Fields of Gold
| Fields of Gold | |
|---|---|
| Sting | |
| publication | 1993 |
| length | 3:40 |
| Genre (s) | skirt |
| Author (s) | Sting |
| album | Ten Summoner's Tales |
Fields of Gold is a song written and sung by the British musician and singer Sting . It first appeared as the third song on his 1993 studio album Ten Summoner's Tales (German: Ten Tales of the Messenger ) and had a length of 3:40 minutes in this version. A little later, the song was released as a single, but only made it to number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Still, Fields of Gold became one of the most famous and widely used songs by Sting, and adapted by well-known artists.
history
The original version of Fields of Gold was recorded by Sting in 1993 in Lake House, Wiltshire, mixed at Townhouse Studio, London, England and mastered at Masterdisk, New York City. The harmonica solo is by Brendan Power and the Northumbrian smallpipes are played by Kathryn Tickell.
The music video for Fields of Gold was directed by Kevin Godley.
Content of the lyrics
The content of the song describes the memory of an English mansion from the 16th century, which in summer is surrounded by gold shimmering barley fields. It is fascinating to watch how the wind moves over the shimmering surface of the grain like waves on an ocean of gold. The sight has something of a natural originality, as if the wind wanted to tie in with the barley. Many lovers have made their promises of love in the fields of gold, and their covenant there has been strengthened by the calming cycle of the seasons.
distribution
The song was included in Sting's first compilation album in 1994, which was released under the title Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting (1984-1994) . In 1997 the song appeared on the CD The Very Best of Sting & The Police (VHS).
Complete with lute accompaniment, Fields of Gold was released in 2006 as a bonus track in Sting's classic album Songs from the Labyrinth (music by John Dowland , recorded with Edin Karamazov )
Adaptations
The song was adapted by numerous singers, including:
- 1996: American singer Eva Cassidy and Irish singer Lee Mulhern in his album Hey Good Looking
- 1998: I Muvrini in her album leia (and again in 2000 in the album a strada , both in a duet with Sting)
- 1999: Mary Black in her album Speaking with the Angels
- 2002: Gregorian in her album Masters of Chant Chapter III
- 2005: Maxi Priest
- 2006: Mary Wilson
- 2010: Celtic Woman with Lisa Kelly
- 2011: Schmidbauer & Kälberer as a German-language adaptation Fields full of gold
- 2012: Singer Pur in their album Singer Pur sings Sting
- 2017: Katie Melua
- 2020: Simone Kermes in her album Inferno e Paradiso