…Nothing Like the Sun

Sting

1987: A&M CD 6402/DX 2163

1. The Lazarus Heart
2. Be Still My Beating Heart
3. Englishman In New York
4. History Will Teach Us Nothing
5. They Dance Alone / Cueca Solo
6. Fragile
7. We’ll Be Together
8. Straight To My Heart
9. Rock Steady
10. Sister Moon
11. Little Wing
12. The Secret Marriage

I’ve had a copy of this on cassette (taped off my own vinyl copy of the LP, no bootlegging) for over 15 years, and only recently (late summer 2005) did I realize it was time to get a CD of it. Acquiring it has meant a complete reassessment of the album, so I’ll have to hold off on true commentary for now, rather than voicing my hitherto-held notions about it.

One thing I do want to note right off the bat, though: “The Lazarus Heart” is not only a gorgeous song, it’s also a dazzlingly effusive tribute by Sting to his recently-deceased mother, full of symbolism and fluid movement.

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