The Police was an English new wave band strongly influenced by reggae, jazz and punk rock. Originally formed in 1977 in London by Stewart Copeland (drums), Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting (bass and lead vocals), and Henry Padovani (guitar). Andy Summers later joined the group, and after a very short stint as a quartet, Padovani left the band. The Police became one of the most popular bands in the late 70s/80s. The Police are notable as one of the first mainstream white pop groups to adopt reggae as a predominant musical form and to score major international hits with reggae-styled material. Although reggae was already very popular in the United Kingdom (due to the large number of Caribbean immigrants) the style was little known in the United States or other countries, and prior to the emergence of the Police only a handful of reggae songs had enjoyed any significant chart success. Tension grew between the band members, because unlike most other bands, they did not share songwriting credits. They released their last album, Synchronicity, in 1983, selling over 8 million copies. Synchronicity is critically regarded as their best album, with hits su
1 | Does Everyone Stare | Reggatta De Blanc |
2 | Masoko Tanga | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings [Disc 1] |
3 | When The World Is Running Down | Zenyatta Mondatta |
4 | Invisible Sun | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings [Disc 3] |
5 | Miss Gradenko | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings [Disc 4] |
6 | The Other Way Of Stopping | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings [Disc 2] |
7 | Canary In A Coalmine | Zenyatta Mondatta |
8 | Don't Stand So Close To Me | Zenyatta Mondatta |
9 | Message In A Bottle | Reggatta De Blanc |
10 | Mother | Synchronicity |
11 | Murder By Numbers | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings [Disc 4] |
12 | O My God (Live) | The Police - Synchronicity Concert |
13 | So Lonely | Outlandos d'Amour |
14 | Synchronicity II | Synchronicity |
15 | De Do Do Do De Da Da Da | The Police: Greatest Hits |
16 | Peanuts | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings [Disc 1] |
17 | Hole In My LIfe | Outlandos d'Amour |
18 | Friends | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings [Disc 2] |
19 | One World (Not Three) | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings [Disc 3] |
20 | Walking In Your Footsteps | Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings [Disc 4] |