Released by A&M as part of their compact hits series, taking advantage of the then relatively new CD format this compilation brought together tracks from each of Sting's solo albums at that time - 'Englishman In New York' and 'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free' - and added a cover of the Gershwin classic 'Someone To Watch Over Me' and Sting's 1981 surprise hite 'Spread A Little Happiness'. Also in the same series was a 'Police Compact Hits'.