Track Listing

1. Roxanne
2. Can't Stand Losing You
3. So Lonely
4. Message In A Bottle
5. Walking On The Moon
6. Bed's Too Big Without You
7. Don't Stand So Close To Me
8. De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
9. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
10. Invisible Sun
11. Spirits In The Material World
12. Synchronicity II
13. Every Breath You Take
14. King Of Pain
15. Wrapped Around Your Finger
16. Tea In The Sahara

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2667 in Music
• Released on: 1992-09-01
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

ARE YOU ALL MAD ?
Every single song on this CD seems designed to drive you mad . Awful pretentious smart-arsery that at the time was designed to make punk acceptable to the very people who didn't want it anywhere near their nice stereo's . The only consolation ( albeit a slim one ) is that at least it's better than Sting's solo stuff . But then , so is dysentery .

Great blend of rock & reggae
This is a superb collection of Police singles, from the early days of Roxanne and Can't Stand Losing You - both of which were considered controversial songs because of their subject matter. The Police very successfully integrated reggae rhythms into their sound, as demonstrated by the aforementioned and by later smashes like Message In A Bottle and Don't Stand So Close To Me. My other favourites include Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Spirits In The Material World and Every Breath You Take. Not everything here has stood the test of time well - De Do Do Do is one those irritating novelty numbers that I skip when listening to this album. These songs, although mostly simple and catchy, are a cut above simple pop because of their clever lyrics that often contain a twist or two, innovative rhythmic patterns and the band's professionalism. This greatest hits album is perfect for the casual listener although hardcore fans might want to get all the band's output on CD. There is also the 1997 collection The Best Of Sting And The Police with a slightly different track listing, containing more of Sting's ballads.

A really good summary
A very good collection for the casual fan, "Greatest Hits" gathers the Police's most succesful singles, and since they were mostly a singles band, that's pretty much everything most people will need.

All their most accessible songs are here; "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", "Don't Stand So Close To Me", Can't Stand Losing You", the larynx-shredding "Roxanne", and of course Sting's and Andy Summers' subtle reworking of "Stand By Me" - the classic "Every Breath You Take".
(What? You don't believe that song is based on "Stand By Me"?
Listen to the chord changes. Or ask Keith Richards, because I hadn't noticed it either until I read an interview with him where he mentions the Police and those two songs.)

Anyway, unless you're a hardcore Police fan (in which case you probably have all of their albums anyway), this is pretty much all you'll ever need.
A fine, throrough compilation.