The Police
Band rock Inggris
The Police adalah sebuah kelompok musik new wave dari Britania Raya yang dipengaruhi oleh reggae. Mereka menjadi terkenal di awal 1980-an ketika musik punk rock sedang berjaya.
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Informasi latar belakang | |
Tahun aktif | 1977–1984 |
Anggota | Sting Andy Summers Stewart Copeland |
Kelompok ini didirikan oleh drummer dari Amerika Serikat Stewart Copeland pada awal 1977. Setelah kelompok rock progresif Curved Air bubar, Copeland ingin memulai band baru dan pindah ke London. Singer-bassist Sting dan gitaris Henry Padovani bergabung dan merekam single pertama Fallout/Nothing Achieving. Mereka kemudian tur dan mendukung Cherry Vanilla dan Wayne County & the Electric Chairs. Padovani kemudian digantikan oleh Andy Summers.
Anggota
- Sting (Gordon Matthew Sumner) - vocals, bass (1977-1984)
- Stewart Copeland - drums (1977-1984)
- Andy Summers - guitar (1977-1984)
- Henry Padovani - guitar (1977)
Diskografi
- Outlandos d'Amour (1978) (US sales: Platinum)
- Reggatta de Blanc (1979) (US sales: 2x platinum)
- Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) (US sales: 3x platinum)
- Ghost in the Machine (1981) (US sales: 3x platinum)
- Synchronicity (1983) (US sales: 8x platinum)
- Every Breath You Take: The Singles (1986) (US sales: Platinum)
- Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings (1993)(US Sales:GOLD)
- Every Breath You Take: The Classics (1995) (US sales: 3 million)
- Live! (1995)
- The Very Best Of... Sting & The Police (1997, 2002)
Singles
Tahun | Judul | Tangga lagu | Album | |||
US Billboard Hot 100 | US Modern Rock Tracks | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | UK Singles | |||
1979 | "Roxanne" | #32 | - | - | #12 | Outlandos d'Amour |
1979 | "Can't Stand Losing You" | - | - | - | #2 | Outlandos d'Amour |
1979 | "Message In A Bottle" | #74 | - | - | #1 | Reggatta de Blanc |
1979 | "Fall Out" | - | - | - | #47 | - |
1979 | "Walking On The Moon" | - | - | - | #1 | Reggatta de Blanc |
1980 | "Bring On The Night" | - | - | - | - | Reggatta de Blanc |
1980 | "So Lonely" | - | - | - | #6 | Outlandos d'Amour |
1980 | "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" | #10 | - | - | #5 | Zenyatta Mondatta |
1981 | "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | #10 | - | #11 | #1 | Zenyatta Mondatta |
1981 | "Invisible Sun" | - | - | - | #2 | Ghost in the Machine |
1981 | "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | #3 | - | #1 | #1 | Ghost In The Machine |
1982 | "Spirits In The Material World" | #11 | - | #7 | #12 | Ghost In The Machine |
1982 | "Secret Journey" | #46 | - | #29 | - | Ghost In The Machine |
1983 | "Every Breath You Take" | #1 | - | #1 | #1 | Synchronicity |
1983 | "King Of Pain" | #3 | - | #1 | #17 | Synchronicity |
1983 | "Synchronicity II" | #16 | - | #9 | #17 | Synchronicity |
1984 | "Wrapped Around Your Finger" | #8 | - | #9 | #7 | Synchronicity |
1986 | "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86" | #46 | - | #10 | #24 | Every Breath You Take: The Singles |
1986 | "Roxanne '86" | - | - | - | - | Every Breath You Take: The Singles |
1995 | "Can't Stand Losing You" (live) | - | - | - | #27 | Live |
1997 | "Roxanne '97" (f. Pras) | #59 | - | - | #17 | The Very Best Of Sting And The Police |