Zenyatta Mondatta

1980 album by The Police

Zenyatta Mondatta (stylised as Zenyattà Mondatta on the album cover artwork) is the third studio album by English band The Police and released on 3 October, 1980 through A&M Records. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and Australia, number 2 in Canada, the Netherlands and Italy, number 3 in New Zealand and number 5 in Germany and the United States. The album went on to win 2 Grammy Awards.

Zenyatta Mondatta
Studio album by
Released3 October 1980 (1980-10-03)
Recorded7 July – 7 August 1980
StudioWisseloord (Hilversum)
Genre
Length38:16
LabelA&M
Producer
the Police chronology
Six Pack
(1980)
Zenyatta Mondatta
(1980)
Ghost in the Machine
(1981)
Singles from Zenyatta Mondatta
  1. "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
    Released: 19 September 1980
  2. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
    Released: 20 November 1980

Track listing change

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

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Stand So Close to Me"   4:04
2. "Driven to Tears"   3:20
3. "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around"   3:38
4. "Canary in a Coalmine"   2:26
5. "Voices Inside My Head"   3:53
6. "Bombs Away"   3:06
Side two
No. Title Length
7. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"   4:09
8. "Behind My Camel"   2:54
9. "Man in a Suitcase"   2:19
10. "Shadows in the Rain"   5:04
11. "The Other Way of Stopping"   3:22
Total length:
38:16

References change

  1. Brown, Charles T. (1992). "Punk, New Wave, and Alternative Music". The Art of Rock and Roll (3rd ed.). Prentice Hall. p. 253. ISBN 0-13-044892-3.
  2. Cordas, Alexander. "'Ghost In The Machine' von The Police". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. Cioe, Crispin (January 1982). "The Police: Third World Rock & Roll" (PDF). High Fidelity. Vol. 32, no. 1. p. 84. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via World Radio History.