Bring On the Night is the first live album by the English musician Sting recorded over the course of several live shows in 1985 and released in 1986. The title is taken from a song by the Police from their 1979 album Reggatta de Blanc. The songs performed include Sting's early solo material from the studio album The Dream of the Blue Turtles, and from his time with the Police, with a few of the performances played as medleys of the two. The touring band features the prominent jazz musicians Branford Marsalis on tenor and soprano saxophones, Darryl Jones on bass guitar, Kenny Kirkland on keyboards and synthesizer, and Omar Hakim on drums. Also appearing are backing vocalists Janice Pendarvis and Dolette McDonald.
Despite not featuring any hit singles, the album reached number 16 on the UK Album Charts and won Sting a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.
Bring On the Night is also a 1985 documentary directed by Michael Apted covering the formative stages of Sting's solo career—released as DVD in 2005.
Contents
Track listing
On CD and digital editions, sides 1 and 2 correspond to disc 1 and sides 3 and 4 to disc 2.
Personnel
Musicians
Sting – lead vocals, guitars, synthesizers, double bass (9)
Darryl Jones – bass
Kenny Kirkland – keyboards, synthesizers
Branford Marsalis – saxophones, rap, percussion
Omar Hakim – drums, electronic percussion
Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals
Dolette McDonald – backing vocals
Technical
Produced Sting and Kim Turner
Engineered by Gerd Rautenbach, Peter Brandt, Kim Turner, and Jim Scott
Recorded by Pete Smith at Dierks Mobile 2 (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Technicians – Danny Quatrochi (guitar), Tam Fairgreave (bass and keyboards), Billy Thompson (drums)
Management – Kim Turner and Miles Copeland
Road manager – Billy Francis
Production manager – Keith Bradley
Art direction – Michael Ross
Design – John Warwicker and Michael Ross
Painting – Su Huntley and Donna Muir
Photography – Denis O'Regan, Donna Muir, Michael Ross and Su Huntley
Monitor mixer – Tom Herrman
Sound – Tony Blanc, John Roden and Martin Rowe.
Lighting – Jim Laroche and Bill Neil
Rigger – Deryck Dickinson
Booking – Ian Copeland, Teresa Green and Buck Williams at Frontier Booking International