Symphonicities
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Studio album by Sting
Released 13 July 2010
Genre Rock, Classical
Length 55:39
Label Deutsche Grammophon
Producer Rob Mathes and Sting[1]
Sting chronology
If On a Winter's Night...
(2009)		 Symphonicities
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (62/100)[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[3]
Entertainment Weekly D[4]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[5]
PopMatters 5/10 stars[6]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[7]

Symphonicities is the tenth studio album by English musician Sting, released on 13 July 2010 on Deutsche Grammophon. The album is a companion piece to the tour of the same name, in which Sting, performing with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, reinterprets some of his songs as classical symphonic compositions. Symphonicities was recorded at Abbey Road Studios[8] and produced by Rob Mathes and Sting, mixed by Elliot Scheiner and Claudius Mittendorfer,[1] and mastered by Scott Hull.[9] As of November 2010, the album had sold over 600,000 copies worldwide.

Contents

Track listing [link]

All songs composed by Sting.

  1. "Next to You" – 2:30
  2. "Englishman in New York" – 4:23
  3. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:56
  4. "I Hung My Head" – 5:31
  5. "You Will Be My Ain True Love" – 3:44
  6. "Roxanne" – 3:37
  7. "When We Dance" – 5:26
  8. "The End of the Game" – 6:07
  9. "I Burn for You" – 4:03
  10. "We Work the Black Seam" – 7:17
  11. "She's Too Good for Me" – 3:03
  12. "The Pirate's Bride" – 5:02

Bonus tracks [link]

Personnel [link]

  • Sting (vocals, acoustic guitar on “I Burn for You” & “She’s Too Good for Me”)

with

  • The New York Chamber Consort (orchestra on “Next to You”, “Englishman in New York”, “I Burn for You”, “She’s Too Good For Me” & “The Pirate’s Bride”)
  • The London Players (orchestra on “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” & “Roxanne”)
  • The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra (orchestra on “I Hung My Head”, “You Will Be My Ain True Love”, “When We Dance” & “The End of the Game”)
  • Lisa Kim (concertmaster on “Next to You”, “Englishman in New York”, “I Burn for You” & “The Pirate’s Bride”)
  • Jackie Shave (concertmaster on “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” & “Roxanne”)
  • Gerald Gregory (concertmaster on “I Hung My Head”, “When We Dance”, “The End of the Game”,
  • Rob Mathes (conducting on “Next to You”, “Englishman in New York”, “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic”, “Roxanne”, “I Burn for You”, “We Work the Black Seam” & “The Pirate’s Bride”, piano on “Next to You”, “Englishman in New York” “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic”, “Roxanne” & “The Pirate’s Bride”, acoustic guitar on “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic”, “Roxanne” & “She’s Too Good for Me”)
  • Stephen Mercurio (conducting on “I Hung My Head”, “When We Dance” & “The End of the Game”)

and

  • Jo Lawry (backing vocals on all tracks except “We Work the Black Seam”, duet vocals on “You Will Be My Ain True Love” & “She’s Too Good for Me”)
  • David Finck (double bass on “Next to You”, “Englishman in New York”, “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” & “Roxanne”)
  • Ira Coleman (double bass on “I Hung My Head”, “You Will Be My Ain True Love”, “When We Dance”, “The End of the Game” & “She’s Too Good for Me”)
  • Dominic Miller (acoustic guitar on “I Hung My Head”, “You Will Be My Ain True Love”, “When We Dance”, “The End of the Game” & “The Pirate’s Bride”, electric guitar on “She’s Too Good for Me”)
  • David Cossin (percussion on “Next to You”, “Englishman in New York”, “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic”, “I Hung My Head”, “You Will Be My Ain True Love”, “Roxanne”, “When We Dance” & “The End of the Game”, solo percussion on “I Burn for You”)
  • Joe Bonadio (percussion on “Next to You”, “Englishman in New York”, “I Burn for You”, “We Work the Black Seam”, “She’s Too Good for Me” & “The Pirate’s Bride”)
  • Ben Wittman (loop programming on “I Burn for You”)
  • Aaron Heick (clarinet solo on “Englishman in New York”)
  • Anthony Pleeth (solo cello on “Roxanne”)
  • Shelley Woodworth (solo oboe on “The Pirate’s Bride”)
  • Barbara Allen (harp on “The Pirate’s Bride”)
  • Jeff Kievit (lead trumpet on “We Work the Black Seam”)
  • Jim Hynes, James Delagarza, Dylan Schwab (trumpets on “We Work the Black Seam”)
  • Larry DiBello, Chad Yarborough, David Peel, Theo Primus (horns on “We Work the Black Seam”)
  • Birch Johnson, Dick Clark (trombones on “We Work the Black Seam”)
  • Jeff Nelson (bass trombone on “We Work the Black Seam”)
  • Marcus Rojas (tuba on “We Work the Black Seam”)
  • Sting, Rob Mathes, Chris Botti, Ed Cherner, Tracy Bufferd, Kathryn Schenker (rabble rousers on “She’s Too Good for Me”)

All arrangements by Rob Mathes except:

“I Hung My Head” arranged by David Hartley

“You Will Be My Ain True Love” & “When We Dance” arranged by Steven Mercurio

Charts [link]

Chart (2010) Peak
position		 Certification
status
Australian Albums Chart[10] 24
European Top 100 Albums[11] 30
German Albums Chart[12] 7
Hungarian Albums Chart[13] 5 Platinum[14]
Italian Albums Chart[15] 4
Polish Albums Chart[16] 1 3× Platinum
UK Albums Chart[17] 30
U.S. Billboard 200[18] 6

Symphonicity Tour [link]

Date City Country Venue
North America
2 June 2010 Vancouver Canada The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
4 June 2010 Portland United States Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
5 June 2010
6 June 2010 Auburn White River Amphitheatre
9 June 2010 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10 June 2010
12 June 2010 Concord Sleep Train Pavilion
13 June 2010 Chula Vista Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
15 June 2010 Hollywood Hollywood Bowl
16 June 2010 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
18 June 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada MGM Grand Hotel
21 June 2010 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center
23 June 2010 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
25 June 2010 Woodlands Woodlands Pavilion
26 June 2010 New Orleans UNO Lakefront Arena
28 June 2010 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheatre Live Nation
29 June 2010
2 July 2010 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheater
3 July 2010 Tampa 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
6 July 2010 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
7 July 2010 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
9 July 2010 Atlantic City Borgata
10 July 2010 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
11 July 2010 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
13 July 2010 New York The Metropolitan Opera
14 July 2010
16 July 2010 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theater
17 July 2010 Chicago Ravinia Festival
18 July 2010
20 July 2010 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
21 July 2010 London Canada John Labatt Centre
22 July 2010
23 July 2010 Toronto Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
24 July 2010 Montreal Bell Centre
25 July 2010 Ottawa Scotiabank Place
27 July 2010 Wantagh United States Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
29 July 2010 Mansfield Comcast Center
30 July 2010 Bethel Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
31 July 2010 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Europe
3 September 2010 Oslo Norway Oslo Konserthus
5 September 2010 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Theatre
6 September 2010
8 September 2010 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
10 September 2010 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
11 September 2010 Tallinn Estonia Saku Suurhall
13 September 2010 Saint Petersburg Russia Ice Palace
15 September 2010 Moscow Crocus City Hall
17 September 2010 Vilnius Lithuania Siemens Arena
18 September 2010 Minsk Belarus Minsk Arena
20 September 2010 Poznań Poland Stadion Miejski
21 September 2010 Berlin Germany O2 World
22 September 2010 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
24 September 2010 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
26 September 2010 Geneva Switzerland Geneva Arena
28 September 2010 Zürich Hallenstadion
30 September 2010 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
1 October 2010 London United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall
2 October 2010
4 October 2010 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
5 October 2010 Gateshead The Sage Gateshead
7 October 2010 Dublin Ireland The O2
9 October 2010 Edinburgh United Kingdom Edinburgh Playhouse
11 October 2010 Nantes France Le Zénith
13 October 2010 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
15 October 2010 Arnhem Netherlands Gelredome
16 October 2010
19 October 2010 Hamburg Germany O2 World
20 October 2010 Frankfurt Festhalle
23 October 2010 Stuttgart Schleyer-Halle
25 October 2010 Florence Italy Teatro Verdi
27 October 2010 Bilbao Spain Bizkaia Arena-BEC
29 October 2010 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
30 October 2010 Madrid Palacio de Deportes
2 November 2010 Milan Italy Teatro Arcimboldi
3 November 2010 Turin PalaOlimpico
5 November 2010 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
6 November 2010 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena
8 November 2010 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb
10 November 2010 Rome Italy Santa Cecilia
Asia Pacific
11 January 2011 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Arena
13 January 2011 Osaka Japan Chuo Gymnasium
14 January 2011 Nagoya Aichi Gymnasium
17 January 2011 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
18 January 2011
19 January 2011
22 January 2011 Perth Australia Sandalford Estate, Swan Valley
26 January 2011 Adelaide Barossa Arts and Convention Centre
28 January 2011 Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl
31 January 2011 Sydney Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
1 February 2011
3 February 2011 Sydney Opera House Forecourt
4 February 2011
5 February 2011 Hunter Valley Hope Estate Winery
7 February 2011 Brisbane Brisbane River Stage
10 February 2011 Christchurch New Zealand CBS Canterbury Arena
12 February 2011 Napier Mission Estate Winery
Latin America
23 February 2011 Lima Peru Estadio Monumental
25 February 2011 Viña del Mar Chile Viña del Mar Song Festival
North America
28 April 2011 New York, NY United States Apollo Theater
Europe
6 June 2011 Bucharest Romania Piata Constitutiei
7 June 2011 Sofia Bulgaria Gerogi Asparuhov Stadium
8 June 2011 Belgrade Serbia Belgrade Arena
10 June 2011 Ljubljana Slovenia Arena Stožice
11 June 2011 Graz Austria Schwarlz Freizeitzentrum
13 June 2011 Moscow Russia Olympic Stadium
16 June 2011 Saint Petersburg Palace Square
18 June 2011 Gdansk Poland Ergo Arena
20 June 2011 Aalborg Denmark Aalborg Hallen
22 June 2011 Monchengladbach Germany Warsteiner HockeyPark
23 June 2011 Leipzig Leipzig Arena
25 June 2011 Salem Schloss Salem
27 June 2011 Vilnius Lithuania Vingio Parkas
29 June 2011 Bratislava Slovakia Zimny Stadion Ondreja Nepelu
30 June 2011 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena
2 July 2011 Kazan Russia Tatneft Arena
7 July 2011 Kiev Ukraine Palace of Sports
9 July 2011 Locarno Switzerland Moon & Stars Festival
11 July 2011 Montreux Montreux Jazz Festival
13 July 2011 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain Estadio de Gran Canaria
15 July 2011 Granada Spain Plaza de Toros
18 July 2011 Mannheim Germany SAP Arena
19 July 2011 Munich Olympiahalle
21 July 2011 Lyon France Nuits de Fourvière
22 July 2011 Saint-Malô-du-Bois Poupet Festival
23 July 2011 Nimes Nimes Festival
25 July 2011 Monaco Monaco Monte Carlo Sporting Club Summer Festival
27 July 2011 Palermo Italy Complesso Monumentale Castello a Mare
29 July 2011 Venice Piazza San Marco
30 July 2011 Rome Cavea Auditorium Parco della Musica
31 July 2011 Brescia Piazza Della Loggia

References [link]

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    Symphonicities

    by: Sting

    Though I've tried before to tell her
    Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
    Every time that I come near her
    I just lose my nerve
    As I've done from the start
    Every little thing she does is magic
    Everything she do just turns me on
    Even though my life before was tragic
    Now I know my love for her goes on
    Do I have to tell the story
    Of a thousand rainy days since we first met
    It's a big enough umbrella
    But it's always me that ends up getting wet
    Every little thing she does is magic
    Everything she do just turns me on
    Even though my life before was tragic
    Now I know my love for her goes on
    I resolve to call her up a thousand times a day
    And ask her if she'll marry me in some old fashioned way
    But my silent fears have gripped me
    Long before I reach the phone
    Long before my tongue has tripped me
    Must I always be alone?
    Every little thing she does is magic
    Everything she do just turns me on
    Even though my life before was tragic
    Now I know my love for her goes on




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