The Soul Cages is the third full-length studio album released by Sting and the first to feature longtime guitarist Dominic Miller. Released in 1991, it became his second No. 1 album in the United Kingdom. It spawned four singles: "All This Time", "Mad About You", "Why Should I Cry for You" and "The Soul Cages". The title track won Sting the first Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992.
Sting's most personal solo album (it was written in response to the death of his father), THE SOUL CAGES is also his most ambitious. Many of the tracks (Island of Souls", "Mad About You") verge (impressively) on classical art song territory. For some, however, the good news here is that Sting is playing bass again; his simple yet effective lines are heard to particular advantage on the upbeat pop gem "All This Time." Another high point is "Saint Agnes and the Burning Town," a flamenco-inflected instrumental tour de force unlike anything in Sting's catalogue.
Recorded at Studio Guilaume Tell, Paris, France and Villa Salviati, Migliarino, Italy.-
01. Island Of Souls
02. All This Time
03. Mad About You
04. Jeremiah Blues Part 1, The
05. Why Should I Cry For You
06. Saint Agnes And The Burning Train
07. Wild Sea, The
08. Soul Cages, The
09. When The Angels Fall
* 1991 A&M 396405-2
Personnel:
Sting - vocals, bass guitar, mandolin, synthesizer
Dominic Miller - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
David Sancious, Kenny Kirkland - keyboards
Branford Marsalis - saxophone
Paola Paparelle - oboe
Kathryn Tickell - Northumbrian smallpipe
Manu Katché - drums
Ray Cooper, Vinx De'Jon Parrette, Bill Summers, Munyungo Jackson, Skip Burney, Tony Vacca - percussion
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