Acting Very Strange
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B Sides and non-album tracks

  • "Calypso" from the single "Hideaway"
  • "Acting Very Strange" (remix), "Couldn't Get Arrested" (remix) from the single "Acting Very Strange"

Personnel

  • Mike Rutherford - lead
    Singing
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     and backing vocals
    Backing vocalist
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    , bass
    Bass guitar
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    , guitar
    Guitar
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    , keyboards
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  • John Alexander - guitar
  • Daryl Stuermer
    Daryl Stuermer
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     - guitar
  • Paul Fishman - keyboards
  • Peter Robinson - keyboards
  • Stewart Copeland
    Stewart Copeland
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     - drums
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  • Pete Phipps - Linn LM-1
    Linn LM-1
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  • Gary Barnacle
    Gary Barnacle
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     - saxophone
    Saxophone
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  • Luke Tunney - trumpet
    Trumpet
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  • Steve Gould - backing vocals
  • Noel McCalla
    Noel McCalla
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     - backing vocals
  • Dale Newman - backing vocals
  • Strings
    String instrument
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     arranged and conducted by Martyn Ford
    Martyn Ford
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  • Stewart Copeland
    Stewart Copeland
    Stewart Armstrong Copeland is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band The Police. During the group's extended hiatus from the mid-1980s to 2007, he played in other bands and composed soundtracks...

     was involved in this recording because he and Mike were on the same polo team. Copeland did session work very rarely during the time he was in The Police
    The Police
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    . Recording his drums at The Farm gives them a sound they do not have on any other recordings.

Production

  • Produced by Mike Rutherford
  • Assistant Producer and Engineer: Nick Launay
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  • Assisted by Geoff Callingham
  • Recorded at The Farm, Surrey
    The Farm (recording studio)
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  • Equipment: Dale Newman, Geoff Callingham, Steve Jones, Geoff Banks

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1982 UK Albums Chart
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23
Canadian Albums Chart 32
US Billboard 200 145
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