Mercury Falling

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Mercury Falling
Studio album by Sting
Released	March 1996
Genre	Rock
Length	48:08
Label	A&M
Producer(s)	Hugh Padgham, Sting
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com: (link)
Sting chronology
Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)	Mercury Falling (1996)	Brand New Day (1999)

Mercury Falling is the sixth studio album released by Sting. The album was marked by its tight studio production and heavy use of synthesizer tracks. This release was considered by many fans to signal the beginning of Sting's transition from heavier jazz-inspired rock to the adult contemporary genre.

The track Twenty Five to Midnight is not available on every release of the album. It is listed in the official Sting.com discography tracklist, but it excluded from the USA and Canada releases.

The album begins and ends with the words "mercury falling".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Singles 4 References

[edit] Track listing

1. The Hounds of Winter – 5:27
2. I Hung My Head – 4:40
3. Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot – 6:41
4. I Was Brought to My Senses – 5:48
5. You Still Touch Me – 3:46
6. I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying – 3:56
7. All Four Seasons – 4:28
8. Twenty Five to Midnight – 4:09 (Excluded from original Canada/US releases)[1]
9. La Belle Dame Sans Regrets – 5:17
10. Valparaiso – 5:27
11. Lithium Sunset – 2:38

[edit] Personnel

• Sting – vocals, bass guitar
• Dominic Miller – guitars
• Branford Marsalis – saxophone
• Andrew Love – saxophone
• Gerry Richardson – Hammond organ
• Tony Walters – vocals
• Lance Ellington – vocals
• Shirley Lewis – vocals
• East London Gospel Choir – vocals
• Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian pipes, background vocals
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
• B.J. Cole – pedal steel
• Wayne Jackson – trumpet
• Kenny Kirkland – keyboards

[edit] Singles

• "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" (1996) #15 UK, #86 U.S.
• "You Still Touch Me" (1996) #27 UK, #60 U.S.
• "I Was Brought to My Senses" (1996) #31 UK
• "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (1996) #94 U.S.

[edit] References

• Stingoop.com Mercury Falling Release Details