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''Synchronicity'' is the fifth and final studio album by English rock band The Police, released on 1 June 1983. The band's most popular release, the album includes the hit singles "Every Breath You Take," "King of Pain,", "Wrapped Around Your Finger," and "Synchronicity II." Much of the album's material was inspired by Arthur Koestler's ''The Roots of Coincidence'', which inspired the title and concept of the album. At the 1984 Grammy Awards the album was nominated for a total of five awards including Album of the Year and won three. At the time of its release and following its immensely popular tour The Police were hailed as the "Biggest Band in the World".〔("'Whatever we do, this will always be the seminal band' " ). The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2015〕〔("Police play Shea Stadium" ). BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2014〕 The album was number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US ''Billboard'' 200, and sold over 8 million copies in the US. ''Synchronicity'' was widely acclaimed by critics. Praise centred on its cohesive merging of disparate genres and sonic experimentation. The record has featured in numerous publications' lists of the best albums of the 1980s and the best albums of all time. Many consider ''Synchronicity'' to be the band's finest album. ''Rolling Stone'' described "each cut on ''Synchronicity'' is not simply a song but a miniature, discrete soundtrack."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Synchronicity )〕 It has since been included on their lists of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=100 Best Albums of the Eighties )〕 and the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time )〕 In 2009, "Synchronicity" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In the 1983 ''Rolling Stone'' readers poll, "Synchronicity" was voted "Album of the Year". In the US, the chart-topping hit "Every Breath You Take" was the best-selling single of 1983 and fifth best-selling single of the decade. ==History== The album's title was inspired by Arthur Koestler's ''The Roots of Coincidence'', which mentions Carl Jung's theory of synchronicity. Sting was an avid reader of Koestler, and also named ''Ghost in the Machine'' after one of his works. The album marked a significant reduction in the reggae influences that were a part of the band's first four records, instead featuring production-heavy textures and liberal use of synthesizers that, at times, drove entire songs ("Synchronicity I," "Wrapped Around Your Finger"). The influence of world music can also be heard in songs such as "Tea in the Sahara" and "Walking in Your Footsteps." As with their prior album, the basic tracks for ''Synchronicity'' were recorded at AIR Studios, Montserrat beginning in December 1982. The three band members recorded their parts in separate rooms: Stewart Copeland with his drums in the dining room, Sting in the control room and Andy Summers in the actual studio. According to co-producer Hugh Padgham this was done for two reasons: to obtain the best sound for each instrument and "for social reasons."〔 Padgham also stated that subsequent overdubs were done with only one member in the studio at a time. The overdubs were done at Le Studio in Quebec during January and February 1983.〔 During the recording of "Every Breath You Take," Sting and Copeland came to blows with each other, and Padgham nearly quit the project.〔 The album was published in the UK and US on both LP and CD in 1983, and on Super Audio CD in 2003. In 1989, it was published by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab as a remastered gold CD. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Synchronicity (The Police album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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