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Reggatta de Blanc (instrumental)

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{{Infobox song|

| name = Reggatta de Blanc

| cover =

| alt =

| type = instrumental

| artist = The Police

| album = Reggatta de Blanc

| released = 5 October 1979

| format =

| recorded = Surrey Sound Studios, 1979

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Post-punk, new wave

| length = 3:06

| label = A&M Records

| writer = Andy Summers, Sting, Stewart Copeland

| producer = The Police and Nigel Gray

| misc =

}}

"'Reggatta de Blanc'" is a 1979 musical composition by The Police, and the title track on their second album. The instrumental evolved from improvisational stage jams during early Police performances of the song "Can't Stand Losing You". The track won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1980.[http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=Police&title=&year=All&genre=All Grammy Awards by the Police], Grammy.com.

The song was developed from a live jam during the bridge of "Can't Stand Losing You." 'Ultimate Classic Rock' critic Mike Duquette rated it as the Police's 19th greatest song, saying that it "underlined the Polices prowess as players."

Song appearances



* "Reggatta de Blanc" was used in 'The Ongoing History of New Music' episode "Alt-Rock's Greatest Instrumentals" from 2003.

Personnel



*Stewart Copeland: drums

*Sting: bass, vocals

*Andy Summers: guitar

References



Category:The Police songs

Category:1979 songs

Category:Songs written by Sting (musician)

Category:Rock instrumentals

Category:Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Category:Song recordings produced by Nigel Gray

Category:Songs written by Andy Summers

Category:Songs written by Stewart Copeland


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