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The Police
Compilation album by the Police
Released	5 June 2007
Recorded	February 1977 – February 1983
Genre	New wave punk rock rock
Length	118:41
Label	A&M
Producer	The Police Nigel Gray Hugh Padgham
The Police chronology
The Very Best of Sting & The Police (2002) The Police (2007) Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires (2008)

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The Police is a self-titled compilation album released by the Police on 5 June 2007, to both celebrate the 30th anniversary of their recording debut and accompany their reunion tour. It contains 28 tracks over two discs, a mixture of hit singles and fan favourites. All the singles are included, with the exception of "Secret Journey" and '"Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (though the original version of the latter from the album Zenyatta Mondatta is included). International editions contain two bonus tracks, "The Bed's Too Big Without You" from Reggatta de Blanc (which was originally released as a single as part of the Six Pack seven-inch singles collection in 1980) and "Rehumanize Yourself" from Ghost in the Machine. The band's non-studio album debut single, "Fall Out", originally recorded in 1977 (with the band's first guitarist Henry Padovani), is also included; other than Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings (1993) the song has never been included on any other Police album.

The Police debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling approximately 58,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sting except where noted

• * Bonus tracks on UK edition.

Personnel

• Stewart Copeland – drums, percussion, synthesizer, rhythm guitar on "Fall Out", backing vocals
• Sting – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals, oboe, saxophone, synthesizer, harmonica on "So Lonely", drum machine on "Synchronicity I"
• Andy Summers – guitar, synthesizer, piano, backing vocals (except on "Fall Out")
• Henry Padovani – guitar solo on "Fall Out"
• John Sinclair – piano on "Hole in My Life"
• Jean Roussel – piano on "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"

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Certifications

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• 2007 compilation albums
• A&M Records albums
• Albums produced by Hugh Padgham
• Albums produced by Nigel Gray
• The Police compilation albums