Mercury Falling
Studio album by Sting
Released	March 12, 1996
Genre	Rock, adult contemporary, country
Length	48:08
Label	A&M 540483
Producer	Hugh Padgham, Sting
Professional reviews
Allmusic: link Rolling Stone link
Sting chronology
Ten Summoner's Tales (1993) Mercury Falling (1996) Brand New Day (1999)

Mercury Falling is the fifth studio album released by Sting. The album was marked by its tight studio production and use of brass reminiscent of recordings made at FAME Studios in the 1960s. This release was considered by many fans to signal the beginning of Sting's transition from heavier jazz-inspired rock to the adult contemporary genre.

The track "Twenty Five to Midnight" is not available on every release of the album. It is listed in the official Sting.com discography tracklist, but was excluded from the American and Canadian releases.

The album begins and ends with the words "mercury falling".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Singles 4 References

[edit] Track listing

1. The Hounds of Winter – 5:27
2. I Hung My Head – 4:40
3. Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot – 6:41
4. I Was Brought to My Senses – 5:48
5. You Still Touch Me – 3:46
6. I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying – 3:56
7. All Four Seasons – 4:28
8. Twenty Five to Midnight – 4:09 (Excluded from original Canada/US releases)[1]
9. La Belle Dame Sans Regrets – 5:17
10. Valparaiso – 5:27
11. Lithium Sunset – 2:38

[edit] Personnel

• Sting – vocals, bass
• Dominic Miller – guitars
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
• Kenny Kirkland – keyboards
• Branford Marsalis – saxophone
• Andrew Love – saxophone
• Gerry Richardson – Hammond organ
• Tony Walters – vocals
• Lance Ellington – vocals
• Shirley Lewis – vocals
• East London Gospel Choir – vocals
• Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian pipes, fiddle
• B.J. Cole – pedal steel
• Wayne Jackson – trumpet

[edit] Singles

• Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot (1996) #15 UK, #86 U.S.
• You Still Touch Me (1996) #27 UK, #60 U.S.
• I Was Brought to My Senses (1996) #31 UK
• I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying (1996) #94 U.S.

[edit] References

• Stingoop.com Mercury Falling Release Details

v • d • e Sting Studio albums The Dream of the Blue Turtles · ...Nothing Like the Sun · The Soul Cages · Ten Summoner's Tales · Mercury Falling · Brand New Day · Sacred Love · Songs from the Labyrinth · If on a Winter's Night... EPs Nada Como el Sol Live albums Bring on the Night · Acoustic Live in Newcastle · ...All This Time · The Journey and the Labyrinth Compilations Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 · The Very Best of Sting & The Police Singles "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" · "Love Is the Seventh Wave" · "Fortress Around Your Heart" · "Russians" · "We'll Be Together" · "Englishman in New York" · "Fragile" · "They Dance Alone" · "All This Time" · "It's Probably Me" · "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" · "All for Love"  · "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" · "Desert Rose" Guest singles "Money For Nothing" · "On Silent Wings" · "Rise & Fall" · "Always on Your Side" Related articles Discography · The Police  · The Police discography  · Last Exit · A&M Records · Deutsche Grammophon · Universal Music Group