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from their 1979 album ''

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''. The songs performed include Sting's early solo material from the studio album ''

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'', and from his time with

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, with a few of the performances played as medleys of the two. The touring band features the prominent jazz musicians Branford Marsalis on saxophone and clarinet,

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on bass guitar,

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on keyboards and synthesizer, and

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on drums. Also appearing are backing vocalists Janice Pendarvis an
Dolette McDonald
Despite not featuring any hit singles, the album reached number 16 on the

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Sting in the UK Charts
, The Official Charts. and won Sting a

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for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male. '' Bring On the Night'' is also a 1985 documentary directed by

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covering the formative stages of Sting's solo career—released as DVD in 2005.

Track listing

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

Bring On the Night ''Bring On the Night'' is the first live album by Sting recorded over the course of several live shows in 1985 and released in 1986. The title is taken from a song by the Police from their 1979 album ''Reggatta de Blanc''. The songs performed ...

When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around" is a song written by Sting that was first released by English rock band the Police on their 1980 album ''Zenyatta Mondatta''. Along with another song from ''Zenyatta Mo ...

" – (Recorded in Paris 23 December 1985) – 11:41 #"Consider Me Gone"– (Recorded in Paris 29 May 1985) - 4:53 #"Low Life" – (Recorded in Paris 23 December 1985) - 4:03 Side two #"We Work the Black Seam" – (Recorded in Paris 23 December 1985) - 6:55 #" Driven to Tears" – (Recorded in Paris 23 December 1985) - 6:59 #"

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/ Demolition Man" – (Recorded in Paris 23 December 1985) - 6:08 Side three #"One World (Not Three)/ Love Is the Seventh Wave" – (Recorded in Paris 23 December 1985) - 11:10 #"Moon over Bourbon Street" – (Recorded in Arnhem 21 December 1985) - 4:19 #"I Burn for You" – (Recorded in Paris 23 December 1985) - 5:38 Side four #"Another Day" – (Recorded in Rome 4 December 1985) - 4:41 #"Children's Crusade" – (Recorded in Arnhem 21 December 1985) - 5:22 #"Down So Long" (Alex Atkins, J. B. Lenoir) – (Recorded in Paris 29 May 1985) - 4:54 #"

Tea in the Sahara "Tea in the Sahara" is a song by the British new wave band the Police. Written by Sting, the song appeared on the band's final album, ''Synchronicity''. It was written about the Paul Bowles novel ''The Sheltering Sky''. A live version of "Tea ...

" – (Recorded in Arnhem 21 December 1985) - 6:25 On CD and digital editions, sides 1 and 2 correspond to disc 1 and sides 3 and 4 to disc 2.

Personnel

* Sting – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars,

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on "I Burn for You" *

– bass guitar *

– keyboards * Branford Marsalis – saxophones,

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, rap, percussion * Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals
Dolette McDonald
– backing vocals *

– drums,

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, backing vocals

Technical staff

* Producers – Kim Turner and Sting * Engineers – Gerd Rautenbach, Jim Scott, Kim Turner and Peter Brandt. * Recording – Dierks Mobile 2 * Guitar Technician – Danny Quatrochi * Bass and Keyboard Technician – Tam Fairgreave * Drum Technician – Billy Thompson * Management – Kim Turner and Miles Copeland * Tour Management – Billy Francis * Production Manager – Keith Bradley * Art Direction – Michael Ross * Design – John Warwicker and Michael Ross * Painting – Su Huntley and Donna Muir * Photography –

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, Donna Muir, Michael Ross and Su Huntley. * Monitor Mixer – Tom Herrman * Sound – Tony Blanc, John Roden and Martin Rowe. * Lighting – Jim Laroche and Bill Neil * Rigger – Deryck Dickinson * Booking – Ian Copeland, Teresa Green and Buck Williams at Frontier Booking International.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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