Duets (Sting album)
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Duets is a compilation album by English musician Sting. It was released on 19 March 2021 through A&M Records.
Background
Duets compiles 17 collaborations spanning from 1992's "
The standard "
"Englishman/African In New York", a reworking of Sting's "Englishman in New York" recorded with African artist Shirazee was released as a non-album digital-only single on 19 March 2021.[3] Shirazee had previously covered the song as "African in New York" with Sting's approval.[4] Sting and Shirazee released a music video[5] and performed the song on ABC's Good Morning America.[6]
An interactive website was launched to complement the album, with details about each song, photos, as well as newly recorded video commentaries from Sting.[4]
The album was originally scheduled to be released in November 2020, but was delayed due to manufacturing delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Several titles, such as "Simple" in performance with Ricky Martin, "Message in a Bottle" with All Saints, "Spirits" with Pato Banton from the film Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and "Always on Your Side" in duet with Sheryl Crow, are not included in the album.
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Clash | 6/10[8] |
The Independent | [9] |
Riff Magazine | 8/10[10] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of
Track listing
All tracks are written by
- Sting
- Mylène Farmer
- Sting
- Cheb Mami
- Sting
- Craig David
- Dominic Miller
- Sting
- Orville Burrell
- Ashante Reid
- Shaun Pizzonia
- Kameron Quintin Jones
- Kennard Garrett
- Sting
- Maître Gims
- Renaud Rebillaud
- Charles Aznavour
- Yves Stéphane
- Sting
- Nathan Cunningham
- Labinot Gashi
- Marc Sibley
- Sting
- Zucchero Fornaciari
- Rob Mathes
- Sting
- Rob Mathes
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ a b Graff, Gary (16 March 2021). "Sting releases an album of familiar 'Duets' as he continues work on new music". cleveland.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b Iahn, Buddy (2 March 2021). "Sting releasing new digital single to support 'Duets' album". The Music Universe. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Dresdale, Andrea (2 March 2021). "Sting launches new 'Duets' interactive timeline, books 'Good Morning America' appearance". ABC News Radio. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Sting launches interactive website ahead of Duets album release". Celebretainment. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Sting, Shirazee - Englishman / African In New York". 18 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sting, Shirazee - Englishman/African in New York (Live From Good Morning America/2021)". 29 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Duets - Sting". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b Harrison, Emma (19 March 2021). "Sting - Duets". Clash. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b Brodsky, Rachel (18 March 2021). "Sting review, Duets: Compilation album is a generous reminder of The Police star's incalculable range". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b Baechle, Alexander (15 March 2021). "Sting brings out the best in his guests on 'Duets' | Album Review". Riff Magazine. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Lyng, Eoghan (12 April 2021). "Sting's "Duets": He Plays Well with Others". CultureSonar. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sting – Duets" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sting – Duets" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sting – Duets" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sting – Duets" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Sting – Duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2021. 12. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Sting – Duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Sting – Duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Sting – Duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sting – Duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Rapports Annuels 2021". Ultratop. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2021" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 15 April 2022.