The Soul Cages
| The Soul Cages | ||||
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| Released | 21 January 1991 | |||
| Recorded | April – November 1990 | |||
| Studio | Studio Guillaume Tell (Paris, France); Villa Salviati (Migliarino, Italy). | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 48:11 | |||
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| Producer | Hugh Padgham | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 4/10 |
| Orlando Sentinel | |
| The Windsor Star | B |
The Soul Cages is the third full-length studio album by English musician Sting. Released on 21 January 1991, it became Sting's second No. 1 album in the United Kingdom.
It spawned four singles: "All This Time", "Mad About You", "The Soul Cages", and "Why Should I Cry for You?". Both "All This Time" and "Why Should I Cry for You?" were included on Sting's 1994 compilation album Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994; "Mad About You" was also included on the international version of the compilation. The title track won the first Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1992.
On 15 January 2021, an expanded version of The Soul Cages was released to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Along with the original nine tracks, this new edition includes 13 bonus tracks that consist of remixes, extended mixes, and a pair of songs sung in Spanish and Italian incarnations.