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During the recording sessions, bass player Darryl Jones introduced Sting to Davis, who was an idol of his. Sting was startled when Davis asked if he spoke French; after he said yes, Davis asked him to translate the Miranda warning into French and yell it into the microphone against a backing track. [5]
Full Track Listing: 1. One Phone Call/Street Scenes 2. Human Nature 3. Intro: MD 1/Something's On Your Mind/MD 2 4. Ms. Morrisine 5. Katia Prelude 6. Katia 7. Time After Time 8. You're Under Arrest Featuring Sting 9. Medley: Jean Pierre/You're Under Arrest/Then There Were None
The result was an album of great contrasts: popular songs, a solo by John Scofield used as the theme song, the alternation of Al Foster and Vince Wilburn, Jr., the return of John McLaughlin, and an opening sketch “One Phone Call/Street Scenes” with the voices of Sting and Marek Olko (a Polish promoter who had tried to arrange a tour for ...
Buy Now. Listen Now. Save Track. Release Date: Apr, 1985. Songwriters: John Scofield. From The Album: You're Under Arrest.
Sting. Position: Narration. Year of Birth: 1951. Years with Miles: 1984. Famous British pop star, bassist and singer, provided narration in French on "One Phone Call/Street Scenes" for You're Under Arrest in 1984.
Miles Davis. Released April 1985. You’re Under Arrest Tracklist. 1. One Phone Call / Street Scenes Lyrics. (Missing Lyrics) 2. Human Nature Lyrics. 3. MD1/Something’s On Your Mind/MD2...
You're Under Arrest is often cited as one of the weakest Davis albums out there, and it's not that difficult to understand why after giving it a few spins. Even though the excellent musicianship and decent songwriting save the album from being terrible, the music is just so uninspired and clichéd that it's difficult for me to regard this as part of Miles Davis's essential canon.
