SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: A REGGAE TRIBUTE TO THE POLICE - VARIOUS ARTISTS
Fans of the Police know that reggae was a principal influence for the trio, so the idea of a reggae tribute to the band is blessed with logic. Miami’s Inner Circle formed the instrumental heart of this 13-track project, backing such acts as Horace Andy, Gregory Isaacs and Toots & the Maytals. Inner Circle also cut a fine cover of “The Bed’s Too Big Without You” for the project. Other fabulous renditions include Junior Reid’s version of “Synchronicity,” which offers one of the CD’s coolest arrangements. Cyril Neville works an absolutely glorious cover of “Wrapped Around Your Finger,” and Joan Osborne is every bit as dynamic with her rendition of the stalker anthem “Every Breath You Take.”
