The Soul Cages

For other uses, see Soul Cages (disambiguation).

The Soul Cages
Studio album by
Sting
Released17 January 1991
RecordedApril – November 1990
StudioStudio Guillaume Tell (Paris, France);
Villa Salviati (Migliarino, Italy).
GenrePop rock[1]
Length48:11
Label
ProducerHugh Padgham
Sting chronology
Nada como el sol
(1988) 		The Soul Cages
(1991) 		Ten Summoner's Tales
(1993)
Singles from The Soul Cages
  1. "All This Time"
    Released: 31 December 1990[2]
  2. "Mad About You"
    Released: 1 March 1991[3]
  3. "The Soul Cages"
    Released: 22 April 1991[4]
  4. "Why Should I Cry for You"
    Released: 21 May 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Robert Christgau(dud)[7]
Entertainment WeeklyC[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]
NME4/10[10]
Orlando Sentinel[11]
The Windsor StarB[12]

The Soul Cages is the third full-length studio album 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; "Mad About You" was also included on the international version of the compilation. The title track won the first Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992.[15]

On 15 January 2021, an expanded version of The Soul Cages was released to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Along with the original nine 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]

  1. ^ Browne, David (1 February 1991). "The Soul Cages". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Sting: The New Single – All This Time" (PDF). Music Week. 22 December 1990. p. 4. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Sting singles".
  4. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 20 April 1991. p. 23.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sting – The Soul Cages". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (7 March 1993). "Feeling A Sting". ChicagoTribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Sting – Consumer Guide Reviews". Dean of American Rock Critics. Robert Christgau. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Browne, David (1 February 1991). "The Soul Cages". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ Willman, Chris (20 January 1991). "Sting "The Soul Cages"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Mulvey, John (26 January 1991). "Long Play". NME. p. 32. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  11. ^ Gettelman, Parry (1 February 1991). "Sting". Orlando Sentinel.
  12. ^ Shaw, Ted (26 January 1991). "Record Review". The Windsor Star.
  13. ^ "Official Sting website". Sting.com. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Sting Top 75 Releases". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
  15. ^ "34th Annual GRAMMY Awards". Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  16. ^ ""Sting Celebrates 30th Anniversary of The Soul Cages with Digital Only Expanded edition..."". sting.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.