If On a Winter's Night... is a studio album from British musician Sting. It was released on 27 October 2009 in the United States and 2 November 2009 in the United Kingdom.[citation needed] The album was released in several formats: vinyl LP, a single-disc CD, a limited edition CD & making-of DVD entitled "The Genesis of 'If On a Winter's Night...' in six chapters" in Hardback Book packaging, an Amazon.com exclusive version, as well as various import editions (of note is the Japanese edition). The limited edition and Amazon exclusive both include bonus songs; the Japanese edition include them as well but adds "The Coventry Carol." The title of the album is based on the novel If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino.