| Brand New Day |  | Artists: Sting, Cheb Mami
Label: Interscope Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  599 reviews
Sales Rank: 4,032
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 606949044329
EAN: 0606949044329
ASIN: B00001QGQI
Release Date: September 28, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Thousand Years - Sting, Kipper | | • | Desert Rose | | • | Big Lie Small World | | • | After the Rain Has Fallen | | • | Perfect Love... Gone Wrong | | • | Tomorrow We'll See | | • | Prelude to the End of the Game | | • | Fill Her Up | | • | Ghost Story | | • | Brand New Day |
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Product Description
BRAND NEW DAY continues Sting's sophisticated approach toward pop music as he once again collaborates with ace musicians on material that knows no cultural or stylistic boundaries. Not surprisingly, the tantric guru chooses love as the theme for this eclectic collection of songs.
Principally recorded at Il Palagio, Italy and Mega Studios, Paris, France.
Personnel: Sting (vocals, guitar, bass); Cheb Mami, James Taylor, Ste (vocals); Dominic Miller (guitar); B.J. Cole (pedal steel guitar); Katherine Tickell (fiddle, Northumbrian pipes); Gavin Wright, Moulay Ahmed, Koulder Berkan, Salem Bnouni, Sameh Catalan (strings); Branford Marsalis (clarinet); Stevie Wonder (harmonica); Chris Botti (trumpet); Jason Robello (piano, Clavinet); Dave Hartley, Don Blackman (Hammond B-3 organ); Kipper (keyboards, drum programming); Manu Katche, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Minu Cinelu (percussion); Joe Mendez, Janice Pendarvis, Althea Rodgers, Marlon Saunders, Veneese Thomas, Darryl Tookes, Ken Williams, Tawatha Agee, Dennis Collins (background vocals); Ettamri Mustapha.
Rolling Stone (10/14/99, p.122) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Sting's most stylistically integrated album since 1987's NOTHING LIKE THE SUN. There's groovy Rai music, witty bossa novas, warm-hearted Bach revisions and independent country, plus a smashing finale..."
Q (1/00, p.87) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1999."
Q (11/99, p.132) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[Its] goodie bag of class-rock, breakbeats, bossa nova, rap, chanson and whatever next gives more the more it's played....Sting can still pull it off....full of vaulting ambition and cat-killing curiosity."
Mojo (Publisher) (11/99, p.108) - "...Sting employs eclectic shadings masterfully and always in the right places....BRAND NEW DAY is big of tune and smart of lyric to the power of 10. Given time, it could be your favorite Sting album ever."
Amazon.com essential recording
There is a difference between being an inspired musician and an informed musician. Sting is the latter. As always, he surrounds himself with ultratalented artists: this time around Stevie Wonder, Branford Marsalis, James Taylor, guitarist Dominic Miller, and the prince of rai Cheb Mami, fill the roster. Brand New Day exhibits about as many musical styles as there are tracks, all encased in dense, meticulous production. The album begins promisingly. "A Thousand Years" pulses atop a lush, two-note foundation. "A Desert Rose" folds trilling Algerian pop into trip-hop. Melodic, late-night jazz ballads dominate the middle portion of the collection. But Sting's preoccupation with odd-numbered time signatures prevents the songs from grooving, while the choruses are yawns. "Fill Her Up" (no, not "Fill 'Er Up"), a country tune, represents Sting at his most self-indulgent. Listening to one of the wealthiest musicians in pop singing "Got no money to invest / Got no prospect / Or education / I was lucky to get the job at this gas station" requires a heroic suspension of disbelief. The song morphs into this gospel number where Sting and a supporting chorus chant "You gotta fill 'er up with Jesus! / You gotta fill her up with life!" Who knew unleaded could be so rousing? --Beth Massa
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 Brand New Sting November 29, 1999
Patrick Murzyn (chicago, il)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
I wasn't really blown away by this album the first time I listened to it. But the albums you usually appreciate the most are the ones you grow into. "Brand New Day" is such an album. Sound quality and musicianship are top-notch. This album once again reminds me of the lyrical mastery Sting showed us he was capable of with "The Soul Cages." From the moody and deep "A Thousand Years" and "Ghost Story," to the haunting and evocative "Desert Rose," to the playful and witty "Big Lie, Small World" and "Fill Her Up," to the catchy-pop of "After the Rain Has Fallen," I think Sting displays convincing evidence for his musical evolution. Listen to "The Soul Cages" for the musician's deep, somber introspective journey, and listen to "Brand New Day" to see what type of artist emerges from that darkness. Highly recommended for all music fans, not just those who are familiar with Sting.
New, different, mature, brilliant January 4, 2000
Dave Stalker (Los Angeles, CA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I don't understand why this album is getting so much flack. It is undoubtedly different from Sting's Nothing Like the Sun days, but who would want it to be the same? Hell, Sting is sounding quite different these days than he did with the release of Roxanne and if he didn't, he would be extremely stale by now. It's called growth. We all do it. Midlife crisis? I disagree. No sense of humor? Just listen to the tracks "Big Lie Small World" and "Perfect Love Gone Wrong" to see that Sting's wit is still intact. In my opinion this is Sting's most laid back and mood-setting album to date - some people might equate this with boredom, but I disagree. Its subtleties might demand a little more of the listener's attention than do Sting's earlier and more upbeat days and what's wrong with that? In my opinion this is as good as any of Sting's previous efforts, although no doubt very different as well (not to mention, quite eclectic too). There are many opinions here but cast all fears aside, at the very least this album deserves a few listens - and I think if you give it a chance, you'll agree with me that this is an excellent listen.
Brand New Day = Strong Same Voice November 24, 1999
Robert DeMarco (Swedesboro, NJ United States)
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
It's been a few years since "Mercury Falling", and being an old Police fan and subsequent Sting fanatic, 48 years old also, I was a little skeptical as to the content of the man's music, as well as his voice. "Brand New Day" allayed my concerns. His words and lyrics are top-notch, and in his habit to explore new styles, "Desert Rose" is among the most beautiful and haunting songs I have ever heard. Other highlights are, "After The Rain Has Fallen"(uptempo, typical Sting sound),"Don't Judge Me"(jazzy song about a prostitute who must live day-to-day)"Fill 'Er Up"(catcthy Country tune a la "I'm so Happy..." but ends in Gospel and Jazz unfortunately IMHO),"Ghost Story"(slow pretty love song that gradually builds),and the title song,"Brand New Day" (song of a new beginning coinciding with the millennium. Nice harmonica by Stevie Wonder. All-in all,Sting's voice is sounding the best yet,and he seems more light-hearted than usual.
Excellent - but cast aside your preconcieved notions! February 18, 2000
IotaNet
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
I have to preface this review by saying that I am not a "long time" Police fan ... I'd heard the "radio tunes" but I didn't really get deep into The Police until "Synchronicity." After that, I was hooked! From there I bought (and thoroughly enjoyed) "Dream of the Blue Turtles" and "Nothing Like the Sun." Didn't much care for "The Soul Cages"(WAY too dark!) but I really enjoyed "10 Summoner's Tales."The thing that I have always appreciated about Sting is that his music is for thinking (and pretty well read) people ... who else could write a hit song and drop in a lyric about Scylla and Charybdis? That said, "Brand New Day" is not a disc that you fall in love with on the first listen ... but bear with it - it is really excellent stuff! You have to give it time & thought - and rid yourself of conventional expectations. For Example: Many reviewers have commented that "Tomorrow we'll see" is a "Roxanne" rehash ... not so! This song is about a MALE (in drag) prostitute! The same with "Perfect Love Gone Wrong." Its not about an ex-lover - its about a DOG who is angry that his owner has gotten a boyfriend and is suffering angst over being replaced! That the rap is in French (That's the owner rapping), is metaphoric for the fact that the Dog and the Owner are not seeing eye-to eye on the situation and are basically speaking different languages - she is telling him to "Get over it" and he is NOT feeling it! See what I mean? You gotta delve deep on this one! As always, the production values are excellent and Sting makes his usual forays into odd time signatures and pop/jazz/soul/rock mixtures. This is good stuff - give it a chance! By the way - To the SERIOUS Sting-o-philes ... consider the notion that "Big Lie, Small World" could easily be the story of the OTHER guy in the song "7 Days" from TST (Remember - the Neanderthal?). Just my thought! One last thing - the above explanations of the songs are in Sting's own words - from an EXCELLENT (non-commercial) fan website. Since I don't know if Amazon rules will allow me to post it, drop me an e-mail for the link. ;-)
Evaluating the Whole, Artistic Intent -- Sting's Culmination January 2, 2000
Samar Jasser (Phoenix, AZ)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
After reading through the completely polar reviews here, I am convinced of the adage that holds that we criticize that which we do not yet fully understand. This album is far more than just music to listen to once and make a shotgun judgement on. I have always slightly turned my head at the sound of Sting's name. However, I have only a few of his albums and would never call myself an avid, accustomed fan. I was slow to understand the work behind "Mercury Falling," his previous solo album, but with this album, it all made sense. "Brand New Day" is a sort of "greatest hits" of Sting sounds throughout the years, as well as a culmination of some of his most incredible poetry. To see this, I would reccommend just reading through the lyrics to the songs on Brand New Day online before even hearing the music. To be able to express so much artistic influence with a strong touch of personal uniqueness is an attribute to a musician, not a sign of artistic disturbance. Empathy into what isn't being experienced in one's life, such as "being poor," is called insight and inspiration, not self-indulgence. You don't read Wordsworth and expect substantial comedy; therefore, I would have to disagree with those who have claimed that the album is boring. As an artistic piece, the music is made to match the poetry as a whole item. Classical painters never used only those colors that they thought would be most alarming and attention-getting. They used whatever their expression called for. Brand New Day was never proclaimed as dance music or a cure for boredom. It is a successful work of art with an appropriate sound, which can range from the rhythms of release in "After the Rain Has Fallen" and of Eastern cultural energy in "Desert Rose" to the reflecting tone of "A Thousand Years." There's a little something in this for a collective of tastes, and it has in fact awakened parts of my taste that I didn't even know existed. Once you take the time to appreciate this album for the purposes it was written, you appreciate Sting as an artist in a whole new way, and not just as a popularly satisfying musician. I am anxious to look back now on his past works with the learning of what I have found about his music in Brand New Day. Every song may not be your favorite, but each song holds a place like a chapter in a novel. With the trend in popularity that can be seen in the U.S. now, this may not be "in," but the European source of Sting's following for this album testifies to the values it appeals to -- literary and musical tastes that walk hand in hand. I would recommend this to any full-fledged fan of music as an artistic means of poetic expression. It stands alone.
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