Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994

Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 is the first compilation issued by Sting. It features hit singles from his studio albums The Dream of the Blue Turtles

The Dream of the Blue Turtles

The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the first solo album by British pop singer-songwriter Sting, released in the United States on 1 June 1985, a year after The Police had unofficially disbanded...

, ...Nothing Like the Sun

...Nothing Like the Sun

…Nothing Like the Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 , which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon"...

, The Soul Cages

The Soul Cages

The Soul Cages is the third full length studio album released by Sting. Released in 1991, it became his second No. 1 album in the United Kingdom. It spawned four singles: "All This Time", "Mad About You", "Why Should I Cry For You" and "The Soul Cages"...

, and Ten Summoner's Tales

Ten Summoner's Tales

Ten Summoner's Tales is the fourth solo studio album by the rock musician Sting. The title is a combined pun of his given name, Gordon Sumner, and a character in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, the summoner...

. The album features two new songs, "When We Dance" and "This Cowboy Song", which were both released as singles. An alternate version of "We'll Be Together" is also featured. While the liner notes do not mention this, the version of "Why Should I Cry For You" on this compilation differs from the one on The Soul Cages

The Soul Cages

(A&M 75021 6405 2). The 17 track international version contains 5 tracks not included on the 14 track U.S. release, but does not include "Be Still My Beating Heart" or "Fortress Around Your Heart".

U.S. track listing

All songs written by Sting

"When We Dance" – 5:59
- New song
"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" is the first single released from Sting's solo debut album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. It is also the opening track of the album, and is featured on Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994 as well as The Very Best of Sting & The Police...

" – 4:15
- Originally released on the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the first solo album by British pop singer-songwriter Sting, released in the United States on 1 June 1985, a year after The Police had unofficially disbanded...
  
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"Fields of Gold
Fields of Gold
"Fields of Gold" is a 1993 song by Sting from his album Ten Summoner's Tales. "Fields of Gold" and all the other album tracks were recorded at Lake House, Wiltshire, mixed at The Townhouse Studio, London, England and mastered at Masterdisk, New York. The harmonica solo is played by Brendan Power...

" – 3:39
- Originally released on the album Ten Summoner's Tales
  Ten Summoner's Tales
  Ten Summoner's Tales is the fourth solo studio album by the rock musician Sting. The title is a combined pun of his given name, Gordon Sumner, and a character in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, the summoner...
  
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"All This Time
All This Time (Sting song)
"All This Time" is a 1991 single by Sting. It was first released on Sting's 1991 album The Soul Cages. The song was the first single from album....

" – 4:55
- Originally released on the album The Soul Cages
  The Soul Cages
  The Soul Cages is the third full length studio album released by Sting. Released in 1991, it became his second No. 1 album in the United Kingdom. It spawned four singles: "All This Time", "Mad About You", "Why Should I Cry For You" and "The Soul Cages"...
  
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"Fortress Around Your Heart
Fortress Around Your Heart
"Fortress Around Your Heart" is a song from Sting's 1985 album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. The song was also released as a single, and reached #8 and #49 on the U.S. and U.K. singles charts, respectively...

" – 4:36
- Alternate version of track originally released on the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles.
"Be Still My Beating Heart
Be Still My Beating Heart
"Be Still My Beating Heart" is a song by Sting, from his 1987 album ...Nothing Like the Sun.-Song information:Andy Summers plays guitar on the track.The song later appeared in the 2000 film Dolphins, for which Sting also wrote the score....

" – 5:32
- Originally released on the album ...Nothing Like the Sun
  ...Nothing Like the Sun
  …Nothing Like the Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 , which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon"...
  
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"They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)
They Dance Alone
"They Dance Alone " is a protest song composed by English musician Sting and published first on the 1987 album ...Nothing Like the Sun. The song is a metaphor referring to mourning Chilean women who dancing the Cueca, the national dance of Chile, alone with photographs of their disappeared loved...

" – 7:10
- Originally released on the album ...Nothing Like the Sun
  ...Nothing Like the Sun
  …Nothing Like the Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 , which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon"...
  
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"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" is a song recorded by English singer Sting. It was the second single from his album Ten Summoner's Tales and was released in 1993. It achieved a moderate success in many countries, reaching #17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of his last hits in that...

" – 4:31
- Originally released on the album Ten Summoner's Tales.
"Fragile
Fragile (song)
"Fragile" is a song composed by English musician Sting from his 1987 album ...Nothing Like the Sun. Released as a single the following year, it placed to number 70 on the UK Singles Chart. Sung additionally in both Spanish and Portuguese under the title Fragilidad, it appeared twice more on his...

" – 3:53
- Originally released on the album ...Nothing Like the Sun.
"Why Should I Cry for You?" – 4:50
- Alternate version of track originally released on the album The Soul Cages.
"Englishman in New York
Englishman in New York
"Englishman in New York" is a song by Sting, from his 1987 album ...Nothing Like the Sun. The "Englishman" in question is the famous eccentric Quentin Crisp. Sting wrote the song not long after Crisp moved from London to an apartment in New York's Bowery...

" – 4:27
- Originally released on the album ...Nothing Like the Sun.
"We'll Be Together
We'll Be Together (Sting song)
"We'll Be Together" is a song performed by Sting on his 1987 album Nothing Like the Sun. The song was also released as a single, and reached #7 and #41 on the U.S. and UK singles charts, respectively...

" – 3:51
- Alternate version of track originally released on the album ...Nothing Like the Sun.
"Russians
Russians (song)
"Russians" is a song by Sting, from his debut solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, released in 1985. It was also released as a single. Sting cautions about the repercussions of the Cold War including the mutually assured destruction doctrine...

" – 3:58
- Originally released on the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles.
"This Cowboy Song" – 5:00
- New song

International track listing

All songs written by Sting

When We Dance – 5:59
- New song
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free – 4:15
- Originally released on the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the first solo album by British pop singer-songwriter Sting, released in the United States on 1 June 1985, a year after The Police had unofficially disbanded...
  
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Fields of Gold – 3:39
- Originally released on the album Ten Summoner's Tales
  Ten Summoner's Tales
  Ten Summoner's Tales is the fourth solo studio album by the rock musician Sting. The title is a combined pun of his given name, Gordon Sumner, and a character in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, the summoner...
  
  .
All This Time – 4:55
- Originally released on the album The Soul Cages
  The Soul Cages
  The Soul Cages is the third full length studio album released by Sting. Released in 1991, it became his second No. 1 album in the United Kingdom. It spawned four singles: "All This Time", "Mad About You", "Why Should I Cry For You" and "The Soul Cages"...
  
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Englishman in New York – 4:27
- Originally released on the album ...Nothing Like the Sun
  ...Nothing Like the Sun
  …Nothing Like the Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 , which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon"...
  
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Mad About You - 3:54
- Originally released on the album The Soul Cages.
It's Probably Me - 5:10
- Originally released on the album Lethal Weapon 3 (soundtrack).
They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo) – 7:10
- Originally released on the album ...Nothing Like the Sun.
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You – 4:31
- Originally released on the album Ten Summoner's Tales.
Fragile – 3:53
- Originally released on the album ...Nothing Like the Sun.
We'll Be Together – 3:51
- Alternate version of track originally released on the album ...Nothing Like the Sun.
Moon Over Bourbon Street - 4:00
Love Is the Seventh Wave
Love Is the Seventh Wave
"Love Is the Seventh Wave" was the second single and second track from Sting's 1985 solo debut album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. The song is supposedly about love being the seventh wave, or the strongest wave in a series of waves, thus wiping out any sort of problems...

- 3:32
Russians – 3:58
- Tracks 12-14 originally released on the album The Dream of the Blue Turtles.
Why Should I Cry for You – 4:50
- Alternate version of track originally released on the album The Soul Cages.
This Cowboy Song – 5:00
- New song
Fragilidad - 3:51
- Originally released on the EP Nada Como el Sol
  Nada Como el Sol
  ...Nada como el sol is an EP released by Sting, containing five tracks from the album ...Nothing Like the Sun performed in Spanish and Portuguese.-Track listing:# Mariposa Libre – 4:54# Frágil [Portuguese] – 3:50...
  
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Brazilian Edition

At the Brazilian release, "Fragil (portuguese version)" takes place from "Fragilidad".

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