Sacred Love

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Sacred Love
Studio album by Sting
Released	September 10, 2003
Recorded	????
Genre	Pop
Length	57:38
Label	A&M
Producer(s)	Sting, Kipper
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Sting chronology
...All This Time (2001)	Sacred Love (2003)	Songs from the Labyrinth (2006)

Sacred Love is the seventh studio album by Sting. The album was released as a compact disc on October 13, 2003. This original studio album featured racier beats and experiments collaborating with hip-hop artist Mary J. Blige and sitar player Anoushka Shankar. Some songs like Inside and Dead Man's Rope were well received; and Sting had experimented with new sounds, in particular his more "rocky" song This War. Many of his long following fans felt he was past his best, having changed from some of his older fusion style music. However, where he has lost those fans, he has gained some in the younger audiences, so it would probably considered a wiser move by many. Interestingly, Sting adapted the first quatrain of William Blake's 'Auguries of Innocence' for the first four sung lines of 'Send Your Love'.

The music also bears huge relevance to Sting's autobiography Broken Music.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Extra tracks 3 Musicians 4 Charts 5 Awards

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Sting

1. "Inside" – 4:46
2. "Send Your Love" – 4:38
3. "Whenever I Say Your Name" (featuring Mary J. Blige) – 5:25
4. "Dead Man's Rope" – 5:43
5. "Never Coming Home" – 4:58
6. "Like a Beautiful Smile" or "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" (depending on the edition) – 3:56
7. "Let's Forget About the Future" – 5:12
8. "This War" – 5:29
9. "The Book of My Life" – 6:15
10. "Sacred Love" – 5:43

[edit] Extra tracks

There have been multiple editions of this album. Some of them, such as the Japanese edition, feature various extra songs/remixes. Although the tracklist on the official Sting website includes a remix of Send Your Love and a live version of Shape Of My Heart, these are not always available.

Depending on the edition, the following bonus tracks may be included:

• Send Your Love (Dave Audé Remix) - 3:15
• Shape Of My Heart (Live) - 2:18
• Like A Beautiful Smile (with Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) as the sixth track)
• Moon Over Bourbon Street [Cornelius Mix]
• (Other remixes?)

[edit] Musicians

• Sting: Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, Turkish clarinet
• Kipper: Keyboards, programming, vocals
• Dominic Miller: Guitars (Courtesy of BBC Music)
• Jason Rebello: Piano, Rhodes
• Manu Katché: Drums
• Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums
• Mary J. Blige: Lead Vocal on "Whenever I Say Your Name" (Courtesy of Geffen Records)
• Vicente Amigo: Flamenco Guitar on "Send Your Love" (Courtesy of BMG Music Spain)
• Anoushka Shankar: Sitar on "The Book of My Life" (Courtesy of Angel Records)
• Rhani Krija: Percussion
• Jeff Young: Hammond (Courtesy of Malibu Sound)
• Chris Botti: Trumpet (Courtesy of Columbia Records)
• Clark Gayton: Trombone
• Christian McBride: Double Bass (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records)
• Dave Hartley: Piano & Choir Arrangements
• Joy Rose: Featured & Backing Vocals
• Donna Gardier: Backing Vocals
• Katreese Barnes: Backing Vocals
• Ada Dyer: Backing Vocals
• Aref Durvesh: Tablas
• Jacqueline Thomas: Cello
• Levon Minassian: Darduk
• Valerie Denys: Castanets
• Bahija Rhapl: Ethnic Vocals
• Choeur de Radio France (Associate Chorus Master Philip White): Vocals

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Top Canadian Albums	3
2004	The Billboard 200	3
2004	Top Internet Albums	42

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
2003	"Whenever I Say Your Name"	Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals