Sting has released an expanded edition of The Last Ship, featuring five new recordings.

The newly expanded version of Sting’s acclaimed album is available now in digital, CD, and 2-disc vinyl formats.

The release arrives ahead of a series of international stagings of The Last Ship, in which Sting will reprise his starring role of Jackie White. The new production will premiere next year in Amsterdam, Paris, Brisbane and at the famed Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

Inspired by the shipbuilding community of Sting’s hometown of Wallsend in northeast England, The Last Ship explores a town’s struggle with the collapse of its historic industry.

The musical premiered on Broadway in 2014, earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score and has since been staged to widespread critical acclaim around the world.

“I literally grew up in the shadow of the yard,” Sting says. “I dreamed of escaping—and I succeeded. But later I realized I had to give something back. THE LAST SHIP is my tribute to the people and the place that shaped me.”

The Last Ship (EXPANDED Edition) – Tracklist:

1. Island Of Souls (2025)
2. And Yet
3. August Winds
4. Practical Arrangement
5. Shipyard (feat. Joe Caffrey, Brian Johnson, Jo Lawry)
6. Ship Of State (feat. Renée Fleming)
7. If You Ever See Me Talking To A Sailor (feat. Frances McNamee)
8. Language Of Birds
9. Dead Man’s Boots
10. The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance
11. What Have We Got? (feat. Jimmy Nail)
12. The Last Ship
13. It’s Not The Same Moon
14. So To Speak (feat. Becky Unthank)
15. What Say You, Meg?
16. I Love Her But She Loves Someone Else
17. Hadaway
18. Show Some Respect
19. The Last Ship (Reprise)
20. Ballad Of The Great Eastern
21. Sky Hooks And Tartan Paint (feat. Brian Johnson)
22. Peggy’s Song (feat. Rachel Unthank)
23. Jock The Singing Welder
24. O’Brien’s Hymn

Source: RTT Music News