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: La Belle Dame Sans Regrets (5:17) 9: Valparaiso (5:27) 10: Lithium Sunset (2:38)
Description:
"Mercury Falling" is a richly textured studio album by Sting, presented here in the classic CD format and released under the Universal label. Known for its sophisticated blend of pop, jazz, soul and subtle world-music influences, the album explores themes of change, melancholy and quiet optimism with Sting's unmistakable voice at the center. Carefully arranged songs, warm live instrumentation and finely crafted lyrics make this CD a compelling listening experience for fans of intelligent, adult-oriented pop music.
The production emphasizes organic sound: detailed percussion, expressive guitars, elegant keyboard layers and nuanced brass and string arrangements. This creates an intimate, almost cinematic atmosphere that rewards repeated listening on a good hi-fi system. The CD format offers clear, dynamic sound and a coherent album flow, inviting you to experience the record as a complete work from the first to the last track.
As the manufacturer, Universal stands for professional production standards, wide distribution and durable physical media. The label is known for its broad catalogue of high-quality music releases across genres and for careful mastering and pressing of CDs, so that the sound quality does justice to the artist's vision.
Sting, who first gained worldwide fame as the frontman and songwriter of The Police, has long established himself as a successful solo artist. Over the course of his career, he has earned multiple Grammy Awards and has been celebrated for his ability to combine accessible melodies with musically ambitious arrangements. His solo work is characterized by stylistic diversity, poetic lyrics and collaborations with renowned musicians from jazz, pop and world music, which also informs the musical maturity and depth audible on "Mercury Falling".