You're Under Arrest (Miles Davis album)

You're Under Arrest is a 1985 album recorded by Miles Davis, presenting a mixture of pop tunes and political statements about racism, pollution and war. Among other tracks, the album features Davis' interpretations of two contemporaneous pop songs: Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" and Michael Jackson's "Human Nature".

You're Under Arrest
Studio album by
Miles Davis
ReleasedApril 1985
RecordedJanuary 26, 1984 – January 14, 1985
StudioRecord Plant Studio, New York City
GenreFusion, jazz-funk
Length43:02
LabelColumbia
ProducerMiles Davis, Robert Irving III
Miles Davis chronology
Decoy
(1984)		 You're Under Arrest
(1985)		 Tutu
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]
Tom HullB[4]

During the recording sessions, bass player Darryl Jones introduced Sting to Davis, who was an idol of his. Sting was startled when Davis asked if he spoke French; after he said yes, Davis asked him to translate the Miranda warning into French and yell it into the microphone against a backing track.[5]

It marked the ending of Davis's 30-year association with Columbia Records, although the label released the 1984 recording Aura in 1989, and would release many archival recordings in later years.

Track listing

Columbia – FC 40023[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Phone Call/Street Scenes"Miles Davis4:34
2."Human Nature"John Bettis, Steve Porcaro4:30
3."MD1
Something's On Your Mind
MD2"		Miles Davis
Hubert Eaves III, James "D-Train" Williams
Miles Davis		7:17
4."Ms. Morrisine"Miles Davis, Morrisine Tynes Irving, Robert Irving III4:57
5."Katia Prelude"Miles Davis, Robert Irving III0:40
6."Katia"Miles Davis, Robert Irving III7:37
7."Time After Time"Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman3:37
8."You're Under Arrest"John Scofield6:14
9."Medley: Jean Pierre/You're Under Arrest/Then There Were None"Miles Davis, Robert Irving III, John Scofield3:23

Personnel

Musicians
  • Miles Davis – trumpet, "Police Voices, Davis Voices" on track 1, synthesizer on tracks 5 and 6
  • John McLaughlin – guitar on tracks 4, 5 and 6
  • John Scofield – guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9
  • Bob Berg – soprano saxophone on track 1, tenor saxophone on track 8 and 9
  • Al Foster – drums on tracks 1, 7, 8 and 9
  • Vincent Wilburn – drums on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
  • Robert Irving III – synthesizers, celesta, organ, clavinet
  • Darryl Jones, aka "The Munch" – bass
  • Steve Thornton – percussion, Spanish voice on track 1
  • Sting (credited as Gordon Sumner) – French policeman's voice on track 1
  • Marek Olko – Polish voice on track 1
  • James "J.R." Prindiville (Jim Rose, road manager) – sound of handcuffs on track 1
  • Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone track 2

Production
  • Robert Irving III – producer
  • Vincent Wilburn – co-producer
  • Dr. George Butler – producer
  • Ronald F. Lorman – engineer
  • Tom Swift – mixing engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer at Masterdisk, New York City
  • Jim Rose – production coordination
  • Lane/Donald – art direction
  • Miles Davis – illustration, producer
  • Anthony Barboza – photography

References
  1. Yarnow, Scott (2011). "You're Under Arrest – Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. Davis, Francis (2011). "Miles Davis: You're Under Arrest : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940s-50s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. Sting (2003). Broken Music. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-5081-7.
  6. "Miles Davis – You're Under Arrest". Discogs. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
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