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In standard CD and vinyl editions The Bridge is a ten-track album although the deluxe CD adds three bonus tracks (one of which is ‘(Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay’) and a Japanese SHM-CD+DVD adds one more (another cover, this time Nilsson’s ‘I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City’) making that a 14-track offering. The Bridge is mostly produced by Sting and Martin Kierszenbaum. Contributing musicians include Dominic Miller (guitar), Josh Freese & Manu Katché (drums), Branford Marsalis (saxophone) and Martin Kierszenbaum & Fred Renaudin (keyboards).
The album is said to be “eclectic” and draw inspiration “from genres including rock n’ roll, jazz, classical music and folk”.