Bridge

Audio Mixer: Robert Orton.Liner Note Authors: Thornton Wilder; Sting.Recording information: Cherrytree Studios, USA; Hotel Germain, France; Il Palagio, Italy; Lake House, UK; Sanctuary Studios, Bahamas; Sear Sound, USA.Photographer: Eric Ryan Anderson.Sting conceived of the concept of The Bridge after he completed its recording. Looking back at the polished, subtly and familiarly adventurous pop songs he composed, he realized the connecting thread between the tunes was connection itself -- bridges between cultures, people, and eras, with water imagery alternating between comfort and danger. It takes some close listening to discern these elements of The Bridge, as it plays as smoothly as anything he's released in the 21st century. Happily, he retains the melodic sharpness that characterized 57th & 9th, his last solo album of straight-forward pop tunes. The Bridge isn't quite as crisp and clean as that 2016 effort, yet it moves along at a quick clip -- the entire album clocks in at 3