''Brand New Day'' is the sixth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Sting, released by

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on 27 September 1999. Fueled heavily by the success of the second single, " Desert Rose" (which prominently features popular

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singer Cheb Mami), the album peaked at number nine on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States. Upon its release, ''Brand New Day'' was a critical and commercial success, and hailed as the triumphant return for Sting. The album earned Sting a

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for

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and his third Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the title track.

Background

Originally, Sting's usual producer Hugh Padgham was to produce the album, but Sting was happy with the work done by

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, and Padgham was not required. The album was recorded in various studios around Europe. The full version of "The End of the Game" was included on the single for " Brand New Day" and the DTS and

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releases of the album. The music video for the title track is a parody of bleach commercials, and advertises "Brand new 'Day Ultra'" brand. The song "Brand New Day" features Stevie Wonder on harmonica.

Track listing

Personnel

* Sting – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, Roland VG-8

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– keyboards, drum programming *

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– acoustic piano, clavinet *

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– Hammond organ * David Hartley – Hammond organ, string arrangements and conductor (3, 6) *

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– guitars * B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar *

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– drums *

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– drums * Mino Cinelu – percussion * Ettamri Mustapha –

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* Branford Marsalis – clarinet *

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– trumpet * Kathryn Tickell –

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, fiddle * Stevie Wonder – harmonica (10) * Farhat Bouallagui – string arrangements, conductor and leader (2) * Isobel Griffiths – orchestral contractor (2, 3, 6) * Gavyn Wright – string leader (3, 6) * Moulay Ahmed – strings (2, 3, 6) * Kouider Berkan – strings (2, 3, 6) * Salem Bnouni – strings (2, 3, 6) * Sameh Catalan – strings (2, 3, 6) * Cheb Mami – vocals (2) * Sté Strausz' – French rap (5) *

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– vocals (8) *

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– backing vocals * Dennis Collins – backing vocals * Joe Mendes – backing vocals * Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals, vocal contractor * Pamela Quinlan – backing vocals * Althea Rodgers – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals *

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– backing vocals * Darryl Tookes – backing vocals * Ken Williams – backing vocals * Gary Cook – Roland VG8 Programer, Sound Creator

Production

* Sting – producer * Kipper – producer *

Neil Dorfsman Neil Dorfsman (born May 31, 1952) is an American sound engineer and record producer, best known for his work with Dire Straits, Bruce Hornsby, Mark Knopfler, Paul McCartney and Sting. He won Grammy Awards for Best Producer for Bruce Hornsby's ...

– engineer * Simon Osborne – engineer, mixing * Geoff Foster – strings engineer (2, 3, 6) * Etienne Colin – assistant engineer * Nicholas Duport – assistant engineer * Andrew Fellus – assistant engineer * Brian Garten – assistant engineer * Ricky Graham – assistant engineer * Ben Kape – assistant engineer * Stephanie Levy-B – assistant engineer * Peter "Hopps" Lorimer – assistant engineer * Aya Takemura – assistant engineer * Chris Blair – mastering * Abbey Road Studios (London, UK) – mastering location * Joe Mama-Nitzberg – art direction * Jodi Peckman – art direction * Richard Frankel – package design * Olaf Heine – photography * Carter Smith – photography

Accolades

Grammy Awards

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

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References

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