Recorded during the promotional cycle for The Soul Cages .

Recorded at Westwood One Studios in Chicago, shortly after the release of Ten Summoner's Tales .

The "Complete" sessions are actually comprised of two distinct live-in-studio events recorded for the Timothy White Sessions and broadcast via the Westwood One radio network.

is a highly-regarded unofficial compilation and bootleg recording that captures two separate acoustic radio performances broadcast from Chicago in the early 1990s. The collection is notable for its "unplugged," stripped-down arrangements of Sting's solo hits and Police classics, including a prominent version of "Englishman in New York" . Session Overview and Recording Details

The song was originally written as a tribute to Quentin Crisp , a famously eccentric English writer and gay icon who moved to New York's Bowery neighborhood at age 71.