The Dream of the Blue Turtles
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| The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | ||
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| Studio album by Sting | ||
| Released | 1985 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 41:40 | |
| Label | A&M | |
| Producer(s) | Sting, Peter Smith | |
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| Sting chronology | ||
| — | The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (1985) |
...Nothing Like the Sun (1987) |
The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the first solo album released by Sting. It includes ten tracks and was released in 1985, only a year after The Police had unofficially broken up. This album showcases Sting's abilities as a musician in the jazz and classical genres. There are also hints of Sting wanting fans to view him as more than just a member of The Police, as evidenced by the intentional and sudden contrast of musical style from his former band. The album includes some of the strongest political songs from Sting, including "Russians", "Children's Crusade", and "We Work The Black Seam".
It also includes Sting's first hit after The Police, "If You Love Someone Set Them Free", a jazzed-up reworking of The Police song, "Shadows In The Rain", and a song inspired by Anne Rice's book The Vampire Lestat, "Moon Over Bourbon Street". [1]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Sting except as noted:
- "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" – 4:14
- "Love Is the Seventh Wave" – 3:30
- "Russians" (Prokofiev, Sting) – 3:57
- "Children's Crusade" – 5:00
- "Shadows in the Rain" – 4:56
- "We Work the Black Seam" – 5:40
- "Consider Me Gone" – 4:21
- "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" – 1:15
- "Moon over Bourbon Street" – 3:59
- "Fortress Around Your Heart" – 4:48
[edit] Singles
- "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (1985) #3 US Hot 100, #26 UK Singles Chart
- "Russians" (1985) #16 US Hot 100, #12 UK Singles Chart
- "Fortress Around Your Heart (1985) #8 US Hot 100
- "Love Is The Seventh Wave (1985) #17 US Hot 100
[edit] Personnel
- Sting – vocals, guitar, double bass
- Omar Hakim – drums
- Darryl Jones – bass guitar
- Kenny Kirkland – keyboards
- Branford Marsalis – saxophones
- Dollette McDonald - Backing Vocals
- Janice Pendarvis - Backing Vocals
[edit] Additional personnel
- Pete Smith - additional background vocals
- Danny Quatrochi - additional background vocals, synclavier
- Elliot Jones - additional background vocals
- Jane Alexander - additional background vocals
- Vic Garbarini - additional background vocals
- The Nannies Chorus - additional background vocals
- Rosemary Purt - additional background vocals
- Stephanie Crewdson - additional background vocals
- Joe Sumner - additional background vocals
- Kate Sumner - additional background vocals
- Michael Sumner - additional background vocals
- Eddy Grant - congas (track 7)
- Frank Opolko - trombone (track 2)
[edit] Production details
- Engineers - Pete Smith and Jim Scott
- Producers - Pete Smith and Sting
- Photography - Max Vadukul and Danny Quatrochi
- Art direction and design - Michael Ross and Richard Frankel
