Sacred Love

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B− ^[4]
Mojo	^[2]
PopMatters	^[5]
Q	^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[6]

Sacred Love is the seventh studio album by Sting. The album was released on 29 September 2003. The album featured smoother, R&B-style 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 the more rock-influenced "This War".

Sting adapted the first quatrain of William Blake's Auguries of Innocence for the first four sung lines of "Send Your Love".

Sting's collaboration with Blige, "Whenever I Say Your Name", won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004.

Track listing

All songs written by Sting.

"Inside" – 4:46
"Send Your Love" (featuring Vicente Amigo) – 4:38
"Whenever I Say Your Name" (featuring Mary J. Blige) – 5:25
"Dead Man's Rope" – 5:43
"Never Coming Home" – 4:58
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" – 3:56
"Forget About the Future" – 5:12
"This War" – 5:29
"The Book of My Life" (featuring Anoushka Shankar) – 6:15
"Sacred Love" – 5:43

Bonus tracks

There have been multiple editions of this album. Some of them, such as the Japanese edition, feature various extra songs and 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" – 4:46
"Moon over Bourbon Street (Cornelius Mix)"

Remix tracks

"Send Your Love (radio Edit)" – 3:38
"Send Your Love (Calderone & Quayle radio mix)" also called "(Victor Calderone & Mac Quayle's Radio Mix)" – 4:05
"Send Your Love (Calderone & Quayle radio dub mix)" also called "(Victor Calderone & Mac Quayle's Dub Mix)" – 7:34
"Send Your Love (Calderone + Quayle future mix)" also called "(Victor Calderone & Mac Quayle's Future Mix)" – 9:50
"Send Your Love (Dave Aude remix - vocal edit)" – 3:17
"Send Your Love (Dave Aude's Extended Vocal Mix)" – 6:34
"Send Your Love (Minge Binge electric mix)" – 7:34
"Send Your Love (Dave Aude' Massive Dub)" – 8:12
"Send Your Love (Minge Binge Sex & Music Dub)" – 6:32
"Send Your Love (Josh Wink Deeper Vocal Interpretation)" – 9:01
"Send Your Love (Josh Wink Minimal Interpretation)" – 8:44
"Whenever I Say Your Name (radio edit)" – 3:41
"Whenever I Say Your Name (radio edit 1)" – 4:02
"Whenever I Say Your Name (will.i.am remix featuring Black Eyed Peas)" – 4:02
"Whenever I Say Your Name (Salaam's Groove Mix)"
"Whenever I Say Your Name (Billy Mann mix)"
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Radio Version)" – 3:40
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (remix featuring will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas)" – 4:05
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (B. Recluse Remix featuring Twista)" – 3:03
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (B. Recluse mix instrumental)"
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Dave Aude's Extended Vocal Mix)" – 7:26
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Dave Aude's Vocal Edit)" – 4:05
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Richard "Humpty" Vission Big Floor Funk Mix)" – 6:28
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Dave Aude's Funk Dub Mix)" – 7:29
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Dave Aude's Haunting Dub Mix)" – 8:40
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (Richard "Humpty" Vission Acidic Groove Mix)" – 6:13
"Moon over Bourbon Street (Cornelius mix instrumental)"

Personnel

Sting – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Kipper – keyboards, programming
Dominic Miller – guitars
Mark Egan – bass
Jason Rebello – piano, Rhodes
Manu Katché – drums
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Keith Carlock – drums
Mary J. Blige – lead vocals on "Whenever I Say Your Name"
Vicente Amigo – Flamenco guitar on "Send Your Love"
Anoushka Shankar – sitar on "The Book of My Life"
Rhani Krija – percussion
Jeff Young – Hammond organ
Chris Botti – trumpet
Clark Gayton – trombone
Christian McBride – double bass
Dave Hartley – piano and choir arrangements
Joy Rose – featured and backing vocals
Donna Gardier – backing vocals
Katreese Barnes – backing vocals
Ada Dyer – backing vocals
Aref Durvesh – tabla
Jacqueline Thomas – cello
Levon Minassian – duduk
Valerie Denys – castanets
Bahija Rhapl – ethnic vocals
Choeur de Radio France (Associate Chorus Master Philip White) – vocals
Rodolphe Plisson – assistant engineer
Dimitri Kurtz – assistant engineer

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^{[ 1]}	13
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^{[ 1]}	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^{[ 1]}	6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^{[ 1]}	6
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[7]	3
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^{[ 1]}	1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^{[ 1]}	3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^{[ 1]}	8
French Albums (SNEP)^{[ 1]}	5
German Albums (Media Control)^{[ 1]}	2
Irish Albums (IRMA)^{[ 1]}	8
Italian Albums (FIMI)^{[ 1]}	1
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)^{[ 1]}	13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^{[ 1]}	3
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^{[ 1]}	1
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^{[ 1]}	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^{[ 1]}	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^{[ 1]}	1
UK Albums (OCC)^{[ 1]}	3

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)^[9]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[10]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[11]	Gold	150,000^{^}
Hungary (Mahasz)^[12]	Gold	10,000^x
Russia (NFPF)^[13]	Platinum	20,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[14]	Platinum	40,000^x
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[17]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

↑ "Sting - Sacred Love(Album)". swedishcharts. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Critic reviews for Sacred Love". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sacred Love – Sting: Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ Sinclair, Tom (3 October 2003). "Music Review: Sacred Love (2003) – Sting". Entertainment Weekly (731). ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ MacNeil, Jason (10 December 2003). "Sting: Sacred Love". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
↑ Wild, David (24 September 2003). "Sacred Love". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ "Sacred Love – Sting: Awards". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "Sting – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Sting – Sacred Love". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "French album certifications – Sting – Sacred Love" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sting; 'Sacred Love')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2003" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "International 2003". 2M (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Sting; 'Sacred Love')". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "British album certifications – Sting – Sacred Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 February 2013. Enter Sacred Love in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
↑ "American album certifications – Sting – Sacred Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 February 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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External links

Sacred Love at Metacritic

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Studio albums	The Dream of the Blue Turtles ...Nothing Like the Sun The Soul Cages Ten Summoner's Tales Mercury Falling Brand New Day Sacred Love Songs from the Labyrinth If On a Winter's Night... Symphonicities The Last Ship

EPs	Nada Como el Sol Demolition Man Still Be Love in the World

Live albums	Bring on the Night Acoustic Live in Newcastle ...All This Time The Journey and the Labyrinth Live in Berlin

Compilations	Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 The Very Best of... Sting & The Police 25 Years The Best of 25 Years

Singles	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" "Love Is the Seventh Wave" "Fortress Around Your Heart" "Russians" "Moon over Bourbon Street" "We Work the Black Seam" "We'll Be Together" "Be Still My Beating Heart" "Englishman in New York" "Fragile" "They Dance Alone" "All This Time" "Mad About You" "The Soul Cages" "Why Should I Cry for You" "It's Probably Me" "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" "Seven Days" "She's Too Good for Me" "Fields of Gold" "Nothing 'Bout Me" "Shape of My Heart" "Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)" "All for Love" "When We Dance" "This Cowboy Song" "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" "You Still Touch Me" "I Was Brought to My Senses" "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" "Brand New Day" "Desert Rose" "After the Rain Has Fallen" "Send Your Love" "Whenever I Say Your Name" (with Mary J. Blige) "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" "Soul Cake" "Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby)" "Practical Arrangement"

Guest singles	"Money for Nothing" '"Long Long Way to Go" "Take Me Home" "On Silent Wings" "Rise & Fall" "Always on Your Side"

Tours	Symphonicity Tour (2010–11) Back to Bass Tour (2011–13)

Related articles	Discography The Police The Police discography Last Exit Bring on the Night (film) The Living Sea Dolphins A&M Records Deutsche Grammophon Universal Music Group

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