The Very Best of... Sting & The Police is a compilation album issued by A&M Records on 3 November 1997, containing a mix of Police songs and Sting's solo works.[ 1997/A&M version on AllMusic] It originally featured one new track, a remix of the 1978 song "Roxanne" by rap artist Sean "Puffy" Combs. The album was reissued in 1998 by PolyGram International[ 1998/PolyGram International version on AllMusic] with "Russians" removed and three added tracks: "Seven Days", "Fragile", and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". The original European version issued by A&M Records of this compilation instead included these tracks without removing "Russians".
In 2002, an updated edition was released by Universal[ 2002/Universal version on AllMusic] with several track changes: the songs "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", "Russians", and "Roxanne '97 (Puff Daddy Remix)" are omitted, with the songs "Brand New Day", "Desert Rose", and "So Lonely" in their place. "Brand New Day" and "Desert Rose" were recorded after the original 1997 Very Best Of, being from the 1999 album Brand New Day.
Track listing A&M (1997)
PolyGram International (1998) An Australian Edition, also published by PolyGram, places in "Russians" as Track 13, boosting the total to 18 Tracks.
Universal (2002)
Additional personnel "Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix) Pras – rap vocals Full Force – background vocals
Production Dave Collins – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for The Very Best of Sting & The PoliceChart (1997–98)Peakposition Italian Albums (FIMI) 9UK Albums (OCC) 11 +Weekly chart performance for 2002 updated edition of The Very Best of Sting & The PoliceChart (2002)PeakpositionDutch Albums (Album Top 100) 69German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 59 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Sting & The Police" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca". 5New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ) 17 Chart (2008)Peakposition
Year-end charts +1997 year-end chart performance for The Very Best of Sting & The PoliceChart (1997)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)78Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)51Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)61UK Albums (OCC)45 +1998 year-end chart performance for The Very Best of Sting & The PoliceChart (1998)PositionAustrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)40Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)70Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)100UK Albums (OCC)100 +2002 year-end chart performance for The Very Best of Sting & The PoliceChart (2002)PositionUK Albums (OCC)44
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