Ten Summoner’s Tales

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Ten Summoner’s Tales · Ten Summoner's Tales is Sting's fourth solo album and came out in 1993. After the heavy, introspective predecessor The Soul Cages, he wanted to write lighter music, songs that would amuse his band and family. They are about love and morality. He recorded the record in his own studio at Lake House in Wiltshire, with Hugh Padgham as co-producer. The title is a pun on his surname Sumner and the summoner from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.

The music plays with time signatures: Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven) is written in 7/4, a nod to the films Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven, and Seven Days in 5/4. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You and Fields of Gold were hits in the United States. The album was nominated for six Grammys and made the shortlist for the Mercury Prize.

Listening

Track list

1. 1If I Ever Lose My Faith In You4:31Apple Music ↗
2. 2Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)5:11Apple Music ↗
3. 3Fields of Gold3:42Apple Music ↗
4. 4Heavy Cloud No Rain3:48Apple Music ↗
5. 5She's Too Good for Me2:30Apple Music ↗
6. 6Seven Days4:38Apple Music ↗
7. 7Saint Augustine In Hell5:19Apple Music ↗
8. 8It's Probably Me5:08Apple Music ↗
9. 9Everybody Laughed But You3:55Apple Music ↗
10. 10Shape of My Heart4:39Apple Music ↗
11. 11Something the Boy Said5:29Apple Music ↗
12. 12Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me)3:42Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗