THE POLICE--ZENYATTA MONDATTA
| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: July 7 to August 9, 1980 Release Date: October 1, 1980 Zenyatta was the biggest selling album in Britain in 1980. Zenyatta had initial orders of 250,000 copies in the US. 900,000 copies shipped within three months of release. Total sales over two million in the US and 5 million worldwide. |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
British Pop Chart: #1 Canada Chart: #1 US Billboard Pop Chart: #5 |
| COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECORDING BY COUNTRY |
Argentina Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Brazil Britain Britain Britain Britain Britain Britain Canada Canada France France Germany Germany Germany Germany Italy Italy Japan Japan |
20135 393 720 L 37377 6069493645 6069493654 6069493704 170.008 393 720 AMLH 64831 CAM 64831 CDA 64831 CDMID 128 6069493645 SP 3720 SP 4831 393 720 AMLH 64831 393 720 AMLH 64831 CDA 64831 CDMID 128 393 720 AMLH 64831 AMP 28011 UICY 90740 |
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Mexico Netherlands Netherlands New Zealand Spain Uruguay US US US US US US Yugoslavia Yugoslavia |
D25Y 3280 D32Y 3024 D33Y 3403 POCM 1833 UICY 3742 UICY 6577 UICY 90032 UICY 93191 UICY 90344 UICY 9027 UICY 93836 AMLS 48018 393 720 AMLH 64831 L 37377 AMLH 64831 127283 75021 3720 SP 3720 SP 4831 6069493597 6069493604 6025177531 64831 2220407 |
| TITLE | SONGWRITER | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRACK INFORMATION |
1. Don't Stand So Close to Me 2. Driven to Tears 3. When the World Is Running Down 4. Canary in a Coalmine 5. Voices Inside My Head 6. Bombs Away 7. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 8. Behind My Camel 9. Man in a Suitcase 10. Shadows in the Rain 11. Other Way of Stopping (the) |
Sting Sting Sting Sting Sting Copeland Sting Summers Sting Sting Copeland |
4:03 3:21 3:33 2:24 3:51 3:07 4:09 2:53 2:15 5:09 3:21 |
| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: Release Date: October 20, 1980 Sold 700,000 copies in the US. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da in Japanes/Spanish sold 20,000 copies in the US. |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
British Pop Chart: #5 Canada Chart: #5 US Billboard Pop Chart: #10 |
| B SIDE | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentia Canada Italy Japan |
23220 AM 2275 JC 15042 PODM 9901 |
Netherlands Peru Portugal US |
AMS 9118 CSR 1153 1PAM 2500H 25000 | |
| Behind My Camel | Japan | AMP 713 | |
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| Don't Stand So Close to Me | Brazil | 58002 | US | AM 8631 |
| Friends | US | 2275 | |
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| Man in a Suitcase | Brazil | 47006 | |
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| A Sermon | Australia Britain Canada France Italy |
K 8136 AMS 7578 AMS 7578 AMS 9110 AMS 9110 |
Netherlands Netherlands New Zealand Spain |
AMS 7578 AMS 9110 K 8136 AMS 9110 |
| Synchronicity II | Japan | S12Y 3011 | |
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| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: Release Date: January 23, 1981 |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
British Pop Chart: #1 Canada Chart: #6 US Billboard Pop Chart: #10 |
| B SIDE | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina Italy |
392 133 JC 15034 |
US US |
2295 31458 2612 | |
| Friends | Argentina Australia Britain Canada France France Italy |
23202 K 8042 AMS 7564 AMS 9001 AM 508 AMS 7564 AMS 9001 |
Italy Japan Netherlands Peru Portugal Spain |
AMS 7564 AMP 709 AMS 9001 CSR 1144 PAMS 7564 AMS 9001 |
| King of Pain | US | 31458 1424 | |
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| A Sermon | US | 2301 | |
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| Voices Inside My Head | Brazil | 47011 | |
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| Walking on the Moon | Japan | AM 777 | Japan | AMP 777 |
| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: Release Date: June 1980 |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
British Pop Chart: US Billboard Pop Chart: |
| B SIDE | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britain | 31458 1060 | |
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| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: Release Date: June 1980 Promotional only |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
British Pop Chart: US Billboard Pop Chart: |
| B SIDE | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | AM 521 | SP 17137 | |
| RECORDING NOTES |
Recording Dates: Release Date: June 1980 British only limited edition set of six 7-inch singles in picture sleeves all housed in a plastic case suitable for hanging on a wall or from a ceiling. |
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| CHART PERFORMANCE |
British Pop Chart: #17 US Billboard Pop Chart: |
| B SIDE | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. | COUNTRY | STOCK NO. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxanne/So Lonely/Can't Stand Losing You/Message in a Bottle/Walking on the Moon/Don't Stand So Close to Me | Britain | AMPP 6001 (with single letter suffix spelling POLICE) | |
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SUPPORT FOR ALBUMS AND SINGLES
| AWARDS | Austria--Platinum Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Australia (RAM Magazine)--Best Group Belgium--Gold Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Britain--Platinum Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Britain (Music Readers Poll)--Best Band Britain (Evening News Readers Poll)--Best Band Canada--Platinum Record--Zenyatta Mondatta France--Gold Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Germany--Gold Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Germany (Phono Akademie Award)--Discovery of the Year Italy--Gold Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Japan--Platinum Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Japan (Radio Popular Disc Awards)--Excellent Group Japan (Music Life Readers Poll)--Brightest Hope of the Year Japan (Music Life Readers Poll)--Best Artists of the Year Netherlands--Platinum Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Netherlands (Musical Express Readers Poll)--Best Group Netherlands (Hit Rant)--Best Group Netherlands (Countdown/National TV)--Best Group New Zealand--Platinum Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Norway--Silver Record--Zenyatta Mondatta South Africa--Gold Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Spain--Gold Record--Zenyatta Mondatta Switzerland--Gold Record--Zenyatta Mondatta US (Rolling Stone Critics Poll)--Best New Artist of the Year US (Record World Singles Awards)--Top New Male Group US (Grammy Award)--Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group--Don't Stand So Close to Me US (Gramy Award)--Best Rock Instrumental Performance--Behind My Camel US--Gold Record--Zenyatta Mondatta US--Platinum Record--Zenyatta Mondatta US--Platinum Record--Zenyatta Mondatta (2M) |
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| PROMO VIDEO |
Don't Stand So Close to Me |
| RADIO | BBC Rock Hour New Musical Express Police Tapes Special of the Week Off the Record |
| TOUR | From October 1980 to October 1981 the Police gave 80 concerts. From October, they played North America. In December they toured Argentina and Britain. In January 1981, they played the US and the Japan into early February. New Zealand, Australia and Venezuela followed through July. In September, they began another tour of Britain and Europe. |
MORE POLICE ON A&M RECORDS
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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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