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The Police
Live!
Release Date: 1995 06 13
Label: A&M
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1995 finally saw the release of the Police's long-rumored first official live album, the two-CD Live!. The first CD was recorded back in 1979 in Boston, for an FM broadcast during the tour for their second album, Reggatta de Blanc, while the second disc is from their final tour in 1983 during a tour stop in Atlanta. While the first disc is excellent -- it captures the Police at their most frantic and energetic -- the second disc is pretty darn uninspired (Sting's vocals in particular), as evidenced by the unnecessary and annoying backup singers that are detected throughout. Highlights abound on disc one, including early faves like "Next to You," "So Lonely," "Bring on the Night," "The Bed's Too Big Without You," "Roxanne," "Walking on the Moon," and "Can't Stand Losing You." And while disc two contains a few standouts ("Tea in the Sahara," "Every Breath You Take"), those dastardly backup singers make most of the songs sound like blah lounge versions ("King of Pain," "Synchronicity I," "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"). Still, the first disc of Live! makes it a recommended purchase to the serious Police fan. Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Next to You	Sting [1]	2:57
2	So Lonely	Sting [1]	7:32
3	Truth Hits Everybody	Sting [1]	2:34
4	Walking on the Moon	Sting [1]	4:59
5	Hole in My Life	Sting [1]	4:08
6	Fall Out	Copeland	2:46
7	Bring on the Night	Sting [1]	5:16
8	Message in a Bottle	Sting [1]	4:27
9	Bed's Too Big Without You	Sting [1]	8:53
10	Peanuts	Copeland, Sting [1]	3:07
11	Roxanne	Sting [1]	4:42
12	Can't Stand Losing You	Sting [1]	7:54
13	Landlord	Copeland, Sting [1]	2:27
14	Born in the 50's	Sting [1]	4:18
15	Be My Girl/Sally	Sting [1], Summers	4:51
16	Synchronicity I	Sting [1]	2:52
17	Synchronicity II	Sting [1]	4:44
18	Walking in Your Footsteps	Sting [1]	4:54
19	Message in a Bottle	Sting [1]	4:35
20	O My God	Sting [1]	3:36
21	De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	Sting [1]	4:32
22	Wrapped Around Your Finger	Sting [1]	5:21
23	Tea in the Sahara	Sting [1]	4:52
24	Spirits in the Material World	Sting [1]	2:57
25	King of Pain	Sting [1]	5:53
26	Don't Stand So Close to Me	Sting [1]	3:46
27	Every Breath You Take	Sting [1]	4:37
28	Roxanne	Sting [1]	6:10
29	Can't Stand Losing You	Sting [1]	6:48
30	So Lonely	Sting [1]	7:26