Sting - The Soul Cages

About The Soul Cages by Sting Album

The Soul Cages is the third studio album released by Sting. Released in 1991, it became his second #1 album in the United Kingdom. While a relatively little-known album to casual fans, with a similar lack of popularity to 1996's Mercury Falling, this very personal and introspective album spawned four singles, "All This Time", "Why Should I Cry For You", "Mad About You", and "The Soul Cages". The latter won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The Soul Cages is a concept album focused on the death of Sting's father. At the time, Sting had developed a writer's block shortly after his father's death; the episode lasted several years, until Sting was able to overcome his affliction by dealing with the death of his father through music. The first song written for The Soul Cages was "Why Should I Cry for You", and Sting has stated the rest of the album flowed quite easily after that first hurdle was overcome. Most of the songs have motifs related to sailing or the seas (Sting's father, according to Sting's autobiography, Broken Music, had always regretted not becoming a sailor.) There are also references to Newcastle, the part of England where Sting grew up. Album opener "Island of Souls" tells the story of Billy, the first son in a family line of riveters. As he watches the ships his father create set sail, Billy dreams of taking his father along with him to escape by sea; his dreams become more prevalent as his father is injured and given three weeks to live. "All This Time" chronicles Billy's desire to bury his father at sea. The middle section of the record focuses mainly on the town Billy lives in and its people, before the highly introspective "Why Should I Cry For You". Musically, a mournful horn note at the end of "Island of Souls" returns to open "The Wild Wild Sea", symbolizing the return of the main narrative: Billy, now grown, is at sea chasing a ship down, only to find his father being the captain of the boat he is pursuing. In a more fantastical narrative, Billy's father is being held captive by a demonic fisherman, with whom Billy wagers his life in a drinking game in a bid to set his father free. At the time this album appeared, the music industry was starting to shift away from using CD longboxes. Sting, a committed environmentalist, wanted to eliminate the amount of cardboard waste caused by the longbox. The original packaging was a fourfold cardboard case that could be modified to look like a longbox, and folded back into a jewel box sized CD package for home storage. In Germany, the CD was only sold in jewel cases, and long boxes were totally uncommon there. The cover painting was a commissioned work by the Scottish artist Steven Campbell. To date, this is the only studio album by Sting not to feature a photograph of himself on the cover.

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The Soul Cages (Sting) Album Songs

NoSong TitleTime
1.Island Of Souls 6:41
2.All This Time 4:54
3.Mad About You 3:53
4.Jeremiah Blues, Pt. 1 4:54
5.Why Should I Cry For You? 4:45
6.Saint Agnes And The Burning Train 2:43
7.The Wild Wild Sea 6:39
8.The Soul Cages 5:51
9.When The Angels Fall 7:48

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- Best STING album

IMO this is the best solo album 💿 few songs also stood the test of time. Sting is a fantastic soul to begin with but I would name this the crown of his material.

- One of Stings finest!

Love this release, somewhat melancholy. Excellent use of a variety of instruments. Hits your soul with the song Wild Wild Sea. Strongly recommend this one as a most have for Sting fans.

- Sting at His Best

When The Angels Fall is the most exquisite song I have ever heard.

- The best.

Tops in my world.

- Earthy celestial music with a touch .

On this one I have to say the perfect melodies and instruments and songs as the earthly touch with a celestial sprinkle on top, so far number 3 on the selection of sting music and yet my best to please me the whole year around , was my second album to heard still my best choice you must listen and have.

- My “go to” Sting Album

If I recall, this album didn’t do very well and I just don’t know why. Not a bad song in it. Some are mournful and maybe because I too was going through rough times, they gave me comfort. A masterpiece as far as I am concerned and his best work.

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