ARTIST: Sting TITLE: Songs From The Labyrinth LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon GENRE: Classical BITRATE: 171kbps avg PLAYTIME: 0h 48min total RELEASE DATE: 2006-10-10 RIP DATE: 2006-10-05 Track List ---------- 01. Walsingham 0:38 02. Can She Excuse My Wrongs 2:35 03. "Ryght Honorable..." 0:40 04. Flow My Tears (Lachrimae) 4:42 05. Have You Seen The Bright Lily 2:35 Grow 06. "...Then In Time Passing 0:32 On..." 07. The Battle Galliard 3:01 08. The Lowest Trees Have Tops 2:16 09. "...And Accordinge As I 0:55 Desired Ther Cam A Letter..." 10. Fine Knacks For Ladies 1:50 11. "...From Thenc I Went To The 0:24 Landgrave Of Hessen..." 12. Fantasy 2:42 13. Come, Heavy Sheep 3:45 14. Forlon Hope Fancy 3:08 15. "...And From Thence I Had 0:28 Great Desire To See Italy..." 16. Come Again 2:56 17. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me 2:40 18. "...After My Departure I Caled 0:29 To Mynde..." 19. Weep You No More, Sad Fountain 2:38 20. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome 1:34 Home 21. Clear Or Cloudy 2:47 22. "...Men Say That The Kinge Of 1:01 Spain..." 23. In Darkness Let Me Dwell 4:10 Release Notes: Sting's Songs From The Labyrinth is an album of 17th century music composed by John Dowland and performed on the lute, an ancient acoustic guitar. After being given a lute nearly two years ago as a gift, Sting became fascinated and immersed himself with the instrument and the history of lute music. Reminded of his almost 25 year long enthrallment with the works of John Dowland, the Elizabethan composer who wrote songs for the lute, Sting has recorded a new album of vocal and lute music. All songs were composed by Dowland in the 17th century, but have been given new life in these fresh new recordings by Sting. Sting not only sings all the songs (accompanied by leading lutenist Edin Karamasov, who appears on two Andreas Scholl albums), but also plays lute on two instrumental duets with Edin and reads short extracts from a fascinating autobiographical letter by Dowland. Sting has also written a brilliant account of the album's genesis, along with notes on the individual tracks, which serves as the CD booklet.