Message In A Bottle
Reggatta De Blanc
It's Alright For You
Bring On The Night
Deathwish
Walking On The Moon
On Any Other Day
The Bed's Too Big Without You
Contact
Does Everyone Stare
No Time This Time
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Reggatta De Blanc
Published: 03 Mar 2009, 12:55
Reggatta De Blanc Is The Second Album By The Police Released In 1979. "Message In A Bottle" A Sting-Penned Song About Alienation Opens The Album. It Is Followed By The Mostly Instrumental "Reggatta De Blanc" The Title Being A Pseudo-French Translation Referring To The Album's Style Of "white Reggae" One Of The Few Songs Written By All Members Of The Police. The Instrumental Piece Came From The Long Instrumental Break In The Live Performance Of "Can't Stand Losing You" And Earned The Band The 1981 Grammy Award For Best Rock Instrumental Performance. "It's Alright For You" Is A Driving Punk-Ish Song Featuring Strong Guitar And Drum Parts. The Next Three Tracks "Bring On The Night" A Song About The Execution Of Gary Gilmore "Deathwish" And "Walking On The Moon" All Have A Strong Reggae Feel To Them. "On Any Other Day" Features A Rare Lead Vocal From Stewart Copeland And Is A Humorous Take On A Middle-Aged Man's Mid-Life Crisis. "The Bed's Too Big Without You" Later Covered By Reggae Singer Sheila Hylton In 1981 Which Became A UK Chart Hit "Contact" And "Does Everyone Stare" Are Three Songs Dealing With The Connection Or Lack Thereof Between Two Individuals. The Hectic "No Time This Time" Closes The Album. The Album Took Only A Few Weeks Spaced Over Several Months To Record But Unlike Its Successor Zenyatta Mondatta There Was No Pressure On The Band. As Stewart Copeland Describes It "We Just Went Into The Studio And Said 'Right Who's Got The First Song?' We Hadn't Even Rehearsed Them Before We Went In." The Album Continued To Build On The Success Of The Band's Previous Record Outlandos D'Amour Hitting #1 On The UK And Australian Album Charts Upon Its Release In October 1979. "Message In A Bottle" And "Walking On The Moon" Were Released As Singles And Both Reached #1 In Great Britain. In 2003 The Album Was Ranked Number 369 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.