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Mercury Falling by Sting
Mercury Falling is an album by Sting, released in 1996. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “This Cowboy Song”, on 6 lists with a best position of #1145.
Mercury Falling, Sting's fifth studio album, came out on A&M in March 1996, and it finds the former Police frontman leaning harder into soul and country than on anything he'd made before, a warm, unhurried record he co-produced with his longtime studio partner Hugh Padgham. The regular crew is on board: Dominic Miller's supple guitar, Kenny Kirkland on keyboards, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Branford Marsalis blowing tenor and soprano sax.
It went top 10 in 18 countries and platinum in the US, the UK and Canada, though it didn't quite match the run of records before it. None of the four singles, "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", "You Still Touch Me", "I Was Brought to My Senses" and "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", landed everywhere, but the first two made the top 10 in Canada. The Grammys nominated it for Best Pop Vocal Album and "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Mercury Falling on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Cowboy Song | 6 | #1145 | – | 1999–2004 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.