The Police - Reggatta De Blanc (1979) [2014 SACD]
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BAND/ARTIST: The Police
- Title: Reggatta De Blanc
- Year Of Release: 1979 [2014]
- Label: A&M / Universal [UIGY-9538]
- Genre: Alternative Rock, New Wave
- Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) | DSD64 (*tracks) | FLAC (24bit/88,2 kHz)
- Total Time: 00:41:54
- Total Size: 1,7 GB / 1,1 GB / 1,0 GB (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Reggatta de Blanc is the second album by The Police, released in 1979. “Message in a Bottle”, a Sting-penned song about alienation, opens the album. It is followed by the mostly instrumental “Reggatta de Blanc” (the title being a pseudo-French translation referring to the album’s style of “white reggae”), one of the few songs written by all members of the Police. The instrumental piece came from the long instrumental break in the live performance of “Can’t Stand Losing You” and earned the band the 1981 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. “It’s Alright For You” is a driving punk-ish song featuring strong guitar and drum parts. The next three tracks, “Bring on the Night” (about the execution of Gary Gilmore), “Deathwish”, and “Walking on the Moon” all have a strong reggae feel to them. “On Any Other Day” features a rare lead vocal from Stewart Copeland, and is a humorous take on a middle-aged man having a horrible birthday. “The Bed’s Too Big Without You” (later covered by reggae singer Sheila Hylton in 1981, which became a UK chart hit), “Contact” and “Does Everyone Stare” are three songs dealing with the connection, or lack thereof, between two individuals. The hectic “No Time This Time”, originally featured as the B side of the previous year’s “So Lonely” single, closes the album.
The album took only a few weeks (spaced over several months) to record, but unlike its successor Zenyatta Mondatta, there was no pressure on the band. As Stewart Copeland describes it, “We just went into the studio and said, ‘Right, who’s got the first song?’ We hadn’t even rehearsed them before we went in.”
The album continued to build on the success of the band’s previous record, Outlandos D’Amour, hitting #1 on the UK and Australian album charts upon its release in October 1979. “Message in a Bottle” and “Walking on the Moon” were released as singles and both reached #1 in Great Britain. In 2003, the album was ranked number 369 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
By 1979′s Reggatta de Blanc (translation: White Reggae), nonstop touring had sharpened the Police’s original blend of reggae-rock to perfection, resulting in breakthrough success. Containing a pair of massive hit singles — the inspirational anthem “Message in a Bottle” and the spacious “Walking on the Moon” — the album also signaled a change in the band’s sound. Whereas their debut got its point across with raw, energetic performances, Reggatta de Blanc was much more polished production-wise and fully developed from a songwriting standpoint. While vigorous rockers did crop up from time to time (“It’s Alright for You,” “Deathwish,” “No Time This Time,” and the Grammy-winning instrumental title track), the material was overall much more sedate than the debut — “Bring on the Night,” “The Bed’s Too Big Without You,” and “Does Everyone Stare.” Also included was Stewart Copeland’s one and only lead vocal appearance on a Police album, the witty “On Any Other Day,” as well as one of the band’s most eerie tracks, “Contact.” With Reggatta de Blanc, many picked Sting and company to be the superstar band of the ’80s, and the Police would prove them correct on the band’s next release.
Tracks:
01. Message in a Bottle 04:52
02. Reggatta de Blanc 03:07
03. It's Alright for You 03:14
04. Bring on the Night 04:17
05. Deathwish 04:14
06. Walking on the Moon 05:03
07. On Any Other Day 02:58
08. Bed's Too Big Without You 04:27
09. Contact 02:37
10. Does Everyone Stare 03:47
11. No Time This Time 03:19
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The album took only a few weeks (spaced over several months) to record, but unlike its successor Zenyatta Mondatta, there was no pressure on the band. As Stewart Copeland describes it, “We just went into the studio and said, ‘Right, who’s got the first song?’ We hadn’t even rehearsed them before we went in.”
The album continued to build on the success of the band’s previous record, Outlandos D’Amour, hitting #1 on the UK and Australian album charts upon its release in October 1979. “Message in a Bottle” and “Walking on the Moon” were released as singles and both reached #1 in Great Britain. In 2003, the album was ranked number 369 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
By 1979′s Reggatta de Blanc (translation: White Reggae), nonstop touring had sharpened the Police’s original blend of reggae-rock to perfection, resulting in breakthrough success. Containing a pair of massive hit singles — the inspirational anthem “Message in a Bottle” and the spacious “Walking on the Moon” — the album also signaled a change in the band’s sound. Whereas their debut got its point across with raw, energetic performances, Reggatta de Blanc was much more polished production-wise and fully developed from a songwriting standpoint. While vigorous rockers did crop up from time to time (“It’s Alright for You,” “Deathwish,” “No Time This Time,” and the Grammy-winning instrumental title track), the material was overall much more sedate than the debut — “Bring on the Night,” “The Bed’s Too Big Without You,” and “Does Everyone Stare.” Also included was Stewart Copeland’s one and only lead vocal appearance on a Police album, the witty “On Any Other Day,” as well as one of the band’s most eerie tracks, “Contact.” With Reggatta de Blanc, many picked Sting and company to be the superstar band of the ’80s, and the Police would prove them correct on the band’s next release.
Tracks:
01. Message in a Bottle 04:52
02. Reggatta de Blanc 03:07
03. It's Alright for You 03:14
04. Bring on the Night 04:17
05. Deathwish 04:14
06. Walking on the Moon 05:03
07. On Any Other Day 02:58
08. Bed's Too Big Without You 04:27
09. Contact 02:37
10. Does Everyone Stare 03:47
11. No Time This Time 03:19
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