Acoustic Live in Newcastle
Album by Sting
Released	November, 1991
Recorded	April 20, 1991
Genre	Pop
Label	A&M
Producer(s)	Hugh Padgham
Sting chronology
The Soul Cages (1991) Acoustic Live in Newcastle (1991) Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)

Acoustic Live in Newcastle is the second live album released by Sting. It was recorded and released shortly after the studio album The Soul Cages, at the Buddle Arts Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on April 20, 1991. The album includes four tracks from The Soul Cages, as well as a cover of the Al Jarreau song "Ain't No Sunshine". An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... For the 1979 song by M, see Pop Muzik. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... A&M Records is a record label formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Hugh Padgham is a record producer and audio engineer, and, although he makes no claims to having any musical talent, has become one of the worlds most successful and influentual producers. ... Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... The Soul Cages is the fourth studio album released by Sting. ... The Album Cover Ten Summoners Tales is one of the many albums by Sting. ... Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... The Soul Cages is the fourth studio album released by Sting. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... Alwyn Lopez Jarreau (born March 12, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), known popularly as Al Jarreau, is an American, Grammy Award–winning jazz singer. ...

Background

Acoustic Live in Newcastle was only released as a limited edition box set in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan, and is therefore much sought-after by fans. The venue where the album was recorded is near Sting's birthplace, and the show was an intimate, closed performance for friends, family, and other invited guests. The sound quality is said to be excellent [1] as is typical of Sting recordings. Sting used select musicians from the Soul Cages tour, including Northumbrian smallpipe artist Kathryn Tickell. A bagpipe performer in Amsterdam. ... Kathryn Tickell (b 1967) is an English player of the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle. ...

Box set features

The box set of Acoustic Live in Newcastle includes an 89-page book entitled The Illustrated Lyrics that features visual interpretations of several Sting songs by artist Roberto Gligorov. The art is in different styles, including comic book art. In the collaborative method of producing a comic book used to create the majority of the comics published by major US publishers, the penciller (or penciler) is the artist who interprets the story created by the writer as comics pages drawn in pencil. ...

Track listing

1. "Mad About You" (Sting)
2. "Ain't No Sunshine" (Jarreau)
3. "Island of Souls" (Sting)
4. "The Wild Wild Sea" (Sting)
5. "The Soul Cages" (Sting)

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Credits

• Sting – vocals, double bass
• Dominic Miller – guitar
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
• David Sancious – keyboards
• Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipe

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External links

• Sting.com A review of the entire show, included unrecorded songs.
• Stingoop.com Release details at "Sting out of print"