Deutsche Grammophon publish Sting’s ninth album : ‘If on a Winter’s Night…’ (2009)

Sting‘s ‘If on a Winter’s Night…’ is his ninth studio album released on October 26 & 27, 2009 by Deutsche Grammophon.

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RVM prescreen

1 . Gabriel’s Message

2 . Gabriel’s Message

3 . (Soul Cake)

4 . (Soul Cake (on “Letterman”, 2009))

5 . (There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue (Durham, 2009))

6 . The Snow It Melts The Soonest (“Jools Holland Later” Nov 3, 2009)

7 . (The Snow It Melts The Soonest (The Cherrytree House))

8 . (Christmas At Sea (Durham Cathedral))

9 . (El Poema De Un Mártir Jesuita (Durham Cathedral))

10 . (The Hounds Of Winter)

11 . (Cherry Tree Carol (Durham Cathedral, 2009))

12 . Cherry Tree Carol (Newcastle Dec, 2009)

Track Listing : 1.Gabriel’S Message (Traditional) – 02:34 . 2.Soul Cake (Elena Mezzetti, Noel Paul Stookey) – 03:29 . 3.There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue (Sting) – 00:00 . 4.The Snow It Melts The Soonest (Traditional) – 03:44 . 5.Christmas At Sea (Mary Macmaster, Sting) – 04:38 . 6.Lo, How A Rose E’Er Blooming (Michael Praetorius) – 02:42 . 7.Cold Song (John Dryden, Henry Purcell) – 03:16 . 8.The Burning Babe (Robert Southwell, Chris Wood) – 02:45 . 9.Now Winter Comes Slowly (Thomas Betterton, Henry Purcell) – 03:06 . 10.The Hounds Of Winter (Sting) – 05:51 . 11.Balulalow (Traditional, Peter Warlock) – 03:10 . 12.Cherry Tree Carol (Traditional) – 03:12 . 13.Lullaby For An Anxious Child (Dominic Miller, Sting) – 02:50 . 14.The Hurdy-Gurdy Man (Franz Schubert) – 02:51 . 15.You Only Cross My Mind In Winter (Sting) – 02:35

Musicians : Sting – Drums (Snare), Guitar, Lute, Percussion, Vocals . Robert Sadin – Conductor, Percussion . Dominic Miller – Guitar . Dean Parks – Guitar, Mandolin . Ira Coleman – Bass . John Ellis And His Sdb – Clarinet (Bass) . Kenny Garrett – Sax (Soprano) . Jack Dejohnette – Drums . Daniel Druckman – Drums (Snare) . David Mansfield – Dulcimer, Guitar (12 String), Mandocello, Mandolin . Bashiri Johnson – Frame Drum, Percussion . David Hartley – Harmonium . Mary Macmaster – Harp, Vocals . John Clark – Horn . Edin Karamazov – Lute . Julian Sutton – Melodeon . Bassam Saba – Ney, Oud . Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian Smallpipes, Violin . David Sancious – Organ . Stile Antico – Vocal Ensemble . Cyro Baptista – Percussion . Bijan Chemirani – Percussion . Daniel Freedman – Percussion . Donald Hay – Percussion . Rhani Krija – Percussion . Chris Dudley – Trombone . Christopher Dudley – Trombone . Chris Botti – Trumpet . Chris Gekker – Trumpet . Ibrahim Maalouf – Trumpet . Leslie Neish – Tuba . Marcus Rojas – Tuba . Musica Aeterna Orchestra – Strings . Charles Curtis – Cello . Melissa Meell – Cello . Melissa Meell – Cello . Vincent Segal – Cello . Dov Scheindlin – Viola . Daniel Hope – Violin . Peter Tickell – Violin . Svetlana Tsoneva – Violin . Joe Sumner – Vocals (Background) . Jasmine Thomas – Vocals (Background) . Webb Sisters – Vocals (Background) . Lisa Fischer – Vocals, Vocals (Background)

Arrangements : Sting , Robert Sadin

Package : Tony Molina – Photography . Sting – Liner Notes

Recorded 2008 – 2009.

Released On October 26, 2009 By Deutsche Grammophon.