Brand New Day is the sixth solo studio album by English musician Sting, released by A&M Records on 27 September 1999. Promoted heavily by the success of the album's second single, "Desert Rose" (featuring popular Algerian Raï singer Cheb Mami), the album peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 and sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States. Upon its release, Brand New Day was a critical and commercial success, and hailed as commercial comeback for Sting.
The album earned Sting a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and his third Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the title track.
Background
Originally, Sting's usual producer Hugh Padgham was to produce the album, but Sting was happy with the work done by Kipper, and Padgham was not required. The album was recorded in various studios around Europe.
The full version of "The End of the Game" was included on the single for "Brand New Day" and the DTS and DVD-Audio releases of the album. The music video for the title track is a parody of bleach commercials, and advertises "Brand new 'Day Ultra'" brand. The song "Brand New Day" features Stevie Wonder on harmonica.
Track listing
Personnel
Sting – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, Roland VG-8 guitar synthesizer
Kipper – keyboards, drum programming
Jason Rebello – acoustic piano, clavinet
Don Blackman – Hammond organ
David Hartley – Hammond organ, string arrangements and conductor (3, 6) Dominic Miller – guitars B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Manu Katché – drums Mino Cinelu – percussion Ettamri Mustapha – darbouka Branford Marsalis – clarinet Chris Botti – trumpet Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian pipes, fiddle Stevie Wonder – harmonica (10) Farhat Bouallagui – string arrangements, conductor and leader (2) Isobel Griffiths – orchestral contractor (2, 3, 6) Gavyn Wright – string leader (3, 6) Moulay Ahmed – strings (2, 3, 6) Kouider Berkan – strings (2, 3, 6) Salem Bnouni – strings (2, 3, 6) Sameh Catalan – strings (2, 3, 6) Cheb Mami – vocals (2) Sté Strausz' – French rap (5) James Taylor – vocals (8) Tawatha Agee – backing vocals Dennis Collins – backing vocals Joe Mendes – backing vocals Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals, vocal contractor Pamela Quinlan – backing vocals Althea Rodgers – backing vocals Marlon Saunders – backing vocals Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals Darryl Tookes – backing vocals Ken Williams – backing vocals Gary Cook – Roland VG8 Programer, Sound Creator
Production
Sting – producer
Kipper – producer
Neil Dorfsman – engineer
Simon Osborne – engineer, mixing
Geoff Foster – strings engineer (2, 3, 6) Etienne Colin – assistant engineer Nicholas Duport – assistant engineer Andrew Fellus – assistant engineer Brian Garten – assistant engineer Ricky Graham – assistant engineer Ben Kape – assistant engineer Stephanie Levy-B – assistant engineer Peter "Hopps" Lorimer – assistant engineer Aya Takemura – assistant engineer Chris Blair – mastering Abbey Road Studios (London, UK) – mastering location Joe Mama-Nitzberg – art direction Jodi Peckman – art direction Richard Frankel – package design Olaf Heine – photography Carter Smith – photography
Accolades
Grammy Awards
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
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References
Sting (musician) albums
1999 albums
A&M Records albums
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
Albums produced by Kipper (musician) World music albums by English artists Albums recorded at AIR Studios