Sacred Love
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| Released | 29 September 2003 | |||
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| Length | 55:20 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100 |
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| Allmusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
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Sacred Love is the seventh studio album by the English musician Sting. The album was released on 29 September 2003. The album featured smoother, R&B-style beats and experiments collaborating with hip-hop artist Mary J. Blige and sitar player Anoushka Shankar. Some songs like "Inside" and "Dead Man's Rope" were well received, and Sting had experimented with new sounds, in particular the more rock-influenced "This War".
Sacred Love received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, peaking at number three in the US and UK. It would be Sting's last album of original material until The Last Ship (2013).