The Soul Cages | ||||
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Released | 17 January 1991 | |||
Recorded | April – November 1990 | |||
Studio | Studio Guillaume Tell (Paris, France); Villa Salviati (Migliarino, Italy). | |||
Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
Length | 48:11 | |||
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Producer | Hugh Padgham | |||
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Singles from The Soul Cages | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Chicago Tribune | [6] |
Robert Christgau | [7] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[8] |
Los Angeles Times | [9] |
NME | 4/10[10] |
Orlando Sentinel | [11] |
The Windsor Star | B[12] |
The Soul Cages is the third full-length studio album released by English musician Sting. Released on 17 January 1991[13] it became Sting's second No. 1 album in the United Kingdom.[14]
It spawned four singles: "All This Time", "Mad About You", "The Soul Cages", and "Why Should I Cry for You?". Both "All This Time" and "Why Should I Cry for You?" were included on Sting's 1994 compilation album Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994. The title track won the first Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992.[15]
On 15 January 2021, Sting released an expanded version of The Soul Cages to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Along with the original 9 tracks, this new edition includes 13 bonus tracks that consist of remixes, extended mixes, and a pair of songs sung in Spanish and Italian incarnations.[16]