By the way, that was Outlandos d'Amour that included Roxanne, which turned out to be one of the best-recognizable and famous songs of the band. Thus, the composition Next To You proved to be punk-song, while the track So Lonely became a nice representative of reggae. It somehow absorbed punk, reggae and pop-music, however it already had something that later would become The Police’ signature sound. The band’s debut album titled Outlandos d'Amour saw the light in 1978. The Police’ compositions found their listeners in practically no time, and the trio got the well-deserved status of first representatives of a “new wave”, who achieved world fame and acknowledgement.
In spite of the fact that at these years the major popularity was taken by progressive rock and symphonic rock, the trio was confidently walking their own way. The Police became incredibly popular as a trio: the fourth member, guitarist Henry Padovani, left the band during the first stages of their development, and his place was taken by Andy Summers. The legendary rock band The Police was formed in late seventies in the capital of Great Britain.
