THE POLICE--REGGATTA DE BLANC

RECORDING NOTES	Recording Dates: Began February 13, 1979 Release Date: October 10, 1979 Reggatta's initial order in the US was 200,000 units and 400,000 units sold in the first 90 days. US special 10-inch double album sold 70,000 copies. Sold over 600,000 copies in the first two years of release in the US.
CHART PERFORMANCE	British Pop Chart: #1 Canada Chart: #3 US Billboard Pop Chart: #25

	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.
RECORDING BY COUNTRY	Argentina Argentina Argentina Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Brazil Britain Britain Britain Britain Britain Britain Canada Canada France France Germany Germany Germany Germany Italy Italy Japan	8753 20127 27337 394 792 L 37068 6069493644 6069493565 6069493705 170.033 394 792 CAM 65792 CDA 64792 CDMID 127 AMC 24103 AMLH 64792 SP 4792 SP 69992 AMLH 64792 394 792 CDMID 127 CDA 64792 394 792 6069493563 394 792 AMLH 64792 D32Y 3023	Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Portugal Spain Turkey Uruguay US US US US US US US US Yugoslavia	D33Y 3402 POCM 1834 D25Y 3279 AMP 6065 UICY 3741 UICY 90031 UICY 9004 UICY 93104 UICY 90739 UICY 93835 AMLS 48009 AMLH 64792 L 37068 1PSP 4792 AMLH 64792 8105 SAML 70631 75021 3312 SP 3312 SP 3713 SP 4792 SP 6018 SP 3213 6069493596 6069493603 2220059

	TITLE	SONGWRITER	TIME
TRACK INFORMATION	1. Message in a Bottle 2. Reggatta de Blanc 3. It's Alright for You 4. Bring on the Night 5. Deathwish 6. Walking on the Moon 7. On Any Other Day 8. The Bed's Too Big Without You 9. Contact 10. Does Everyone Stare 11. No Time This Time	Sting Police Copeland, Sting Sting Police Sting Copeland Sting Copeland Copeland Sting	4:49 3:14 3:05 4:16 4:13 4:59 2:56 4:24 2:39 3:49 3:18

RECORDING NOTES	Recording Dates: Release Date: September 1979 Sold over 150,000 copies in the US.
CHART PERFORMANCE	Austria Chart: #24 Britain Pop Chart: #1 Canada Chart: #8 Netherlands Chart: #2 Sweden Chart: #20 US Billboard Pop Chart: #74

B SIDE	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.
	Australia Italy	K 7639 JC 15016	US	PR 4400
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da	Japan	AM 776	Japan	AMP 776
Landlord	Brazil Brazil Britain Britain Canada France Germany	663575 31C006 AMPP 6001 I AMS 7474 AM 2190 AMS 7632 390 266	Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Spain US US	AMS 7632 AMS 7632 AMP 1052 AMS 7632 AMS 7632 2190 SP 17122

RECORDING NOTES	Recording Dates: Release Date: November 1979
CHART PERFORMANCE	Britain Pop Chart: #1 Netherlands Chart: #9 US Billboard Pop Chart:

B SIDE	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.
	Britain Canada Italy	DJ 109 AM 1975 JC 15028	South Africa US Zimbabwe	AMRS 1307 SP 17449 AMRS 1307
Bring on the Night	Canada	AM 488
No Time This Time	US	2908
Voices Inside My Head/Roxanne	Australia Britain Britain Britain France Germany	K 7722 AMPP 6001 C AMS 7494 AMSP 7194 AMS 7642 AMS 7642	Italy Japan Netherlands Portugal Spain	AMS 7642 AMP 1075 AMS 7642 PAMS 7494 AMS 7669

RECORDING NOTES	Recording Dates: Release Date:
CHART PERFORMANCE	British Pop Chart: #12 US Billboard Pop Chart: #11

B SIDE	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.
	Poland	R 1062
Truth Hits Everybody	Britain	AMPP 6001 E

RECORDING NOTES	Recording Dates: Release Date: 1979
CHART PERFORMANCE	British Pop Chart: US Billboard Pop Chart:

B SIDE	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.
Bring on the Night	Germany	AMS 7689
Visions of the Night	US	2218

RECORDING NOTES	Recording Dates: Release Date: 1979
CHART PERFORMANCE	British Pop Chart: US Billboard Pop Chart: #46

B SIDE	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.	COUNTRY	STOCK NO.
Bring on the Night	Germany	AMS 7689

SUPPORT FOR ALBUMS AND SINGLES

AWARDS	Belgium (Humo Pop Poll)--Best LP--Reggatta de Blanc Britain--Platinum Record (3M)--Reggatta de Blanc Britain (Record Mirror Readers Poll)--Best LP--Reggatta de Blanc Canada--Platinum Record--Reggatta de Blanc France--Gold Record--Reggatta de Blanc France (Les Pris de La Critique Francaise)--Best LP--Reggatta de Blanc Netherlands (Countdown/National TV)--Best LP--Reggatta de Blanc Netherlands (Musical Express Journalists Poll)--Best LP--Reggatta de Blanc US--Grammy--Best Rock Instrumental Performance--Reggatta de Blanc US--Gold Record--Reggata de Blanc US--Platinum Record--Reggatta de Blanc
RADIO	Profiles in Rock Klein Radio
TOUR	Continued 12-month world tour begun in June 1979. Between October 1970 and October 1980, The Police performed 118 concerts. From October to December 1979, they toured the US and ended the year in Europe and the UK. They returned to the US for a tour in January and February. During March they played Australia, India, Egypt and Greece. April through August was another tour of Europe.

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Sources:
1. Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955 - 1996. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc., 1996.
2. Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1999. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc., 2000.
3. Strong, Martin C. The Great Rock Discography 5th Edition. Edinburgh, Scotland: Mojo Books, 2000.
4. Rees, Dafydd & Luke Crampton. VH1 Music First Rock Stars Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 1999.
5. A&M Records press releases
6. Message in a Box: the Complete Recordings, 1993 A&M Records, Ltd.
7. Lwin, Nanda. Top Albums the Essential Chart Guide. Ontario: Music Data Research. 2003.
8. Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits the Essential Chart Guide. Ontario: Music Data Research. 2003.

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