''...All This Time'' is a live album and concert film by

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, recorded and filmed on

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. It was recorded at Sting's Villa Il Palagio in Italy in front of a select audience drawn from his fan club and features live versions of Sting's songs from his

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and solo song catalogue. The album and video get their name from the song of the same name from his album ''

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''.

Background

Sting wanted to put together a concert in his home at Villa Il Palagio in Tuscany, Italy, so he enlisted a group of musicians to practice and perform with him. The events leading up to the night of the performance were filmed, and during these events on the day of the performance, the

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perpetrated against the

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occurred, and the assembled group of musicians was made aware of this. The group performed the concert as originally intended, although Sting indicates on the DVD documentary the tone of the evening was quite different from how it was originally intended. Additionally, the " Desert Rose" performance featuring vocalist

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was canceled due to the same circumstances. As a result of the tragic events, the concert was dedicated to those who lost their lives that day. Inside the

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, upon the first page, it is stated, "This album was recorded on September 11, 2001, and is respectfully dedicated to all those who lost their lives on that day." Thereafter, the

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for the included song "

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" are also transcribed; of the full song list comprising the CD, only the lyrics for this one song are within the booklet. The concert documentary was directed by Jim Gable and the documentary portion was edited by Scott C. Wilson and Jeffrey Doe.

CD track listing

All songs written by Sting, except where noted. #"

" – 4:35 #"A Thousand Years" (

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) – 3:01 #"Perfect Love...Gone Wrong" - 4:11 #"

All This Time All This Time may refer to: * ''All This Time'' (Heartless Bastards album), 2006 * ''All This Time'' (Sting album), a 2001 live album and concert film by Sting * "All This Time" (Drax Project song), 2019 * "All This Time" (Michelle McManus song ...

" – 5:20 #" Seven Days" (Japan Bonus track) – 4:39 #"The Hounds of Winter" – 4:29 #"Mad About You" (excluded from US edition) – 3:37 #"

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" – 2:15 #"

When We Dance "When We Dance" is a song by English musician Sting. It was released as a single on 17 October 1994 and is one of two new tracks included on his first greatest hits album, '' Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994'' (1994), alongside "Thi ...

" – 4:53 #"Dienda" (

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, Sting) – 3:14 #" Roxanne" – 3:37 #"

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" is the first single released from Sting's solo debut album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles''. It is also the opening track of the album, and is featured on '' Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994'' ...

" – 4:57 #" Brand New Day" – 4:46 #"

Fields of Gold "Fields of Gold" is a song written and performed by English musician Sting. It first appeared on his fourth studio album, ''Ten Summoner's Tales'' (1993). The song was released as a single on 7 June 1993, reaching 16 on the UK Singles Chart an ...

" – 3:50 #"

Moon over Bourbon Street "Moon over Bourbon Street" is the fifth single from Sting's solo debut album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles''. It reached No. 44 on the UK singles chart. Song information Sting has said that he composed the song in New Orleans and that it was ...

" – 2:55 #" Shape of My Heart" (Sting,

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) (UK/Japan Bonus track) – 2:06 #"

If I Ever Lose My Faith in You "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" is a song by English singer Sting. It was released as the lead single from his fourth studio album, ''Ten Summoner's Tales'' (1993), on 1 February 1993. The song reached number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 10 ...

" – 4:31 #"

Every Breath You Take "Every Breath You Take" is a song by the English rock band the Police from their album ''Synchronicity'' (1983). Written by Sting, the single was the biggest US and Canadian hit of 1983, topping the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart for ei ...

" – 5:04

DVD track listing

#"Fragile" #"A Thousand Years" #"Perfect Love...Gone Wrong" #"All This Time" #"Seven Days" #"The Hounds of Winter" #"Don't Stand So Close to Me" #"When We Dance" #"Dienda" #"Roxanne" #"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" #"Brand New Day" #"Fields of Gold" #"Moon Over Bourbon Street" #" Shape of My Heart" #"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" #"Every Breath You Take" * The DVD edition includes bonus performances of "

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," "Fill Her Up," and "

Englishman in New York "Englishman in New York" is a song by English singer-songwriter Sting, from his second studio album '' ...Nothing Like the Sun'', released in October 1987. Branford Marsalis played soprano saxophone on the track, while the drums were played by Ma ...

." It also includes rehearsals and a behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of the CD.

Personnel

– lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar *

– guitars, backing vocals * B. J. Cole –

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–

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–

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– keyboards, programming *

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– acoustic piano * Jeff Young –

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, backing vocals *

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– drums *

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– percussion * Haoua Abdenacer –

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– trombone *

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– trumpet *

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– backing vocals *

Janice Pendarvis Janice Gadsden Pendarvis is an American singer, songwriter, and voiceover artist. She has worked with artists such as Sting, David Bowie, Steely Dan, Peter Tosh, Brandy, the O'Jays, Philip Glass, Jimmy Cliff, Laurie Anderson, the Naked Brothe ...

– backing vocals

Production

* Kipper – producer * Sting – producer * Martin Kierszenbaum – A&R * Simon Osborne – recording, mixing * Donal Hodgson –

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, second engineer * Peter "Hopps" Lorimer – assistant engineer * Stefano Marchioni – assistant engineer * Mixed at Fonoprint (Bologna, Italy) * Chris Blair – mastering at

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(London, UK) * Tam Fairgrieve – production manager * Richard Frankel – package design *

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– photography * Kathryn Schenker – management Additional credits * James Bolton – stage manager * Vidi Wash – monitor engineer * Jim Ebdon – sound engineer * Simon Bauer – sound technician * Danny Quatrochi – bass technician * Donny FitzSimmonds – drum technician * Phil Docherty – guitar technician * Peter "Hopps" Lorimer – keyboard technician

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Album's entry at Sting.comVideo's entry at Sting.com
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