The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (album)
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| The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | |
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| Studio album by Sting | |
| Released: | 1985-06-01 (?) (USA)
1985-06-17 (UK) |
| Recorded: | March - April 1985 |
| Length: | 41:40 |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Producer(s): | Sting & Pete Smith |
| Studio(s): | Blue Wave Recording Studio |
Contents
Introduction
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Personnel
- Sting, guitar, vocals, bass on "Moon Over Bourbon Street"
- 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
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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.
