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Release Date: 2009-13Label: A&M Records
Comes with OBI and additional 16-page booklet with liner notes in Japanese, and lyrics in Japanese and English.Only place to find the: Perfect Love Gone Wrong (Lisa m-flo Mix) remix.
Original tracks recorded at Il Palagio, Italy and Mega Studios, Paris
Overdubs recorded at Right Track and Avatar, New York
Strings recorded at Air Studios and Lyndhurst Hall, London
Original tracks mixed at Mega Studios, Paris
Recorded and mixed by Simon Osborne
New York overdub recording engineer: Neil Dorfsman
String session recording engineer: Geoff Foster
Assistant engineers at Mega: Etienne Colin, Nico Duport, Stephane Levy-B and Aya Takemura
Assistant engineers at Right Track: Andrew Fellus and Brian Garten
Assistant engineers at Il Palagio: Ben Kape and Hopps
Assistant engineer at Air Studios: Ricky
Original tracks produced by Sting and Kipper
Original tracks co-produced by Simon Osborne
Production coordination: Joe Maddern and Clark Pardee
Tracks 1,6 and 9 remix and additional production by Victor Calderone
Track 2 remixed by Cornelius at Shortlist Analogue
Tracks 3 and 8 additional production and mix by Tin Tin Out at Sam West, London England
Track 4 mix translation and additional production by Bill Laswell at Orange Sound Studios, West Orange, New Jersey
Track 5 remix and additional production by Bag and Arnthor
Track 7 rap produced by Verbal
Additional engineering (remix) on tracks 1,6 and 9 by Mac Quayle
Engineer on track 2 (remix): Toru Takayama
Engineer on track 4 (remix): Bob Musso
Mastered by Dave Collins at Electric Mayhem Mastering Studios, Hollywood, California
Mastering engineer: Chris Blair
Track 4 remix mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtle Tone Studio, NYC
Track 5 remix mastered by Aaron Chakraverty at 777 Productions
Sting: vocals, bass, guitar; Kipper: drum programming (except 4), keyboards; Moulay Ahmed (1,6,9): string player; Kouider Berkan (1,6,9): string player; Salem Bnouni (1,6,9): string player; Farhat Bouallagui (1,6,9): string arranger, conductor, leader; Sameh Catala (1,6,9): string player; Mino Cinelu (1,6,9): percussion; Dave Hartley: sitar (1,6,9), string arranger (4), conductor (4); Manu Katche (1,4,6,9): drums; Cheb Mami (1,6,9): vocal; Dominic Miller: guitars; Ettamri Mustapha (1,3,6,8,9): darbouka; Don Blackman (2,5): Hammond; Stevie Wonder (2,5): harmonica; Tawatha Agee (2,3,5,7,8): backing vocal; Dennis Collins (2,3,5,7,8): backing vocal; Janice Pendarvis (2,3,5,7,8): backing vocal; Althea Rodgers (2,3,5,7,8): backing vocal; Marlon Saunders (2,3,5,7,8): backing vocal; Vaneese Thomas (2,3,5,7,8): backing vocal; Darryl Tookes (2,3,5,7,8): backing vocal; Ken Williams (2,3,5,7,8): backing vocal; Vinny Colaiuta (2,3,5,8): drums; Keigo Oyamada (2): instruments (remix); Toyoaki Mishima (2): protools (remix); Preston Heyman (3,8): percussion (remix); Mark Johns (3,8): guitar (remix); Gavyn Wright (4): string leader; Graham Haynes (4): flugelhorn (remix); Karsh Kale (4): drums and tabla (remix); Bill Laswell (4): bass (remix); Mats Berntoft (5): guitars (remix); Goran Kajfes (5): horns (remix); Per "Rusktrask" Johansson (5): horns (remix); Chris Botti (7): trumpet; Ste (7): rap; Jason Robello (7): pinao, vibes, clav; Lisa (7): rap (remix).
Orchestral contractor in London: Isobel Griffiths
Vocal contractor in New York: Jessica Pendarvis
2000 - A & M (Japan), POCM-1300 (CD)