- rock, new wave, pop, alternative rock
- 41 min
- 11 tracks
- A&M Records
Ghost in the Machine is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Police. The album was released on 2 October 1981 by A&M Records. The songs were recorded between January and September 1981 during sessions that took place at AIR Studios in Montserrat and Le Studio in Quebec, assisted by record producer Hugh Padgham.
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Character
Grave, spare, character-led and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- The Austin Chronicle4/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4 ★
- The Philadelphia Inquirer4/5 ★
- Record Mirror5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- The Sacramento Bee4/4 ★
- Smash Hits6/10
- The Village VoiceB+
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Tracks
- 1Spirits in the Material World2:59
- 2Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic4:21
- 3Invisible Sun3:44
- 4Hungry for You (j’aurais toujours faim de toi)2:53
- 5Demolition Man5:58
- 6Too Much Information3:43
- 7Rehumanize Yourself3:10
- 8One World (Not Three)4:47
- 9Omegaman2:48
- 10Secret Journey3:34
- 11Darkness3:14
11 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Police
- Label
- A&M Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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