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  • Audio CD (October 1, 2002)
  • Original Release Date: 2002
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: A&M
  • ASIN: B000060KB6
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,915 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Message in a Bottle - The Police,
2. Can't Stand Losing You - The Police,
3. An Englishman In New York
4. Every Breath You Take - The Police,
5. Seven Days - Sting
6. Walking on the Moon - The Police,
7. Fields of Gold - Sting
8. Fragile - Sting
9. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police,
10. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police,
11. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting
12. Brand New Day
13. Desert Rose
14. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - Sting
15. Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police,
16. Roxanne - The Police,
17. So Lonely - The Police,

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UK exclusive reissue includes new artwork, 13 of the 15 tracks which appear on the 1997 domestic & five more tracks, 'Seven Days', 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da', 'Brand New Day', 'Desert Rose' & 'So Lonely'. 18 tracks. 2002.

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Lotta Great Music on Odd Compilation, May 9, 2005
By Paul Allaer (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
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Music: 4.5 stars; Compilation: 3.5 stars.

Saw Sting in concert a few weeks back (surprisingly strong set with LOTS of Police-nuggets such as Bed's Too Big Without You etc.) and that lead me to revisit this album. This was rushed out in 1997 as a result of P.Diddy's monster hit "Missing You", sampling "Every Breath You Take".

"The Very Best of Sting and the Police" (18 tracks, 78 min.) is "politically correct" in that it brings an equal number of Police hits and Sting solo-hits (9 each). It has a lot of things going for it: first and foremost, much of the music is outstanding. Best of all is the inclusion of "So Lonely", a major hit which somehow was omitted from The Police's "Every Breath You Take: The Classics". This can directly be attributed to using the full extent of a single CD capacity. The sound quality is surprisingly good as well. What is very unfortunate is that all 18 songs are mixed and matched without any apparent rhyme or reason. Thus we go from the Police's "Can't Stand Losing You" directly into Sting's "An Englishman in New York. Say what? Or we go from Sting's "Seven Days" into the Police's "Walking on the Moon"! Why couldn't they simply present the songs in chronological order? That said, there IS a lot of great music on this CD. It's simply up to you to play it in an order that makes more sense and pleases the ear more.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars not very best of....., February 2, 2006
It's a solid collection but not the very best of.The absence of
"Fortress around your heart" by Sting as a solo performer is a shame."King of Pain" and "Wrapped around your finger" are also
missing somehow on this collection.If you want the very best of
both worlds here,you will have to purchase the greatest hits of
both individually,and then you will have the very best of both in my opinion.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid But Still Incomplete, October 14, 2002
By Chris S. "cscotts" (atlanta, ga United States) - See all my reviews
One of the most popular groups of the eighties, the Police disbanded at the peak of their popularity so that frontman Sting could begin a solo career. This disc updates the collection of the same name from a few years back, adding recent Sting tracks like 'Brand New Day'(excellent) and 'Desert Rose'(overplayed and overrated). Still, like the previous set, this one is of a piece, excluding both 'King Of Pain' and 'Wrapped Around Your Finger', which I consider essential Police singles, and 'All This Time', which is simply one of Sting's best solo records. Thankfully, on the other end of the spectrum, the Puff Daddy remix of 'Roxanne' is gone. Overall, a solid overview, but the addition of the aforementioned tracks would have made it nearly complete.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Got what I wanted
The hits I wanted by Sting and the Police are on this album, so I'm satisfied with it. There is always room for improvement in anything, so I guess that may be true with this or... Read more
Published 6 months ago by R. Bowen

2.0 out of 5 stars would not buy
I love the music (I thought) of Sting and The Police but this CD is titled "The BEST..." I only recognized about 4 and the rest were not pleasing to listen to. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars This is the version to get...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Reliable Faves - Still enjoyable
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This was the first album that I purchased that was by Sting and I am so glad that I acted on my hunch to get this cd. Read more
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I enjoy listening to both Sting and the Police; all in one. A nostalgic trip for both me and my daughter. Excellent album
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect combination of music and words!
I must confess to being a particular fan of folk songs, and of many styles of songs from Bob Dylan to the Beetles and Johnny Cash. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Another Good Buy
What can you say you got the best of Sting and the Cops (LOL) it is a very good by.
Published on July 21, 2007 by S. Bryant

5.0 out of 5 stars Has all of the good ones!
This one is perfect if you are looking for all of The Police & Stings best hits!
Published on April 27, 2007 by Andrea

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Classic in every sense of the word!
I grew up listening to the band "The Police" and always liked the different pop sound and songwriting they did. Read more
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