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The only certain thing in life is
->''I've called you so many times today\\
And I guess it's all true what your girlfriends say\\
That you don't ever want to see me again\\
And your brother's gonna kill me and he's six feet ten\\
I guess you'd call it cowardice\\
But I'm not prepared to go on like this''
-->'''"Can't Stand Losing You"'''
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: After the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness of "Fall Out"/"Nothing Achieving", the single release of "Roxanne" immediately established the {{reggae}}-driven style of the Police's new direction, one that would be further explored throughout this album and that would form the base of their studio discography's style (with further alterations emerging along the way). When listening to the album in order, an abridged version of this experience can be felt with the switch from the more PunkRock-leaning opening track "Next to You" to the reggae-based "So Lonely". And sure enough, "Roxanne" is the track right after that.
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* FranchiseCodifier: After the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness of "Fall Out"/"Nothing Achieving", the single release of "Roxanne" immediately established the {{reggae}}-driven style of the Police's new direction, one that would be further explored throughout this album and that would form the base of their studio discography's style (with further alterations emerging along the way). When listening to the album in order, an abridged version of this experience can be felt with the switch from the more PunkRock-leaning opening track "Next to You" to the reggae-based "So Lonely". And sure enough, "Roxanne" is the track right after that.
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** "Roxanne" would receive a loose parody by Music/FlightOfTheConchords in the form of "You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute", which would be featured an episode of the band's eponymous HBO show.
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** "Roxanne" got a tango arrangement in ''Film/MoulinRouge''.
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The accidental piano in the beginning is attributed to Sting accidently sitting on it. actually says butt piano in the liner notes.
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Despite the promise that the band's second single showed, ''Outlandos d'Amour'' ended up flopping upon its initial release. Not only did the album sell poorly in the band's native UK, but reviewers were split on what to make of it. Some, like Robert Christgau and ''Sounds'' magazine, praised it as catchy and distinctive, while others criticized it as vapidly posturing, with ''Magazine/RollingStone'' citing the apparent hypocrisy of the Police presenting themselves as punk while simultaneously trying to sound sophisticated and worldly (given that the mass popularization of {{world|Music}}beat was still a couple years away). Not helping was the banning of both "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You" by Creator/TheBBC, who objected to the lyrical themes of the former and the gruesome cover art of the latter (A&M attempted to exploit NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity out of this, but to no avail).
However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany. The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal]] as well, with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at No. 434 in ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"]] (being bumped up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums. As of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany. The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal]] as well, with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at No. 434 in ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"]] (being bumped up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums. As of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
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Despite the promise that the band's second single showed, ''Outlandos d'Amour'' ended up flopping upon its initial release. Not only did the album sell release, selling poorly in the band's native UK, but reviewers were split on what to make of it. Some, like Robert Christgau and ''Sounds'' magazine, praised it as catchy and distinctive, while others criticized it as vapidly posturing, with ''Magazine/RollingStone'' citing the apparent hypocrisy of the Police presenting themselves as punk while simultaneously trying to sound sophisticated and worldly (given that the mass popularization of {{world|Music}}beat was still a couple years away). Not helping was the banning of both "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You" by Creator/TheBBC, who objected to the lyrical themes of the former and the gruesome cover art of the latter (A&M attempted to exploit NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity out of this, but to no avail).
UK. However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany. The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal]] as well, with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at No. 434 in ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"]] (being bumped up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums. As of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
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However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany. The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal]] as well, with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at No. 434 in ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"]] (bumping it up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums. As of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
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However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany. The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal]] as well, with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at No. 434 in ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"]] (bumping it (being bumped up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums. As of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
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* BrokenRecord: Quite some songs end in one line repeated ''ad finitum''.
* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Be My Girl" ends in silly high pitched shrieks echoing through the room, implied to be the sound of Sally deflating, as a segue into "Masoko Tanga".
* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Be My Girl" ends in silly high pitched shrieks echoing through the room, implied to be the sound of Sally deflating, as a segue into "Masoko Tanga".
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* BrokenRecord: Quite some songs end in one line repeated ''ad finitum''.infinitum''.
* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Be My Girl" ends in silly high pitched shrieks echoing through the room, implied to be the sound of Sally deflating, as a segue into "Masoko Tanga".
* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Be My Girl" ends in silly high pitched shrieks echoing through the room, implied to be the sound of Sally deflating, as a segue into "Masoko Tanga".
* ConceptAlbum: Tying in with the mock-foreign "Outlaws of Love" title, the album centers mostly around themes of romantic strain.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: After the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness of "Fall Out"/"Nothing Achieving", the single release of "Roxanne" immediately established the {{reggae}}-driven style of the Police's new direction, one that would be further explored throughout this album and that would form the base of their studio discography's style (with further alterations emerging along the way). When listening to the album in order, an abridged version of this experience can be felt with the switch from the more PunkRock-leaning opening track "Next to You" to the reggae-based "So Lonely". And sure enough, "Roxanne" is the track right after that.
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* TheFifties: "Born In The '50s".
--> ''We were born, born in the 1950s''
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* TheFifties: "Born In The '50s".
--> ''We were born, born'50s" starts in this decade and continues through TheSixties, acting as a look into the 1950s''lives and cultural experiences of the maturing Baby Boomer generation.
--> ''We were born, born
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However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany. The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal as well]], with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at No. 434 in ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"]] (bumping it up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums. As of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
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However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany. The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal reappraisal]] as well]], well, with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at No. 434 in ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"]] (bumping it up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums. As of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
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However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany.
The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal as well]], with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at No. 434 in ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"]] (bumping it up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums, and as of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal as well]], with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at No. 434 in ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"]] (bumping it up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums, and as of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
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However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany.
Germany. The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal as well]], with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at No. 434 in ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time"]] (bumping it up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums, and as albums. As of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
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Upon arrival, the record was... a flop. Not only did the album sell poorly in the band's native UK, but it reviewers were split on what to make of it. Some, like Robert Christgau and ''Sounds'' magazine, praised it as catchy and distinctive, while others criticized it as vapidly posturing, with ''Magazine/RollingStone'' citing the apparent hypocrisy of the Police presenting themselves as punk while simultaneously trying to sound sophisticated and worldly (given that the mass popularization of {{world|Music}}beat was still a couple years away). Not helping was the banning of both "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You" by Creator/TheBBC, who objected to the lyrical themes of the former and the gruesome cover art of the latter (A&M attempted to exploit NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity out of this, but to no avail).
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Upon arrival, the record was highly unpopular with audiences. Not only did the album sell poorly in the band's native UK, but it reviewers were split on what to make of it. Some, like Robert Christgau and ''Sounds'' magazine, praised it as catchy and distinctive, while others criticized it as vapidly posturing, with ''Magazine/RollingStone'' citing the apparent hypocrisy of the Police presenting themselves as punk while simultaneously trying to sound sophisticated and worldly (given that the mass popularization of {{world|Music}}beat was still a couple years away). Not helping was the banning of both "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You" by the Creator/{{BBC}}, who objected to the lyrical themes of the former and the gruesome cover art of the latter (A&M attempted to exploit NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity out of this, but to no avail).
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Upon arrival, the record was highly unpopular with audiences.was... a flop. Not only did the album sell poorly in the band's native UK, but it reviewers were split on what to make of it. Some, like Robert Christgau and ''Sounds'' magazine, praised it as catchy and distinctive, while others criticized it as vapidly posturing, with ''Magazine/RollingStone'' citing the apparent hypocrisy of the Police presenting themselves as punk while simultaneously trying to sound sophisticated and worldly (given that the mass popularization of {{world|Music}}beat was still a couple years away). Not helping was the banning of both "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You" by the Creator/{{BBC}}, Creator/TheBBC, who objected to the lyrical themes of the former and the gruesome cover art of the latter (A&M attempted to exploit NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity out of this, but to no avail).
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''Outlandos D'Amour'' is the debut studio album by English-American PostPunk[=/=]NewWaveMusic trio Music/ThePolice, released in 1978. Shifting away from the straight PunkRock of the band's debut single in favor of a more reggae-influenced direction, it is best known for the hit singles "Roxanne", "So Lonely" and "Can't Stand Losing You". It was listed at #428 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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''Outlandos D'Amour'' D'Amour'', released in 1978, is the debut studio album by English-American PostPunk[=/=]NewWaveMusic trio Music/ThePolice, released in 1978. Shifting Music/ThePolice. Recorded intermittently over a six-month period during their studio's free time, the album marked the band's shift away from the straight PunkRock of the band's their debut single in favor of a more reggae-influenced direction, it is best known for {{reggae}} fusion direction that would bring the hit singles band to fame. The shift came at the behest at their manager (and drummer Stewart Copeland's brother), Miles Copeland, who was harshly negative towards the early punk angle but instantly fell in love with the throwaway track "Roxanne", "So Lonely" pushing Creator/AAndMRecords to release it as a single. While it failed to chart, A&M were nevertheless confident enough to commission a follow-up single: the result, "Can't Stand Losing You", performed much better, reaching No. 42 on the UK Singles chart and becoming the band's first technical "hit" (even if it didn't crack the top 40), leading A&M to approve the rest of the album, which by then was already finished, for a release.
Upon arrival, the record was highly unpopular with audiences. Not only did the album sell poorly in the band's native UK, but it reviewers were split on what to make of it. Some, like Robert Christgau and ''Sounds'' magazine, praised it as catchy and distinctive, while others criticized it as vapidly posturing, with ''Magazine/RollingStone'' citing the apparent hypocrisy of the Police presenting themselves as punk while simultaneously trying to sound sophisticated and worldly (given that the mass popularization of {{world|Music}}beat was still a couple years away). Not helping was the banning of both "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand LosingYou". It You" by the Creator/{{BBC}}, who objected to the lyrical themes of the former and the gruesome cover art of the latter (A&M attempted to exploit NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity out of this, but to no avail).
However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany.
The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal as well]], with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at#428 No. 434 in Magazine/RollingStone's ''Rolling Stone'''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
Time"]] (bumping it up to No. 428 on the 2012 revision), with the magazine later ranking it at No. 38 on its 2013 list of the 100 best debut albums, and as of 2020, it currently sits at No. 474 on ''WebSite/AcclaimedMusic''[='s=] [[UsefulNotes/AcclaimedMusicAllTimeTopAlbums "All Time Top Albums"]].
''Outlandos d'Amour'' was supported by three singles: "Roxanne", "Can't Stand Losing You", and "So Lonely".
Upon arrival, the record was highly unpopular with audiences. Not only did the album sell poorly in the band's native UK, but it reviewers were split on what to make of it. Some, like Robert Christgau and ''Sounds'' magazine, praised it as catchy and distinctive, while others criticized it as vapidly posturing, with ''Magazine/RollingStone'' citing the apparent hypocrisy of the Police presenting themselves as punk while simultaneously trying to sound sophisticated and worldly (given that the mass popularization of {{world|Music}}beat was still a couple years away). Not helping was the banning of both "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing
However, the band's fortunes would be heavily improved in the United States, where "Roxanne" became an immediate Top 40 hit, if only just barely (peaking at No. 32 on the Hot 100), with the album itself reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200. The American success of the album motivated A&M to [[RereleaseTheSong reissue "Roxanne" in the UK]] in the spring of 1979, where it peaked at No. 12 this time; its other two singles would see further success, with "Can't Stand Losing You" and "So Lonely" respectively reaching No. 2 and No. 6. The album itself would also peak at No. 6 on the UK Albums chart off of this more successful second push, selling enough to be certified platinum by the BPI that November. Over time, the album would also go platinum in the US, Canada, France, and the Netherlands, as well as gold in Australia and Germany.
The belated success of the album would eventually translate to [[VindicatedByHistory immense critical reappraisal as well]], with reviewers consistently praising it as one of the strongest debut albums in music history and an excellent prelude to the mainstream emergence of PostPunk at the end of the 70's (doing reggae-jazz-punk fusion well before Music/TheClash [[Music/LondonCalling made it popular]]). In 2003, it was listed at
''Outlandos d'Amour'' was supported by three singles: "Roxanne", "Can't Stand Losing You", and "So Lonely".
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* FadingIntoTheNextSong: The shrieks at the end of "Be My Girl -- Sally" act as a segue into the start of "Masoko Tanga".
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* VariantCover: Most later releases of the album across formats remove the tunnel backdrop, leaving a solid black background, change the band logo from blue to red, and replace the cursive album title with a typewritten variant.
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** Reportedly, Sting got the title for "Roxanne" [[LineOfSightName from a poster]] of ''Literature/CyranoDeBergerac'' he saw in a hotel in Paris.
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** Reportedly, Sting got the title for "Roxanne" [[LineOfSightName from a poster]] of ''Literature/CyranoDeBergerac'' ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' he saw in a hotel in Paris.
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''Outlandos D'Amour'' is the debut studio album by English-American NewWaveMusic trio Music/ThePolice, released in 1978. Shifting away from the straight PunkRock of the band's debut single in favor of a more reggae-influenced direction, it is best known for the hit singles "Roxanne", "So Lonely" and "Can't Stand Losing You". It was listed at #428 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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''Outlandos D'Amour'' is the debut studio album by English-American NewWaveMusic PostPunk[=/=]NewWaveMusic trio Music/ThePolice, released in 1978. Shifting away from the straight PunkRock of the band's debut single in favor of a more reggae-influenced direction, it is best known for the hit singles "Roxanne", "So Lonely" and "Can't Stand Losing You". It was listed at #428 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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** "Roxanne" would receive a loose parody by Music/FlightOfTheConchords in the form of "You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute", which would be featured an episode of the band's eponymous HBO show.
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''Outlandos D'Amour'' is the debut studio album by English-American NewWaveMusic trio Music/ThePolice, released in 1978. It Shifting away from the straight PunkRock of the band's debut single in favor of a more reggae-influenced direction, it is best known for the hit singles "Roxanne", "So Lonely" and "Can't Stand Losing You". It was listed at #428 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
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* LoudnessWar: Semi-[[AvertedTrope averted]] with the 2003 remaster, which is noticeably less dynamic than the other four remastered albums (as well as, inevitably, the original 1978 LP), but at [=DR9=] on average, it still offers noticeably more headroom than most other remasters at around that time.
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* LoudnessWar: Semi-[[AvertedTrope averted]] with the 2003 remaster, which is noticeably less dynamic than the other four remastered albums (as well as, inevitably, the original 1978 LP), but at [=DR9=] on average, it still offers noticeably more headroom than most other remasters at around that time.time, averaging at [=DR9=].
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* LoudnessWar: Semi-[[AvertedTrope|averted]] Semi-[[AvertedTrope averted]] with the 2003 remaster, which is noticeably less dynamic than the other four remastered albums (as well as, inevitably, the original 1978 LP), but at [=DR9=] on average, it still offers noticeably more headroom than most other remasters at around that time.
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* GratuitousSpanish: Subverted. "Outlandos" sounds Spanish, but it isn't.
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* GratuitousSpanish: Subverted. "Outlandos" sounds Spanish, but it isn't. It's actually a portmanteau of "outlaws" and "commandos".
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'''''Outlandos D'Amour''''' is the debut studio album by Music/ThePolice, released in 1978. It is best known for the hit single "Roxanne".
singles "Roxanne", "So Lonely" and "Can't Stand Losing You". It was listed at nr. #428 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].
* OneWordTitle: "Peanuts".
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* TitleOnlyChorus: "Roxanne", "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You".
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* GainaxEnding: ''Outlandos d'Amour'' ends with "Masoko Tanga", which is... a combination of an intricate funky bassline, Andy reggae-skanking away on rhythm guitar, Stewart pounding away at a complicated groove and Sting singing Africanesque nonsense lyrics on top, with an ending that spontaneously combusts.
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* GainaxEnding: ''Outlandos d'Amour'' ends with "Masoko Tanga", which is... a combination of an intricate funky bassline, bass-line, Andy reggae-skanking away on rhythm guitar, Stewart pounding away at a complicated groove and Sting singing Africanesque nonsense lyrics on top, with an ending that spontaneously combusts.
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# "Truth Hits Everybody"
# "Born In The '50s"
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# "Truth Hits Everybody"
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# "Next ToYou"
You" (2:52)
# "SoLonely"
Lonely" (4:50)
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Life" (4:50)
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# "Can't Stand LosingYou"
You" (2:59)
# "Truth HitsEverybody"
Everybody" (2:55)
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'50s" (3:42)
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Sally" (3:24)
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Tanga" (5:42)
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--> ''I guess this is our last goodbye''
--> ''And you don't care so I won't cry''
--> ''But you'll be sorry when I'm dead''
--> ''And all this guilt will be on your head''
--> ''I guess you'd call it suicide''
--> ''But I'm too full to swallow my pride''
* BreakUpSong:'Can't "Can't Stand Losing You".You" parodies this genre. The protagonist feels so bad about being rejected that he starts bickering and whining about it.
--> ''And you don't care so I won't cry''
--> ''But you'll be sorry when I'm dead''
--> ''And all this guilt will be on your head''
--> ''I guess you'd call it suicide''
--> ''But I'm too full to swallow my pride''
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* CradleOfLoneliness: "So Lonely", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Hole In My Life".
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--> ''We were born, born in the 1950s''
* ForeignLanguageTitle: Subverted. The title sounds like Spanish, but is actually more an example of AsLongAsItSoundsForeign.
* ForeignLanguageTitle: Subverted. The title sounds like Spanish, but is actually more an example of AsLongAsItSoundsForeign.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: "Roxanne"."Roxanne", where the protagonist loves a prostitute and wants to help her escape her life and live with him.
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* ObsessionSong and SanitySlippageSong: "Can't Stand Losing You".
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* ObsessionSong and SanitySlippageSong: "Can't Stand Losing You".You" depicts someone who goes insane from the thought of being lonely and starts whining about it.
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* CradleOfLoneliness: "So Lonely", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Hole In My Life".
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* CradleOfLoneliness: "So Lonely", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Hole In My Life".Life".
* FaceOnTheCover: A group shot of the band.
* FaceOnTheCover: A group shot of the band.
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* CompanionCube: "Be My Girl" is about the sexual/romantic variant, i.e. inflatable girlfriends.
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* SpurnedIntoSuicide: "Can't Stand Losing You" has the protagonist at least contemplating/threatening it.
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'''''Outlandos D'Amour''''' is the debut studio album by Music/ThePolice, released in 1978. It is best known for
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# "Next To You"
# "So Lonely"
# "Roxanne"
# "Hole In My Life"
# "Peanuts"
# "Can't Stand Losing You"
# "Truth Hits Everybody"
# "Born In The '50s"
# "Be My Girl - Sally"
# "Masoko Tanga"
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!!Principal Members:
* Stewart Copeland - drums, percussion, vocals
* Sting - lead vocals, bass, harmonica
* [[Music/TheAnimals Andy Summers]] - guitar, vocals, piano
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* {{Yandere}}: "Can't Stand Losing You" is a suicidal version. Hilariously enough, the BBC sidestepped the lyrics and instead banned the song because of the cover art (Copeland with a noose around his neck standing on a block of ice).
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* {{Yandere}}: "Can't Stand Losing You" is a suicidal version. Hilariously enough, the BBC sidestepped the lyrics and instead banned the song because of the cover art (Copeland with a noose around his neck standing on a block of ice).ice).
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''Outlandos d' Amour'' (1978) is the debut album by Music/ThePolice, best known for their hit single "Roxanne".
!! Tropes that don't have to wear the red light tonight.
* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: The album title. The scat singing in "Masoko Tanga" too.
* BlackComedy: "Can't Stand Losing You", which sounds like a love song, but is more an ObsessionSong that ends in ridiculousness.
* BreakUpSong: 'Can't Stand Losing You".
* BrokenRecord: Quite some songs end in one line repeated ''ad finitum''.
* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Be My Girl" ends in silly high pitched shrieks echoing through the room.
* CradleOfLoneliness: "So Lonely", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Hole In My Life".
* TheFifties: "Born In The '50s".
* ForeignLanguageTitle: Subverted.
* GainaxEnding: ''Outlandos d'Amour'' ends with "Masoko Tanga", which is... a combination of an intricate funky bassline, Andy reggae-skanking away on rhythm guitar, Stewart pounding away at a complicated groove and Sting singing Africanesque nonsense lyrics on top, with an ending that spontaneously combusts.
* GratuitousFrench: "Outlandos d' Amour" makes use of the French word "amour" (love).
* GratuitousSpanish: Subverted. "Outlandos" sounds Spanish, but it isn't.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: "Roxanne".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "Masoko Tanga"
* LargeHam: Sting's repeated line "I Feel So Lo-lo-lo-lo-lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely" in "So Lonely" borders to narm dimensions.
* LastChorusSlowDown: "Hole In My Life" slows down to its conclusion near the end, while other songs fade out.
* LyricalDissonance: Half of the songs on this album appear to be love songs, but most of them are more a tongue in cheek ObsessionSong.
* ObsessionSong and SanitySlippageSong: "Can't Stand Losing You".
* OneWomanSong: "Roxanne".
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: "Roxanne" was inspired by Sting visiting a red-light district in Paris.
* ShoutOut:
** Reportedly, Sting got the title for "Roxanne" [[LineOfSightName from a poster]] of ''Literature/CyranoDeBergerac'' he saw in a hotel in Paris.
** "Born In The '50s" references the assassination of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy and the arrival of Music/TheBeatles, not to mention the youth years of the band members.
** "Roxanne" got a tango arrangement in ''Film/MoulinRouge''.
* SingingSimlish: "Masoko Tanga".
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Be My Girl" has a strange spoken monologue halfway the song.
* SuicideAsComedy: "Can't Stand Losing You" ends with the protagonist contemplating suicide, but it's done in a tongue in cheek way, exemplified by the cover photo of the musical single on which Stewart Copeland stands on a block of ice with a noose around his neck, waiting for the ice to melt.
* TitleOnlyChorus: "Roxanne", "Can't Stand Losing You".
* WordSaladLyrics: "Masoko Tanga". The album title ''Outlandos d'Amour'', for that matter, borders on this due to its mish-mash of English portmanteaus (outlaws + commandos) and incorrect French.
* {{Yandere}}: "Can't Stand Losing You" is a suicidal version. Hilariously enough, the BBC sidestepped the lyrics and instead banned the song because of the cover art (Copeland with a noose around his neck standing on a block of ice).
!! Tropes that don't have to wear the red light tonight.
* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: The album title. The scat singing in "Masoko Tanga" too.
* BlackComedy: "Can't Stand Losing You", which sounds like a love song, but is more an ObsessionSong that ends in ridiculousness.
* BreakUpSong: 'Can't Stand Losing You".
* BrokenRecord: Quite some songs end in one line repeated ''ad finitum''.
* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Be My Girl" ends in silly high pitched shrieks echoing through the room.
* CradleOfLoneliness: "So Lonely", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Hole In My Life".
* TheFifties: "Born In The '50s".
* ForeignLanguageTitle: Subverted.
* GainaxEnding: ''Outlandos d'Amour'' ends with "Masoko Tanga", which is... a combination of an intricate funky bassline, Andy reggae-skanking away on rhythm guitar, Stewart pounding away at a complicated groove and Sting singing Africanesque nonsense lyrics on top, with an ending that spontaneously combusts.
* GratuitousFrench: "Outlandos d' Amour" makes use of the French word "amour" (love).
* GratuitousSpanish: Subverted. "Outlandos" sounds Spanish, but it isn't.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: "Roxanne".
* {{Instrumentals}}: "Masoko Tanga"
* LargeHam: Sting's repeated line "I Feel So Lo-lo-lo-lo-lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely" in "So Lonely" borders to narm dimensions.
* LastChorusSlowDown: "Hole In My Life" slows down to its conclusion near the end, while other songs fade out.
* LyricalDissonance: Half of the songs on this album appear to be love songs, but most of them are more a tongue in cheek ObsessionSong.
* ObsessionSong and SanitySlippageSong: "Can't Stand Losing You".
* OneWomanSong: "Roxanne".
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: "Roxanne" was inspired by Sting visiting a red-light district in Paris.
* ShoutOut:
** Reportedly, Sting got the title for "Roxanne" [[LineOfSightName from a poster]] of ''Literature/CyranoDeBergerac'' he saw in a hotel in Paris.
** "Born In The '50s" references the assassination of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy and the arrival of Music/TheBeatles, not to mention the youth years of the band members.
** "Roxanne" got a tango arrangement in ''Film/MoulinRouge''.
* SingingSimlish: "Masoko Tanga".
* SpokenWordInMusic: "Be My Girl" has a strange spoken monologue halfway the song.
* SuicideAsComedy: "Can't Stand Losing You" ends with the protagonist contemplating suicide, but it's done in a tongue in cheek way, exemplified by the cover photo of the musical single on which Stewart Copeland stands on a block of ice with a noose around his neck, waiting for the ice to melt.
* TitleOnlyChorus: "Roxanne", "Can't Stand Losing You".
* WordSaladLyrics: "Masoko Tanga". The album title ''Outlandos d'Amour'', for that matter, borders on this due to its mish-mash of English portmanteaus (outlaws + commandos) and incorrect French.
* {{Yandere}}: "Can't Stand Losing You" is a suicidal version. Hilariously enough, the BBC sidestepped the lyrics and instead banned the song because of the cover art (Copeland with a noose around his neck standing on a block of ice).
