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!  colspan="2" | <big>''Ghost In The Machine''</big>
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Police-album-ghostinthemachine.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background-color: #E6E6E6;"
!  colspan="2" | Studio album by [[The Police]]
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
| <b>Released:</b>
| [[1981-10-02]] (UK)
[[1981-10-21]] (Japan)
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
| <b>Recorded:</b>
| June / July [[1981]]
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
| <b>Length:</b>
| 41:03
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
| <b>Label(s):</b>
| [[A&M]]
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
| <b>Producer(s):</b>
| [[The Police]] & [[Hugh Padgham]]
|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
| <b>Studio(s):</b>
| [[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]], Montserrat
[[Le Studio]], Quebec, Canada (demo keyboards)
|}

=Introduction=
[[Ghost In The Machine]] was recorded and mixed at [[AIR Studios (Montserrat) | AIR Studios]] on Montserrat - between [[1981-06-21]] and [[1981-07-27]]. 

The first song to be recorded was [[Demolition Man]], a song that [[Sting]] composed for [[Zenyatta Mondatta]], was left off that album. It was chosen to be the first song as it was supposedly easy to record.

[[Once Upon A Daydream]] and [[Love Lessons]] were recorded, but left off the album.

While on Montserrat Andy's song [[I'm So Tired]] got his new title: [[Omegaman]].

[[I Burn For You]] was probably the last song to be recorded during these sessions - several photos of song sheets behind the mixing desk show that this song's sheet was added last. It was also left off the album and re-used for the [[Brimstone & Treacle (soundtrack) | Brimstone & Treacle]] soundtrack.

[[Jean Roussel]]'s keyboards for [[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]] were recorded for [[Sting]]'s demo at [[Le Studio]] in January [[1981]]. As the band couldn't improve what [[Sting]] and Jean did back in January they eventually played their parts to the demo, keeping the keyboard part.

=Personnel=
* [[Sting]] - bass, keyboards, saxophone, lead vocals
* [[Stewart Copeland]] - drums, backing vocals
* [[Andy Summers]] - guitar, guitar synth, backing vocals
* [[Jean Roussel]] - keyboards on "[[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (song)|Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]"

=Track listing=
All songs written by [[Sting]] unless otherwise indicated.
#"[[Spirits In The Material World]]" – 2:59
#"[[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (song)|Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]" – 4:22
#"[[Invisible Sun]]" – 3:44
#"[[Hungry For You (J'aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)]]" – 2:53
#"[[Demolition Man (song)|Demolition Man]]" – 5:57
#"[[Too Much Information]]" – 3:43
#"[[Rehumanize Yourself]]" ([[Sting]], [[Stewart Copeland]]) – 3:10
#"[[One World (Not Three)]]" – 4:47
#"[[Omegaman]]" ([[Andy Summers]]) – 2:48
#"[[Secret Journey]]"– 3:34
#"[[Darkness]]" ([[Stewart Copeland]]) – 3:14

=Singles released=
*"[[Invisible Sun]]" Released: 1981
*"[[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (song)|Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]" Released: 1981
*"[[Spirits In The Material World]]" Released: 1981
*"[[Secret Journey]]" Released: 1982

=Variants, special editions and re-releases=
''This section needs more information.''

=Charts=
==Album==
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! Year
! Chart
! Country
! Position
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1981]]
| Billboard Pop Albums
| U.S.A.
| 2
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1983]]
| Billboard 200
| U.S.A.
| 111
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1983]]
| Billboard 200
| U.S.A.
| 118
|}

==Singles==
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! Year
! Song
! Chart
! Country
! Position
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1981]]
| "[[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (song)|Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]"
| Billboard Mainstream Rock
| U.S.A.
| 1
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1981]]
| "[[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (song)|Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]"
| Billboard Pop Singles
| U.S.A.
| 3
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1981]]
| "[[One World (Not Three)]]/[[Too Much Information]]/[[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (song)|Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]]"
| Billboard Club Play Singles
| U.S.A.
| 60
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1982]]
| "[[Secret Journey]]"
| Billboard Mainstream Rock
| U.S.A.
| 29
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1982]]
| "[[Secret Journey]]"
| Billboard Pop Singles
| U.S.A.
| 46
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1982]]
| "[[Spirits In The Material World]]"
| Billboard Mainstream Rock
| U.S.A.
| 7
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[1982]]
| "[[Spirits In The Material World]]"
| Billboard Pop Singles
| U.S.A.
| 11
|}

=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
==Awards==
''This section needs more information.''
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! Year
! Winner
! Award
! Category
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[YYYY]]
| WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)
| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
| CATEGORY
|}

==Nominations==
''This section needs more information.''
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! Year
! Nominee
! Award
! Category
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| [[YYYY]]
| NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)
| AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)
| CATEGORY
|}

==Certifications==
''This section needs more information.''
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! Country
! Certifier
! Classification
! Certification
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| U.S.A.
| RIAA
| Album
| Gold
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| U.S.A.
| RIAA
| Album
| Platinum
|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
| U.S.A.
| RIAA
| Album
| Double Platinum
|}

=Quotations and trivia=
The cover was designed by Mick Haggerty who would later direct [[Sting]]'s video for [[Fortress Around Your Heart (video) | Fortress Around Your Heart]].

There's one different album cover design - only used in early German prints for the record. The three head symbols were shown inside a calculator and not on black background.


UK ads:

[[Image:1981_10_Ghost_Smash_Hits_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1981_10_Ghost_Flexipop_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1981_10_Ghost_Event_ad.jpg|80px]]

US ad:

[[Image:1982_03_DIY_03.jpg|80px]] 

German ad:

[[Image:1981_10_Blitz_Journal_German_tour_ad.jpg|40px]] [[Image:1981_10_Spotlight_German_tour_ad.jpg|40px]] [[Image:1981_10_German_tour_ad.jpg|80px]]

Dutch ads:

[[Image:1981_10_Hitkrant_ad.jpg|180px]] [[Image:1981_10_OOR_ad.jpg|130px]]

Spanish ad:

[[Image:1981_10_Spanish_ad.jpg|80px]]

Japanese ad:

[[Image:1981_11_Music_Life_ad.jpg|80px]] 

Australian ad:

[[Image:1981_11_13_RAM_03.jpg|80px]]

New Zealand ad:

[[Image:1981_11_Rip_It_Up_ad.jpg|130px]]

Argentine ad:

[[Image:1981_PELO_ad_Jose.jpg|80px]]

=See also=
''This section needs more information.''

=External links and reviews=
''This section needs more information.''

=References=
* Police, The. [http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=&a=2&id=32 Discography, Ghost In The Machine].
* Police, The. ''Ghost In The Machine''. (1981) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
*Secretjourney81. [http://www.angelfire.com/realm/secretjourney81/Police/Albsales.htm Album Sales Figures].
* Wikipedia. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost In The Machine].
* [[Hugh Padgham]], [[Outlandos newsletter]]s

[[Category:Studio albums (The Police)]]