Reggatta de Blanc (instrumental) explained

Reggatta de Blanc
Type:instrumental
Artist:The Police
Album:Reggatta de Blanc
Released:5 October 1979
Recorded:Surrey Sound Studios, 1979
Genre:Post-punk, new wave
Length:3:06
Label:A&M Records
Producer:The Police and Nigel Gray

"Reggatta de Blanc" is a 1979 musical composition by The Police, and the title track on their second album. The instrumental evolved from improvisational stage jams during early Police performances of the song "Can't Stand Losing You".[1] The track won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1980.[2]

The song was developed from a live jam during the bridge of "Can't Stand Losing You."[3] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Mike Duquette rated it as the Police's 19th greatest song, saying that it "underlined the Police’s prowess as players."[3]

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Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sting | News .
  2. http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=Police&title=&year=All&genre=All Grammy Awards by the Police
  3. Web site: All 70 Police Songs Ranked Worst to Best. Duquette, Mike. 2022-06-05. Ultimate Classic Rock. May 6, 2022.