Sting Releases "I Can't Stop Thinking About You", from His Forthcoming "57th & 9th" Album - LISTEN

Sting has released his first single from his upcoming solo album, his twelfth,  57th & 9th.  The tune is “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You”, listen to the studio version of the song above, and watch the former Police member at work.

Since releasing his most recent “traditional” studio album, 2003’s Sacred Love, Sting's experimented with lutes (2006’s Songs From the Labyrinth), Christmas music (2009’s If on a Winter’s Night … ), orchestrally reworked some of his catalog songs (2010’s Synchronicities) and wrote, and starred in, his own Broadway show (captured in an OCR version via 2013’s The Last Ship.)

57th & 9th producer Martin Kierszenbaum said the new album recalls the more stripped-down approach of the Police, teasing fans; “I don’t think he’s rocked like this since [1983’s] Synchronicity.”  Sting seems to disagree,  and dismissed the Police’s 2007-08 reunion tour as “an exercise in nostalgia” and declaring that his focus on this album was to see what developed spontaneously in the studio with a group featuring Dominic Miller and Vinnie Colaiuta, both longtime members of his touring band.

Earlier this summer, Sting participated in the very collaborative and well received Rock Paper Scissors tour with Peter Gabriel. There are currently no plans for any tour in support of 57th & 9th, which streets on November 11.

Track Listing 1. I Can’t Stop Thinking About You
2. 50,000
3. Down, Down, Down
4. One Fine Day
5. Pretty Young Soldier
6. Petrol Head
7. Heading South On The Great North Road
8. If You Can’t Love Me
9. Inshallah
10. The Empty Chair
11. I Can’t Stop Thinking About You (L.A. Version) [Deluxe Edition Bonus Track]
12. Inshallah (Berlin Sessions Version) [Deluxe Edition Bonus Track]
13. Next To You with The Last Bandoleros (Live at Rockwood Music Hall) [Deluxe Edition Bonus Track]

Sting Reveals His "57th & 9th" Album Plans

A&M/Interscope Records has announced the release of Sting’s new album, 57th & 9th, his first rock/pop project in over a decade, on November 11. 

Now available for pre-order, 57th & 9th represents a wide range of Sting’s musical and songwriting styles, from the ferocious, Road Warrior-style imagery of “Petrol Head,” to the anthemic, “50,000” and the raucous, guitar-driven first single, “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You.” The album was recorded with Sting’s long-time collaborators Dominic Miller (guitar) and Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) and includes contributions from drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, Guns n’ Roses), guitarist Lyle Workman and the San Antonio-based Tex-Mex band The Last Bandoleros. Riding a wave of inspiration, 57th & 9th came together impulsively, with sessions completed in just a few weeks.

“It happened very quickly, very spontaneously,” the ex-Police-,man says. “My idea always is to surprise myself and the people I'm working with—and, hopefully, the listeners.”

Earlier today, he debuted “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You” with a world premiere performance on the Kevin & Bean show at KROQ, LA’s premiere alternative rock station.

"Can't Stand Losing You:Surviving the Police" Arrives on DVD/Blu-ray

Based on the acclaimed memoir by renowned guitarist Andy Summers, Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police follows Summers' journey from his early days in the psychedelic ‘60s music scene, when he played with The Animals, to chance encounters with drummer Stewart Copeland and bassist Sting, which led to the formation of a punk trio, The Police.

 

During the band’s phenomenal rise and its dissolution at the height of their popularity in the early '80s, Summers captured history with his candid photographs. Utilizing rare archival footage and insights from the guitarist’s side of the stage, Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police is a rock documentary that brings together past and present as the band members reunite, thirty years later, for a massive world tour.  Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police hit theaters this past March and will arrive on DVD/BD via Cinema Libre on 7/14/15.