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You're Under Arrest
Studio album by Miles Davis
Released	April 1985
Recorded	January 26, 1984 – January 14, 1985
Studio	Record Plant (New York City, New York)
Genre	Fusion, jazz-funk
Length	43:02
Label	Columbia
Producer	Miles Davis, Robert Irving III
Miles Davis chronology
Decoy (1984) You're Under Arrest (1985) Tutu (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Tom Hull	B
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
Rolling Stone	(not rated)

You're Under Arrest is a 1985 album recorded by Miles Davis, presenting a mixture of pop covers (including Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" and Michael Jackson's "Human Nature"), and original material dealing with politics, racism, pollution and war. It is the first Davis album since On the Corner in 1972 to include electric guitarist John McLaughlin.

Background

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.

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

Track listing

Columbia – FC 40023

Personnel

Musicians

• Miles Davis – trumpet, "Police Voices, Davis Voices" (1), arrangements (1–7, 9), Oberheim OB-Xa (5, 6)
• Robert Irving III – synthesizers (1–4, 7, 9), arrangements (2, 4–7, 9), Yamaha DX7 (5, 6, 8), Korg Polysix (5, 6), Oberheim OB-Xa (5, 6), organ (8), clavinet (8), celesta (9)
• John Scofield – guitar (1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9), arrangements (8)
• John McLaughlin – all guitars (4), guitar (5, 6)
• Darryl Jones, aka "The Munch" – bass
• Al Foster – drums (1, 7, 8, 9)
• Vincent Wilburn – drums (2, 3), Simmons drums (4, 5, 6)
• Steve Thornton – percussion, Spanish voice (1)
• Bob Berg – soprano saxophone (1), tenor saxophone (8, 9)
• Sting – French policeman's voice (1)
• Marek Olko – Polish voice (1)
• James "J.R." Prindiville (Jim Rose, road manager) – sound of handcuffs (1)

Production

• Dr. George Butler – executive producer
• Miles Davis – producer, illustration
• Robert Irving III – producer
• Vincent Wilburn – co-producer
• Eddie Ciletti – engineer, technician
• Ron Lorman – engineer, mixing
• Tom Swift – engineer, mixing
• Nick Joyce – studio technician
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
• Jim Rose – production coordination
• Lane/Donald – art direction
• Anthony Barboza – photography
• Blank & Blank – management

References

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

• 1985 albums
• Miles Davis albums
• John Scofield albums
• Jazz fusion albums by American artists
• Jazz-funk albums
• Columbia Records albums