Greatest Hits (The Police album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by The Police
Released	September 1992
Recorded	1978–1983
Genre	Rock, new wave, post-punk, reggae rock
Length	67:48
Label	A&M
The Police chronology
Every Breath You Take: The Singles (1986) Greatest Hits (1992) Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings (1993)

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Greatest Hits is a compilation album of songs by The Police, released in 1992. It reached number 10 on the UK Album Charts.

Track listing

All songs written by Sting.

1. "Roxanne" (1978) – 3:13 from Outlandos d'Amour
2. "Can't Stand Losing You" (1978) – 2:48 from Outlandos d'Amour
3. "So Lonely" (1978) – 4:48 from Outlandos d'Amour
4. "Message in a Bottle" (1979) – 4:49 from Reggatta de Blanc
5. "Walking on the Moon" (1979) – 5:02 from Reggatta de Blanc
6. "The Bed's Too Big Without You" (1979) – 4:24 from Reggatta de Blanc
7. "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (1980) – 4:02 from Zenyatta Mondatta
8. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" (1980) – 4:08 from Zenyatta Mondatta
9. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (1981) – 4:20 from Ghost in the Machine
10. "Invisible Sun" (1981) – 3:43 from Ghost in the Machine
11. "Spirits in the Material World" (1981) – 2:58 from Ghost in the Machine
12. "Synchronicity II" (1983) – 5:00 from Synchronicity
13. "Every Breath You Take" (1983) – 4:12 from Synchronicity
14. "King of Pain" (1983) – 4:57 from Synchronicity
15. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" (1983) – 5:14 from Synchronicity
16. "Tea in the Sahara" (1983) – 4:11 from Synchronicity

An alternative release (dark blue sleeve cover instead of white) features the 1986 re-recording of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" instead of the original album version.

Personnel

• Sting – lead and backing vocals, bass, keyboards, harmonica on "So Lonely", saxophone on "Spirits in the Material World", oboe on "Tea in the Sahara"
• Andy Summers – electric guitar, keyboards
• Stewart Copeland – drums, miscellaneous percussion, keyboards
• Jean Roussel – piano on "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"

References

1. Prato, Greg. Greatest Hits (The Police album) at AllMusic