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Reggatta de Blanc

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

Reggatta de Blanc, loosely translated White Reggae, is the second album by The Police. The group recorded it in four weeks, spread over several months, again at Surrey Sound with Nigel Gray. A&M wanted a bigger studio and a better-known producer, but the band chose otherwise. There was little new material, so Sting and Stewart Copeland dug out old songs and ideas. The lyrics of Bring On the Night, for example, were already three years old.

The music blends hard rock, British pop, reggae and new wave. The title song is an instrumental that grew out of the live shows and earned the band a Grammy. Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon became the group's first British number 1 singles, and the album itself topped the charts in Great Britain, Australia and the Netherlands. A Rolling Stone reviewer wrote that the energy of the rhythmic counterattacks made any objections to the borrowed styles beside the point.

Listening

Listening tip. In Reggatta de Blanc, the instrumental title track, listen to Stewart Copeland's drumming and to how the band builds tension without vocals.

Track list

  1. 1Message In A Bottle (Remastered 2003)4:51Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Reggatta De Blanc (Remastered 2003)3:06Apple Music ↗
  3. 3It's Alright For You (Remastered 2003)3:14Apple Music ↗
  4. 4Bring On The Night (Remastered 2003)4:16Apple Music ↗
  5. 5Deathwish (Remastered 2003)4:14Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Walking On The Moon (Remastered 2003)5:02Apple Music ↗
  7. 7On Any Other Day (Remastered 2003)2:58Apple Music ↗
  8. 8The Bed's Too Big Without You (Remastered 2003)4:26Apple Music ↗
  9. 9Contact (Remastered 2003)2:39Apple Music ↗
  10. 10Does Everyone Stare (Remastered 2003)3:52Apple Music ↗
  11. 11No Time This Time (Remastered 2003)3:17Apple Music ↗

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

Categories: Albums and songs