2019 remix album by Sting

My Songs is the fourteenth album by British singer-songwriter Sting and his second album to feature new renditions of previously released material (after 2010`s Symphonicities). The album was released on 24 May 2019.[2][3]

Background

The album features fifteen reworked versions of a selection of Sting`s most widely recognised songs from across his career. Via his social media outlets, Sting described the new versions of the songs as being "reconstructed", "refitted" and "reframed", but "with a contemporary focus".[4] Some songs on the album have been remixed using elements of the original tracks, while others are complete re-recordings.[5]

A remixed version of "Brand New Day" produced for My Songs was released on 31 December 2018.[6] This version was first performed live in Times Square on the same day. A remixed version of "Desert Rose" and a newly recorded version of "Demolition Man" were made available to download on 28 March 2019.[7]

The My Songs tour commenced on 28 May 2019 in Paris.[8]

Track listing

Personnel

• Sting – vocals, bass (1, 2, 4–15), Roland VG-8 guitar synthesizer (1, 2), electric guitar (3), acoustic guitar (11), harmonica (14), saxophone (14)
• Dominic Miller – guitars (1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15), vocals (15)
• Rufus Miller – guitars (4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15), vocals (15)
• Jerry Fuentes – guitars (7, 8), backing vocals (7, 15), bass (8), percussion (15)
• BJ Cole – pedal steel guitar (1, 2)
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (14)
• Darryl Jones – bass (3)
• Kipper (Mark Eldridge) – keyboards (1, 2), drum programming (1, 2)
• Dave Audé – additional programming (1, 2, 3, 11, 13, 14), additional instruments (1), arrangements (1, 3, 11, 13)
• Jason Rebello – acoustic piano (1, 2), clavinet (1, 2)
• Don Blackman – Hammond organ (1, 2)
• Dave Hartley – Hammond organ (1, 2)
• Kenny Kirkland – keyboards (3, 11, 13)
• Danny Quatrochi – Synclavier (3), backing vocals (3)
• Jason Robinson – additional programming (3, 11)
• Martin Kierszenbaum – acoustic piano (4), keyboards (4), organ (5, 6, 8, 10)
• David Sancious – keyboards (7, 14)
• Kevon "Webbo" Webster – keyboards (9)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1, 2, 5, 7, 14)
• Manu Katché – drums (1, 2, 11, 13)
• Omar Hakim – drums (3)
• Josh Freese – drums (4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
• Andy Newmark – additional drums (11, 13)
• Mino Cinelu – percussion (1, 2, 11, 13), vocoder (13)
• Ettamri Mustapha – darbouka (2)
• Tony Lake – percussion (9)
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica (1)
• Larry Adler – chromatic harmonica (14)
• Branford Marsalis – clarinet (1, 2), percussion (3), saxophone (3, 11, 13)
• Dave Heath – flute (14)
• Richard Edwards – trombone (14)
• Mark Nightingale – trombone (14)
• Chris Botti – trumpet (1, 2)
• John Barclay – trumpet (14)
• Guy Barker – trumpet (14)
• Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian pipes (1, 2, 14), fiddle (1, 2, 14)
• Farhat Bouallagui – string arrangements and conductor (2)
• Moulay Ahmed – violin (2)
• Kouider Berkan – violin (2)
• Salem Bnoumi – violin (2)
• Sameh Catalanm – violin (2)
• Danny Dunlap – strings (14)
• Sian Bell – cello (14)
• James Boyd – viola (14)
• Simon Fischer – violin (14)
• Kathryn Greeley – violin (14)
• Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Dennis Collins – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Joe Mendez – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 11, 13)
• Althea Rodgers – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Marlon Saunders – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Darryl Tookes – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Ken Williams – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Cheb Mami – vocals (2)
• Jane Alexander – backing vocals (3)
• Stephanie Crewdson – backing vocals (3)
• Elliot Jones – backing vocals (3)
• Dolette McDonald – backing vocals (3, 11, 13)
• Vic Garbarini – backing vocals (3)
• Rosemary Purt – backing vocals (3)
• Pete Smith – backing vocals (3)
• Joe Sumner – backing vocals (3, 15)
• Kate Sumner – backing vocals (3)
• Mickey Sumner – backing vocals (3)
• The Nannies Chorus – backing vocals (3)
• Melissa Musique – backing vocals (9)
• Gene Noble – backing vocals (9)
• The Last Bandoleros [Jerry Fuentes, Derek James, Diego Navaira and Emilo Navaira] – backing vocals (10)
• Renée Geyer – backing vocals (11, 13)
• Vesta Williams – backing vocals (11, 13)
• Diego Navaira – backing vocals (15)
• David Foxxe – narrator (14)

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Release history