The first time I saw the track listing for Sting singing "Strange Fruit" I thought, what can an admitedly clever British rocker possibly understand about racial murder in mid-19th-century America? Well, I found out. Sting's wise, raw, passionate, soaring rendition of this song stands next to none. If there were nothing on this album but this single song, it would be worth the price. With the rest of the tracks, ably reviewed by others here, it is an album of rare and astonishing power. I treasure my fading LP, and am delighted to find it again available as a CD.