"Fields of Gold" is a 1993 song by Sting from his album Ten Summoner's Tales. "Fields of Gold" and all the other album tracks were recorded at Lake House, Wiltshire, mixed at The Townhouse Studio, London, England and mastered at Masterdisk, New York. The harmonica solo is played by Brendan Power and the Northumbrian smallpipes are played by Kathryn Tickell. The music video was directed by Kevin Godley.
"Fields of Gold" was the second single released from the album after "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You". The single reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart and #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. It was also a hit in many countries including Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands and Switzerland and many others.
The song was included in Sting's first compilations album issued by Sting under the title Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 and released in 1994 and in a later compilation The Very Best of Sting & The Police in 1997. It was also re-recorded by Sting in 2006 as a bonus track for his classical album Songs from the Labyrinth, whereby the song was accompanied entirely by a lute.
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