Sting Nothing Like The Sun equipment

Nothing Like The Sun is Sting's second solo album, released in November 1987 on A&M Records.

The album was recorded largely at AIR Studios during Summer 1987 in Montserrat with Neil Dorfsman co-producing & engineering. Sting had worked with Neil Dorfsman beforehand on Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms album, when recording additional vocals for "Money For Nothing" at the same studio. "We'll Be Together" was originally recorded featuring Eric Clapton at AIR; the present album version was largely re-recorded by producer Bryan Loren (using Branford Marsalis' saxophone from the original recording) at Larrabee Studios.

In terms of mixing, Hugh Padgham was brought in to mix the bulk album, which he did at A&M Studios in Los Angeles. Neil Dorfsman mixed "Be Still My Beating Heart", "They Dance Alone" and "Little Wing", probably at The Power Station in New York. And the album version of "We'll Be Together" was mixed by Paul McKenna at Larrabee Studios.

Sting

 * Gibson Chet Atkins CE
 * Paul Reed Smith guitar
 * 1962 Fender Jazz bass
 * Fender Precision sunburst bass
 * New England Digital Synclavier PSMT

Manu Katche

 * Yamaha drums (assumed)

Tape machines

 * Mitsubishi X850 32-track digital (all studios used on the record)- at least two of these were synchronised

Mixing consoles

 * SSL (A&M Studios Los Angeles) - Hugh Padgham mixing