Brand New Day
by Sting
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Brand New Day is ranked 7th best out of 23 albums by Sting on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sting is ...Nothing Like The Sun which is ranked number 1188 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,468.
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Brand New Day track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 06/01/2026 02:43 | Exist-en-ciel | 14,779 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2026 18:01 | Pavloss | 488 | 50/100 |
| ! | 03/30/2026 15:56 | Nishy | 173 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2026 17:12 | hebbo137 | 199 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 12:36 | downandout | 61 | 91/100 |
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Unfortunately this pales in comparison to his previous albums. Of course Desert Rose towers over the rest, but apart from Big Lie Small World, Fill Her Up and maybe the title track, it just doesn't go anywhere and feels uninspired.
Sting takes some big chances on Brand New Day. Older acts that attempt to fit into popular music rarely succeed but Sting's fame rose from the singles here for a couple years.
It's a very uneven album in quality and sound. Sting tackles Bossa Nova, Eastern Influence, and country to varying degrees of success. Brand New Day is the only song that sounds like the usual Sting
1000 Years, Desert Rose, Fill Her Up, Brand New Day are highlights. Ghost Stories is pretty good.
Middle of the album is middling. The last strong record Sting made of original songs toward the end of his storied career
Tamthebam 03/14/2015 13:26 | #136757
A decent effort from Sting the first half(1-4) is better than the middle then it picks up again at the end (tracks 8-10).
drivebytornado 03/02/2013 02:50 | #66618 | TOP COMMENT
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Sting had the makings of a very good album here, with great tracks like "Desert Rose" "After the Rain has Fallen," the title track, and JT's guest vocals on "Fill 'er Up." Unfortunately the three years break after the excellent Mercury Falling was apparently not enough, as the filler on this release is subpar for a Sting album. Or maybe Sting had already reached his peak, he certainly hasn't done anything special in the 10 years since this on either.
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