The Stewart Copeland Anthology
The Stewart Copeland Anthology is a compilation album by Stewart Copeland, released in 2007. It is the third anthological album about the solo work of a member of The Police after Sting's Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 and Andy Summers' The X Tracks.
Critical reception
Allmusic in praise of the album wrote, Ranging across Copeland's various projects, gives a comprehensive and compelling look into the musical sensibility of this much-heralded percussionist...Copeland's skill with melody and arrangement are striking, but it's his yen for exotic rhythms, and his unparalleled skill on the skins, that makes this set a winner."Contents
The Stewart Copeland Anthology is a fairly comprehensive overview of Copeland's solo work. It features mostly film music as well as three singles Copeland has released over the course of his career. A live version of "The Equalizer", originally released as a single form the album The Equalizer & Other Cliff Hangers is also included. The album features two previously unreleased songs, "Look Up" and "Slither".Personnel
- Stewart Copeland – vocals, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
- Stan Ridgway - vocals and harmonica on "Don't Box Me In"
- Ray Lema – vocals on "Koteja"
- Michael Andreas – piano on "Slither"
- Michael Thompson – guitar on "Night Drive"
- Judd Miller – woodwinds on "Taxi Drive Home"/"Bill is Dead" and "George Trip"/"End Montage"
- Les Claypool - bass and vocals on "Wield the Spades"
- Trey Anastasio - guitar on "Wield the Spades"
- Martina Topley-Bird - vocals on "Look Up"
- Stanley Clarke - bass on "Childhood Friends"
- Charlie Bisharat - violin on "George Trip"/"End Montage"
- Vittorio Cosma - keyboards on "Pizzica degli Ucci" and "Big Drum Tribe"
- Mauro Refosco - percussions on "Big Drum Tribe"
- David Fiuczynski - guitar on "Big Drum Tribe"
- Armand Sabal-Lecco - bass on "Big Drum Tribe"
- The Orchestra Ueca on "Equalizer"
- Notte della Taranta Ensemble on "Pizzica degli Ucci"
- Recorded, mixed, and engineered by Jeff Seitz
- Mastering engineer: Howie Weinberg
- Album art and design: Eugenio Brambilla