| Album Title | The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | Bring On The Night | ...Nothing Like The Sun | ...Nada Como El Sol | The Soul Cages | Unplugged | Ten Summoner's Tales | Demolition Man | Fields Of Gold | Mercury Falling | The Very Best Of... | Brand New Day | ...All This Time | Sacred Love | Album Title |
| Copyright | 1985 A&M | 1986 A&M | 1987 A&M | 1988 A&M | 1991 A&M | 1992 A&M | 1993 A&M | 1993 A&M | 1994 A&M | 1996 A&M | 1997 A&M | 1999 A&M | 2001 A&M | 2003 A&M | Copyright |
| Sting plays | Vocals, Guitars, Double Bass |
Vocals, Guitars |
Vocals, Bass, Guitars |
Vocals, Bass, Guitars |
Vocals, Bass, Synclavier, Mandolin |
Vocals, Upright Bass, Guitar |
Vocals, Bass, Harmonica, Saxophone |
Vocals, Bass |
various | Vocals, Bass |
various | Vocals, Bass, Vg-8 Guitar Synth, Bv's |
Sting plays | ||
| Drums | Omar Hakim | Omar Hakim | Manu Katché, Kenwood Dennard |
Manu Katché, Kenwood Dennard |
Manu Katché | Vinnie Colaiuta | Vinnie Colaiuta | Vinnie Colaiuta | various artists | Vinnie Colaiuta | various artists | Manu Katché, Vinnie Colaiuta |
Drums | ||
| Percussion | Branford Marsalis, Eddy Grant |
- | Mino Cinelu | Mino Cinelu | Ray Cooper, Vinx, Bill Summers, Munyungo Jackson, Skip Burney, Tony Vacca |
Vinx | - | - | various artists | - | various artists | Mino Cinelu | Percussion | ||
| Vocoder | - | - | Mino Cinelu | Mino Cinelu | - | - | - | - | Mino Cinelu | - | Mino Cinelu | - | Vocoder | ||
| Additional Drums / Drum Programming | - | - | Andy Newmark | Andy Newmark | - | - | - | - | Andy Newmark, Stoker |
- | - | Kipper | Additional Drums / Drum Programming | ||
| Keyboards | Kenny Kirkland | Kenny Kirkland | Kenny Kirkland | Kenny Kirkland | Kenny Kirkland, David Sancious |
- | David Sancious | David Sancious, Michael Railton |
various artists | Kenny Kirkland | various artists | Kipper | Keyboards | ||
| Synclavier / Clavinet | Sting | - | - | - | Sting | - | - | - | Sting | - | - | Jason Rebello | Synclavier / Clavinet | ||
| Hammond Organ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Gerry Richardson | Gerry Richardson | Dave Hartley, Don Blackman |
Hammond Organ | ||
| Piano | - | - | Ken Helman | - | - | David Sancious | - | - | - | - | - | Jason Rebello | Piano | ||
| Orchestra / String Arranger | - | - | Gil Evans | Gil Evans | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Dave Hartley, Gavyn Wright, Farhat Bouallagui |
Orchestra / String Arranger | ||
| Guitars | Sting | Sting | Hiram Bullock, Andy Summers, Fareed Haque, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Sting |
Hiram Bullock, Fareed Haque, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Sting |
Dominic Miller | Dominic Miller, Sting |
Dominic Miller | Dominic Miller, Arik Marschall |
various artists | Dominic Miller | various artists | Dominic Miller | Guitars | ||
| Pedal Steel Guitar | - | - | - | - | - | - | Paul Franklin | - | - | B.J. Cole | - | B.J. Cole | Pedal Steel Guitar | ||
| Mandolin | - | - | - | - | Sting | - | - | - | Sting | - | - | - | Mandolin | ||
| Bass / Upright / Double Bass | Darryl Jones, Sting |
Darryl Jones | Sting, Mark Egan | Sting, Mark Egan | Sting | Sting | Sting | Sting, Bush Buschnell |
various artists | Sting | various artists | Sting | Bass / Upright / Double Bass | ||
| Saxophone | Branford Marsalis | Branford Marsalis | Branford Marsalis | Branford Marsalis | Branford Marsalis | - | Sting | - | Branford Marsalis, David Sanborn |
Andrew Love, Branford Marsalis |
Andrew Love, Branford Marsalis |
- | Saxophone | ||
| Clarinet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Branford Marsalis | Clarinet | ||
| Trombone | Frank Opolko | - | - | - | - | - | Richard Edwards, Mark Nightingale |
- | Frank Opolko | - | - | - | Trombone | ||
| Trumpet | - | - | - | - | - | - | John Barclay, Guy Barker |
- | - | Wayne Jackson | Wayne Jackson | Chris Botti | Trumpet | ||
| Oboe / Flute | - | - | - | - | Paola Paparelle | - | Dave Heath | - | - | - | - | - | Oboe / Flute | ||
| Chromatic Harmonica / Harmonica | - | - | - | - | - | - | Larry Adler, Brendan Power, Sting |
- | Sting | - | - | Stevie Wonder | Chromatic Harmonica / Harmonica | ||
| Northumbrian Pipes / Fiddle | - | - | - | - | Kathryn Tickell | - | Kathryn Tickell | - | Kathryn Tickell | Kathryn Tickell | Kathryn Tickell | Kathryn Tickell | Northumbrian Pipes / Fiddle | ||
| Cello / Viola | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sian Bell, James Boyd |
- | - | - | - | - | Cello / Viola | ||
| Violin / Strings | - | - | - | - | - | - | Simon Fischer, Kathryn Greely |
- | - | - | - | Moulay Ahmed, Kouider Berkan, Salem Bnouni, Sameh Catalan |
Violin / Strings | ||
| Darbouka | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ettamri Mustapha | Darbouka | ||
| Vocal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | James Taylor, Cheb Mami, Sté Strausz |
Vocal | ||
| Backing Vocals | Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis |
Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis |
Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis, Vesta Williams, René Gayer |
Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis, Vesta Williams, René Gayer |
- | Vinx | - | Ann Bennett Nesby, Jamecia Bennett, Core Cotton, Shirley Marie Graham |
various artists | Monica Reed Price, Shirley Lewis, Lance Ellington, Tony Walters |
various artists | Joe Mendez, Janice Pendarvis, Althea Rodgers, Marlon Saunders, Veneese Thomas, Darryl Tookes, Ken Williams, Tawatha Agee, Dennis Collins |
Backing Vocals | ||
| Narration | - | - | Ruben Blades | Ruben Blades | - | - | David Foxxe | - | Ruben Blades | - | - | - | Narration | ||
| Produced by | Pete Smith, Sting |
Kim Turner, Sting |
Neil Dorfsman, Bryan Loren, Sting |
Neil Dorfsman, Bryan Loren, Sting |
Hugh Padgham, Sting |
Alex Coletti, Joel Gallen |
Hugh Padgham, Sting |
Mark Mazzetti | various | Hugh Padgham, Sting |
various | Sting, Kipper |
Produced by | ||
| Recorded / Mixed at | Blue Wave Recording Studios, LeStudio |
Paris, Rome, Arnhem |
Air Studios | Air Studios | Studio Guillaume Tell, Villa Salviati, The Town House, A&M Studios |
MTV Studios, New York |
Lake House, The Townhouse Studio |
Paisley Park, Larrabee North, Villa Manin |
various | Lake House, Steerpike Studio |
various | Il Pagio, Mega Studios, Right Track and Avatar, Air Studios |
Recorded / Mixed at | ||
| Mixed / Engineered by | Pete Smith, Jim Scott |
Gerd Rautenbach, Peter Brandt, Kim Turner, Jim Scott |
Hugh Padgham, Neil Dorfsman, Paul McKenna |
Paul McKenna, John Hegedes, Bob Blank, Benny Falcone |
Hugh Padgham | ? | Hugh Padgham | Stoker, John Alberts, Simon Osborne |
various | Hugh Padgham, Simon Osborne |
various | Simon Osborne, Neil Dorfsman, Geoff Foster |
Mixed / Engineered by | ||
| Photography | Max Vadukul | Michael Ross | Brian Aris | Brian Aris | Guzman | ? | Kevin Westenberg | ? | Michel Comte | William Claxton, Fabrizio Ferri |
William Claxton, Duane Michaels |
Olaf Heine, Carter Smith |
Photography | ||
| Art Direction / Design | Michael Ross, Richard Frankel |
Michael Ross, John Warwicker |
Richard Frankel | Richard Frankel, Tracy Veal |
Richard Frankel, Len Peltier |
? | Richard Frankel, Norman Moore |
? | Richard Frankel, Norman Moore |
Jeri Heiden | Chuck Beeson | Joe Mama-Nitzberg, Jodi Peckmann |
Art Direction / Design |