YOU'RE UNDER ARREST (ALBUM)

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'''You're Under Arrest''' is a 1985 album recorded by Miles Davis that saw Miles mix pop tunes with political statements about racism, pollution and war. Among other tracks, the album featured Davis' interpretations of two contemporary pop songs: Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" and Michael Jackson's "Human Nature", for which he would receive much criticism in the jazz press, although the record was otherwise well-reviewed.
During the recording sessions, Darryl Jones introduced Sting to his longtime idol Miles Davis. Sting was bewildered when Davis asked him if he could speak French, and since he did, to translate the Miranda warning into French and yell it into the microphone against a backing track.
In Stings autobiography 'Broken music' he tells about the incident. Actually he had just 'stolen' Darryl Jones from Miles Davis. And Daryl Jones had taken Sting to Miles' studio to apologise. Here Miles Davis asks him if he speaks french. Sting say yes, but actually he has to phone up his wife who has gone out to eat, becaurse he can't translate it himself. He rushes back to Miles With the translation and is told to scream it at Miles Davis during the recording of the track. Nice punishment for stealing a bass player.

Contents

Track listing

Credits

Track listing

#"One Phone Call"/"Street Scenes"
#"Human Nature"
#"Intro: MD 1"/"Something's On Your Mind"/"MD 2"
#"Ms. Morrisine"
#"Katia Prelude"
#"Katia"
#"Time After Time"
#"You're Under Arrest"
#"Medley: Jean Pierre"/"You're Under Arrest"/"Then There Were None"

Credits

★ Produced by Miles Davis and Robert Irving III.

★ Co-produced by Vince Wilburn, Jr.

★ Producer: Dr. George Butler

★ Miles Davis: Trumpet, "Police Voices, Davis Voices" on track 1

★ Bob Berg: Soprano sax

★ Al Foster: Drums

★ Robert Irving III: Synthesizers

★ Darryl Jones, A/K/A "The Munch:" Bass

★ John Scofield: Guitar

★ Steve Thorton: Percussion, Spanish voice on track 1

★ Sting (under his real name Gordon Sumner): French policeman's voice on track 1

★ Marek Olko: Polish voice on track 1

★ James Prindiville, A/K/A "J.R.:" Handcuffs on track 1