"Reggatta de Blanc" |
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Song by The Police
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from the album Reggatta de Blanc
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Released |
5 October 1979 |
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Recorded |
Surrey Sound Studios, 1979 |
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Genre |
Post-punk, new wave
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Length |
3:06 |
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Label |
A&M Records |
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Songwriter(s) |
Andy Summers, Sting, Stewart Copeland
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Producer(s) |
The Police and Nigel Gray
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"Reggatta de Blanc" is a 1979 musical composition by The Police, and the title track on their second album. The instrumental evolved from improvisational stage jams during early Police performances of the song "Can't Stand Losing You".[1] The track won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1980.[2]
Song appearances
- "Reggatta de Blanc" was used in The Ongoing History of New Music episode "Alt-Rock's Greatest Instrumentals" from 2003.
Personnel
- Stewart Copeland: drums
- Sting: bass
- Andy Summers: guitar
References
^ https://www.sting.com/news/article/4251
^ Grammy Awards by the Police, Grammy.com.
The Police
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- Stewart Copeland
- Sting
- Andy Summers
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Studio albums |
- Outlandos d'Amour
- Reggatta de Blanc
- Zenyatta Mondatta
- Ghost in the Machine
- Synchronicity
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Live albums |
- Live!
- Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires
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Compilations |
- Every Breath You Take: The Singles
- Greatest Hits
- Every Breath You Take: The Classics
- The Very Best of Sting & The Police
- The Police
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Boxed sets |
- Six Pack
- Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings
- Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings
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Singles |
- "Fall Out"
- "Roxanne"
- "Can't Stand Losing You"
- "So Lonely"
- "Message in a Bottle"
- "Walking on the Moon"
- "Bring On the Night"
- "The Bed's Too Big Without You"
- "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
- "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
- "Invisible Sun"
- "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
- "Spirits in the Material World"
- "Secret Journey"
- "Every Breath You Take"
- "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
- "Synchronicity II"
- "King of Pain"
- "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86"
- "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around" (Different Gear vs. The Police)
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Other songs |
- "Next to You"
- "Reggatta de Blanc"
- "Driven to Tears"
- "Behind My Camel"
- "Demolition Man"
- "Synchronicity I"
- "Tea in the Sahara"
- "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da '86"
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Tours |
- The Police Around the World Tour
- Zenyatta Mondatta Tour
- Ghost in the Machine Tour
- Synchronicity Tour
- A Conspiracy of Hope Tour
- The Police Reunion Tour
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Related articles |
- Discography
- Songs
- Strontium 90
- Strontium 90: Police Academy
- Brimstone & Treacle
- ¡Policia!: A Tribute to the Police
- Everyone Stares
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- Book
- Category
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