Sting – The Last Ship (Expanded Edition) — 2×CD (2025)

Expanded and updated reissue of Sting’s concept album, now with 24 tracks. Alongside the original program, it features five 2025 recordings and guest appearances tied to the stage musical.

Key Features

• Format: 2×CD • Expanded Edition
• Contents: 24 tracks total, incl. 5 new 2025 versions
• Guests: Renée Fleming, Frances McNamee, Joe Caffrey, Brian Johnson, Jo Lawry, Becky & Rachel Unthank
• Label: Polydor / Universal Music
• Release date: 2025-12-05
• EAN: 0602478888861
• Notes: issued in conjunction with new international runs of the musical

Tracklist

CD 1

1. Island Of Souls (2025)
2. And Yet
3. August Winds
4. Practical Arrangement
5. Shipyard (feat. Joe Caffrey, Brian Johnson & Jo Lawry)
6. Ship Of State (feat. Renée Fleming)
7. If You Ever See Me Talking To A Sailor (feat. Frances McNamee)
8. Language Of Birds
9. Dead Man’s Boots
10. The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance
11. What Have We Got? (feat. Jimmy Nail)
12. The Last Ship

CD 2

13. It’s Not The Same Moon
14. So To Speak (feat. Becky Unthank)
15. What Say You, Meg?
16. I Love Her But She Loves Someone Else
17. Hadaway
18. Show Some Respect
19. The Last Ship (Reprise)
20. Ballad Of The Great Eastern
21. Sky Hooks And Tartan Paint (feat. Brian Johnson)
22. Peggy’s Song (feat. Rachel Unthank)
23. Jock The Singing Welder
24. O’Brien’s Hymn

Why you’ll love it

Bridges album and stage with fresh 2025 takes and featured performers from the show. The 2×CD sequence flows like a full narrative, making this the most complete way to experience The Last Ship in audio form.

Trivia

• The five 2025 recordings spotlight key moments and characters from the musical.
• This Expanded Edition coincides with upcoming international productions.
• The EAN matches the EU double-CD configuration.