The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (album)
| The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | |
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| Studio album by Sting | |
| Released: | 1985-06-01 (?) (USA)
1985-06-17 (UK) 1985-06-18 (Germany) 1985-07-10 (Japan) |
| Recorded: | March - April 1985 |
| Length: | 41:40 |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Producer(s): | Sting & Pete Smith |
| Studio(s): | Blue Wave Recording Studio |
Contents
Introduction
The first song Sting and his band recorded was Shadows In The Rain - played in a similar style as his original 1980 demo. Children's Crusade was recorded during the second night of recording. The next night Sting taught the band Consider Me Gone which was recorded with Eddy Grant and the president of Guyana being present. After they left Sting and band jammed in various styles, including a reggae that would be the foundation for Love Is The Seventh Wave. The next week they would record Fortress Around Your Heart, Russians and We Work The Black Seam, also adding vocals and a new keyboard line for If You Love Somebody Set Them Free.
Personnel
- Sting, guitar, vocals, double bass on "Moon Over Bourbon Street", bass on Fortress Around Your Heart and Love Is The Seventh Wave
- Omar Hakim, drums
- Kenny Kirkland, keyboards
- Darryl Jones, bass
- Branford Marsalis, saxophones and miscellaneous percussion
- Dolette McDonald, backing vocals
- Janice Pendarvis, backing vocals
- Pete Smith, Sting, Danny Q, Elliot Jones, Jane Alexander, Vic Garbarini, The Nannies Chorus, Rosemary Purt, Stephanie Crewdson, Joe, Kate, Michael Sumner, additional backing vocals
- Eddy Grant, congas on "Consider Me Gone"
- Frank Opolko, trombone on "Love Is The Seventh Wave"
- Sergei Prokofiev, theme on "Russians"
Track listing
All songs written by Sting unless otherwise indicated.
- "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
Singles released
- "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
- "Russians"
- "Fortress Around Your Heart"
- "Love Is The Seventh Wave"
Variants, special editions and re-releases
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Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Country | Position |
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| YYYY | CHART | COUNTRY | POSITION REACHED |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Country | Position |
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| YYYY | SONG | CHART | COUNTRY | POSITION REACHED |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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| Year | Winner | Award | Category |
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| YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
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| Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
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| YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
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| Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
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| COUNTRY | CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) | CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) | CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...) |
Quotations and trivia
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See also
External links and reviews
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References
- Sting. Discography, The Dream Of The Blue Turtles.
- Sting. The Dream Of The Blue Turtles. (1985) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
- Wikipedia. The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
- 1985-08 Musician
- 1986-01 International Musician And Recording World - NAMM Special
