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1.StopIf I Ever Lose My Faith in You – Sting 04:30
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2.StopLove Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven) – Sting 05:11
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3.StopFields of Gold – Sting 03:42
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4.StopHeavy Cloud (No Rain) – Sting 03:39
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5.StopShe's Too Good for Me – Sting 02:30
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6.StopSeven Days – Sting 04:40
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7.StopSaint Augustine in Hell – Sting 05:05
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8.StopIt's Probably Me – Sting 04:57
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9.StopShape of My Heart – Sting 04:38
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10.StopSomething the Boy Said – Sting 05:13
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11.StopEpilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me) – Sting 03:39
After two albums of muted, mature jazz-inflected pop, the last being an explicit album about death, Sting created his first unapologetically pop album since the Police with Ten Summoner's Tales. The title, a rather awkward pun on his given last name, is significant, since it emphasizes that this album is a collection of songs, without any musical conceits or lyrical concepts tying it together. And, frankly, that's a bit of a relief after the oppressively somber The Soul Cages and the hushed though lovely, Nothing Like the Sun. Sting even loosens up enough to crack jokes, both clever (the winking litany of celebrity pains of "Epilogue [Nothing 'Bout Me]") and condescending (the sneeringly catchy cowboy tale "Love Is Stronger Than Justice [The Munificent Seven]"), and the result is his best solo record. In places, it's easily as pretentious as his earlier work, but that's undercut by writing that hasn't been this sharp and melodic since the Police, plus his most varied set of songs since Synchronicity. True, there isn't a preponderance of flat-out classics -- only the surging opener "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You," the understated swing of "It's Probably Me," and the peaceful ballad "Fields of Gold" rank as classics -- but, as an album, Ten Summoner's Tales is more consistently satisfying than anything else in his catalog. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
- Genre: Rock
- Subgenre: Hard Rock, Pop/Rock, Soft Rock
- Category Soft Rock, Album Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary
- Release Date: March 9, 1993
- Artist: Sting [1]
- Additional Artist: Sting (Vocals )