On Friday,
Sting
released a compilation called
Duets
, which rounds up all the songs he’s recorded over the years with stars like
Eric Clapton, Mary J. Blige, Annie Lennox, Herbie Hancock
and more. And it looks like his fans — at least those in his native U.K. — are pretty happy about it.
Britain’s Official Charts Company says that
Duets
is on track
to debut at number four on the U.K. album chart, behind the latest albums from
Lana Del Rey
and
Justin Bieber
, and a box set from
Bob Dylan
. If that happens, it’ll be Sting’s highest-charting album in that country in 17 years.
Sting’s last album to climb that high was
Sacred Love,
which reached number three after it was released in September of 2003.
In the U.S., Sting’s most recent album to hit the top ten was his 2016 release
57th & 9th
. No word yet on how high
Duets
will debut on the
Billboard
album chart.
In terms of singles, the last time Sting hit the top 20 in either the U.K. or U.S. was back in 2000, with “Desert Rose,” his collaboration with
Cheb Mami
which is included on the
Duets
album.
By Andrea Dresdale
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