Sting’s first rock/pop project in over a decade, “57th & 9th”, represents a wide range of Sting’s musical and songwriting styles, from the ferocious, Road Warrior-style imagery of “Petrol Head,” to the anthemic, “50,000” and the raucous, guitar-driven first single, “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You.” The album was recorded with Sting’s long-time collaborators Dominic Miller (guitar) and Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) and includes contributions from drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, Guns n’ Roses), guitarist Lyle Workman and the San Antonio-based Tex-Mex band The Last Bandoleros. Riding a wave of inspiration, 57th & 9th came together impulsively, with sessions completed in just a few weeks.

The album, produced by Martin Kierszenbaum, takes its title from the Manhattan street corner that Sting crossed each day as he walked to the studios in Hell’s Kitchen where the recordings were done. Sting notes that if there’s a theme in the lyrics of 57th & 9th, it’s the idea of travel and motion, most apparent in the autobiographical “Heading South On The Great North Road” and in “Inshallah,” a first-person account of the global refugee crisis, written from a humanitarian point of view.

Track Listing:

Disc 1 (CD): I Can't Stop Thinking About You 50,000 Down, Down, Down One Fine Day Pretty Young Soldier Petrol Head Heading South On The Great North Road If You Can't Love Me Inshallah The Empty Chair I Can't Stop Thinking About You (LA Version) Inshallah (Berlin Sessions Version) Next To You With The Last Bandoleros (Live At Rockwood Music Hall)

Disc 2 (DVD): Sting: 57th & 9th Interview And Track By Track Next To You With The Last Bandoleros (Live At Rockwood Music Hall)

Purchasing more than one item? Opt for the courier/RD courier option first, then the combined