''The Journey and the Labyrinth'' is a live music album performed by Sting and Edin Karamazov. It was released in 2007 by Deutsche Grammophon.

Background

The record consists of an audio CD recorded at St. Luke's church, London, as well as a

DVD documentary A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in term ...

, which includes rehearsal footage and live performance from St. Luke's. Sting and Karamazov also collaborated on the 2006 studio album '' Songs from the Labyrinth''. The latter record features similar material, mainly compositions by

John Dowland John Dowland (c. 1563 – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", " Come again", "Flow my tears", " I saw my Lady weepe", ...

. However, unlike the live album, the studio album does not include any twentieth-century compositions.

Track listing

DVD

# " Come Again" # "''Project Origin''" # " Can She Excuse My Wrongs" # "''The Lute and the Labyrinth''" # "The Lowest Trees Have Tops" # "

Flow My Tears "Flow, my tears" (originally en-emodeng, Flow my teares fall from your springs, italic=no) is a lute song (specifically, an "ayre") by the accomplished lutenist and composer John Dowland (1563–1626). Originally composed as an instrumental unde ...

" # "''Dowland's Exile''" # "Clear and Cloudy" # "''Political Intrigue''" # "Have You Seen the Bright Lily Grow" # "Weep You No More, Sad Fountains" # "Le Rossignol" # "''Religion''" # "''Sting and the Lute''" # "Come, Heavy Sleep" # "In Darkness Let Me Dwell" # "''Choir Rehearsal''" # "Fine Knacks for Ladies" # " Can She Excuse My Wrongs"

CD

# "Flow My Tears (Lachrimae)" – 4.41 # "The Lowest Trees Have Tops" – 2.25 # "Fantasy" – 2.46 # "Come Again" – 2.53 # "Have You Seen the Bright Lily Grow" (lyrics by Ben Johnson) – 2.38 # " In Darkness Let Me Dwell" – 4.05 # "

Hellhound on My Trail "Hellhound on My Trail" (originally "Hell Hound on My Trail") is a blues song recorded by Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson in 1937. It was inspired by earlier blues songs and blues historian Ted Gioia describes it as one of Johnson's "bes ...

" (

Robert Johnson Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generati ...

) – 3.15 # "

Message in a Bottle A message in a bottle (abbrev. MIB) is a form of communication in which a message is sealed in a container (typically a bottle) and released into a conveyance medium (typically a body of water). Messages in bottles have been used to send distres ...

" – 5.58

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Journey and the Labyrinth, The Sting (musician) live albums 2007 live albums 2007 video albums Deutsche Grammophon live albums Live video albums Sting (musician) video albums