''You're Under Arrest'' is a 1985 album recorded by

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, presenting a mixture of pop covers (including Cyndi Lauper's " Time After Time" and Michael Jackson's "

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"), and original material dealing with politics, racism, pollution and war. It is the first Davis album since

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in 1972 to feature electric guitarist

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, and the first to feature alto saxophonist

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, who was in the Davis touring group at that time.

Background

During the recording sessions, bass player

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introduced Sting to Davis, who was an idol of his. Sting was startled when Davis asked if he spoke French; after he said yes, Davis asked him to translate the

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into French and yell it into the microphone against a backing track. It marked the ending of Davis's 30-year association with

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, although the label released the 1984 recording '' Aura'' in 1989, and would release many archival recordings after Davis died.

Track listing

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Personnel

Musicians

* Miles Davis – trumpet, "Police Voices, Davis Voices" on track 1, synthesizer on tracks 5 and 6 *

– guitar on tracks 4, 5 and 6 *

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– guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9 *

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– soprano saxophone on track 1, tenor saxophone on track 8 and 9 *

Al Foster Aloysius Tyrone Foster (born January 18, 1943) is an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-60s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Foster ...

– drums on tracks 1, 7, 8 and 9 * Vincent Wilburn – drums on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 *

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– synthesizers, celesta, organ, clavinet *

, aka "The Munch" – bass * Steve Thornton – percussion, Spanish voice on track 1 * Sting (credited as Gordon Sumner) – French policeman's voice on track 1 * Marek Olko – Polish voice on track 1 * James "J.R." Prindiville (Jim Rose, road manager) – sound of handcuffs on track 1 *

– alto saxophone track 2

Production

– producer *Vincent Wilburn – co-producer * Dr. George Butler – executive producer *Ronald F. Lorman – engineer *Tom Swift – mixing engineer *Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer at Masterdisk, New York City *Jim Rose – production coordination *Lane/Donald – art direction *Miles Davis – illustration, producer *Anthony Barboza – photography

References

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