Ghost In The Machine

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Ghost In The Machine
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Studio album by The Police
Released: 1981-10-02
Recorded: January 1981-September 1981
Length: 41:03
Label(s): A&M
Producer(s): The Police & Hugh Padgham
Studio(s): AIR Studios, Montserrat

Le Studio, Quebec, Canada (demo keyboards)

Introduction

Ghost In The Machine was recorded and mixed at AIR Studios on Montserrat - between 1981-06-21 and 1981-07-27.

I Burn For You was recorded during these sessions but left off the album.

Personnel

Track listing

All songs written by Sting unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "Spirits In The Material World" – 2:59
  2. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – 4:22
  3. "Invisible Sun" – 3:44
  4. "Hungry For You (J'aurais Toujours Faim De Toi)" – 2:53
  5. "Demolition Man" – 5:57
  6. "Too Much Information" – 3:43
  7. "Rehumanize Yourself" (Sting, Stewart Copeland) – 3:10
  8. "One World (Not Three)" – 4:47
  9. "Omegaman" (Andy Summers) – 2:48
  10. "Secret Journey"– 3:34
  11. "Darkness" (Stewart Copeland) – 3:14

Singles released

Variants, special editions and re-releases

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Charts

Album

Year Chart Country Position
1981 Billboard Pop Albums U.S.A. 2
1983 Billboard 200 U.S.A. 111
1983 Billboard 200 U.S.A. 118

Singles

Year Song Chart Country Position
1981 "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 1
1981 "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" Billboard Pop Singles U.S.A. 3
1981 "One World (Not Three)/Too Much Information/Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" Billboard Club Play Singles U.S.A. 60
1982 "Secret Journey" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 29
1982 "Secret Journey" Billboard Pop Singles U.S.A. 46
1982 "Spirits In The Material World" Billboard Mainstream Rock U.S.A. 7
1982 "Spirits In The Material World" Billboard Pop Singles U.S.A. 11

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country Certifier Classification Certification
U.S.A. RIAA Album Gold
U.S.A. RIAA Album Platinum
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.

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:

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German ad:

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Dutch ads:

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Spanish ad:

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Japanese ad:

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Australian ad:

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Argentine ad:

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See also

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External links and reviews

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References