Synchronicity hit No.1 around the world, selling over 15 million globally (8.5 million sales of which were from the US alone). The No.1 hit single ‘Every Breath You Take’ would go on to be the most played song in radio history, with more than 15 million plays.
The critical reception for Synchronicity was no less impressive: the album received five Grammy Award nominations in 1984 and won three (Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Song of the Year (‘Every Breath You Take’) and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal). The album also received press acclaim and has since appeared in many lists, including #159 in Rolling Stone Magazine’s Greatest 500 Albums of All Time.
- Original vinyl track list (LP1)
- A selection of 7” / 12” B-sides and live recordings (LP2)
- A selection of unreleased alternate takes and demos from the Synchronicity sessions
(LP3)
- A selection of unreleased alternate takes and demos from the Synchronicity sessions
(LP4 side 1)
- 6 unreleased songs as detailed in CD4 of the boxset description above, with the
exception of ‘I’m Blind’ (LP4 side 2)
Track Listing:
Disc 1
1. Synchronicity I (Side A)
2. Walking In Your Footsteps (Side A)
3. O My God (Side A)
4. Mother (Side A)
5. Miss Gradenko (Side A)
6. Synchronicity II (Side A)
7. Every Breath You Take (Side B)
8. King Of Pain (Side B)
9. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Side B)
10. Tea In The Sahara (Side B)
Disc 2 (Bonus)
1. Murder By Numbers (Side C)
2. Truth Hits Everybody (Remix) (Side C)
3. Man In A Suitcase (Live At The Variety Theatre, Los Angeles, USA / 16th January 1981) (Side C)
4. Someone To Talk To (Side C)
5. Message In A Bottle (Live At The Gusman Cultural Center, Miami, USA / 26th October 1979) (Side C)
6. I Burn For You (Side C)
7. Once Upon A Daydream (Side D)
8. Tea In The Sahara (Live At The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983) (Side D)
9. Every Breathe You Take (Backing Track) (Side D)
10. Roxanne (Backing Track) (Side D)
11. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Live At The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983) (Side D)
12. Every Bomb You Make (Side D)
Disc 3 (Unreleased)
1. Synchronicity I (Alternate Mix) (Side E)
2. Synchronicity I (Instrumental) (Side E)
3. Walking In Your Footsteps (Alternate Mix)(Side E)
4. O My God (Alternate Mix) (Side E)
5. Mother (Instrumental) (Side E)
6. Miss Gradenko (Alternate Mix) (Side E)
7. Synchronicity II (Out-Take) (Side F)
8. Synchronicity II (Extended Version) (Side F)
9. Synchronicity II (Instrumental)(Side F)
10. Every Breath You Take (Alternate Mix) (Side F)
Disc 4 (Unreleased)
1. King Of Pain (Alternate Version) (Side G)
2. King Of Pain (Alternate Mix) (Side G)
3. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Alternate Mix) (Side G)
4. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Instrumental) (Side G)
5. Tea In The Sahara (Alternate Mix) (Side G)
6. Loch (Side H)
7. Ragged Man (Side H)
8. Goodbye Tomorrow (Side H)
9. Truth Hits Everybody (Remix / Out-Take) (Side H)
10. Three Steps To Heaven (Side H)
11. Rock And Roll Music (Side H)
The colour of this vinyl is digitally rendered for illustrative purposes. The colour of the final product may vary slightly.
