Sacred Love

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Sacred Love
Sacred Love cover
Studio album by Sting
Released September 10, 2003
Recorded 2002-03
Genre Rock, Pop Rock, Electronic Music, Pop
Length 57:38
Label A&M
Producer Sting, Kipper
Professional reviews
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[citation needed], having changed from some of his older fusion style music.

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

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Sting

  1. "Inside" – 4:46
  2. "Send Your Love" (featuring Vicente Amigo) – 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. "Forget About the Future" – 5:12
  8. "This War" – 5:29
  9. "The Book of My Life" (featuring Anoushka Shankar) – 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

[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