't Stand Losing You" - 2:58
3. "Englishman in New York" - 4:25
4. "Every Breath You Take" - 4:13
5. "Walking on the Moon" - 4:59
6. "Fields of Gold" - 3:40
7. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - 4:20
8. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" - 4:14
9. "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" (Edit) - 4:29
10. "Russians" - 3:57
11. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" - 4:29
12. "When We Dance (Edit)" - 4:17
13. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" - 4:03
14. "Roxanne" - 3:12
15. "Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix) - 4:33

PolyGram International (1998)

1. "Message in a Bottle" - 4:49
2. "Can't Stand Losing You" - 2:58
3. "Englishman in New York" - 4:25
4. "Every Breath You Take" - 4:13
5. "Seven Days" - 4:39
6. "Walking on the Moon" - 4:59
7. "Fields of Gold" - 3:40
8. "Fragile" - 3:54
9. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - 4:20
10. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" - 4:09
11. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" - 4:14
12. "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" (Edit) - 4:29
13. "Russians" - 3:57
14. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" - 4:29
15. "When We Dance (Edit)" - 4:17
16. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" - 4:03
17. "Roxanne" - 3:12
18. "Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix) - 4:33

Japanese Version Bonus Single

1. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Japanese Version)"

Universal (2002)

1. "Message in a Bottle" - 4:50
2. "Can't Stand Losing You" - 3:00
3. "Englishman in New York" - 4:28
4. "Every Breath You Take" - 4:12
5. "Seven Days" - 4:39
6. "Walking on the Moon" - 5:03
7. "Fields of Gold" - 3:40
8. "Fragile" - 3:54
9. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" - 4:21
10. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" - 4:08
11. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" - 4:15
12. "Brand New Day" - 6:22
13. "Desert Rose" Feat Cheb Mami - 4:47
14. "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" - 4:30
15. "When We Dance" (Edit) - 4:18
16. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" - 4:00
17. "Roxanne" - 3:10
18. "So Lonely" - 4:47

Personnel

• Sting – main performer
• The Police – track performers
• Roxanne '97 [Puff Daddy Remix]:
  • Pras - rap vocals
  • Full Force – background vocals

Preceded by Escape by Enrique Iglesias

UK number one album March 2, 2002 – March 15, 2002

Succeeded by The Essential Barbra Streisand by Barbra Streisand