Ghost in the Machine (album)

1981 studio album by The Police

Ghost in the Machine is the fourth studio album by English band The Police. It was released on 2 October 1981 through A&M Records. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Italy, number 2 in the United States, number 5 in New Zealand and Norway.

Ghost in the Machine
Studio album by
Released2 October 1981 (1981-10-02)
RecordedJune–July 1981[1]
Studio
Genre reggae rock
Length41:03
Language
  • English
  • French
LabelA&M
Producer
The Police chronology
Zenyatta Mondatta
(1980)
Ghost in the Machine
(1981)
Synchronicity
(1983)
Singles from Ghost in the Machine
  1. "Invisible Sun"
    Released: 25 September 1981
  2. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
    Released: 2 November 1981
  3. "Spirits in the Material World"
    Released: 11 December 1981
  4. "Secret Journey"
    Released: May 1982

Track listing change

All songs written and composed by Sting, except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
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)"   2:52
5. "Demolition Man"   5:57
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Too Much Information"   3:43
7. "Rehumanize Yourself"   3:10
8. "One World (Not Three)"   4:47
9. "Omegaman" (stylised as "Ωmegaman") 2:48
10. "Secret Journey"   3:34
11. "Darkness"   3:14
Total length:
41:03

References change

  1. Summers, Andy (2007). One Train Later, 2nd Edition (Piatkus), page 380.
  2. Smith, Troy L. (19 March 2020). "The 80 greatest albums of the 1980s by Rock Hall Inductees". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. Grimstad, Paul (September 2007). "What is Avant-Pop?". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 19 July 2017.