Ghost in the Machine (album)

Ghost in the Machine
Line art in the style of an LCD screen that makes red outlines of the faces of The Police on a black background
Studio album by
the Police
Released2 October 1981 (1981-10-02)[1]
RecordedJune–July 1981[2]
Studio
Genre
Length41:03
Language
  • English
  • French ("Hungry for You")
LabelA&M
Producer
The Police chronology
Zenyatta Mondatta
(1980) 		Ghost in the Machine
(1981) 		Synchronicity
(1983)
Singles from Ghost in the Machine
  1. "Invisible Sun"
    Released: 18 September 1981[5]
  2. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
    Released: 16 October 1981[6]
  3. "Spirits in the Material World"
    Released: 4 December 1981[7]
  4. "Secret Journey"
    Released: April 1982 (US)

Ghost in the Machine is the fourth studio album by English rock band the Police. The album was released on 2 October 1981 by A&M Records. The songs were recorded between January and September 1981 during sessions that took place at AIR Studios in Montserrat and Le Studio in Quebec, assisted by record producer Hugh Padgham.

Ghost in the Machine topped the UK Albums Chart and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200. The album produced the highly successful singles "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", "Invisible Sun", and "Spirits in the Material World", with a fourth single, "Secret Journey", also being released in the US. Ghost in the Machine was listed at number 322 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album was reissued in 1983 on CD.

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  2. ^ Summers, Andy (2007). One Train Later, 2nd Edition (Piatkus), page 380.
  3. ^ Smith, Troy L. (19 March 2020). "The 80 greatest albums of the 1980s by Rock Hall Inductees". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. ^ Grimstad, Paul (September 2007). "What is Avant-Pop?". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Heaven 17, Penthouse And Pavement, Album". Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. ^ "BRIT Certified". Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Heaven 17, Penthouse And Pavement, Album". Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2024.