STING ‘THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES’ LP

Description

LABEL: A&M
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 9/30/2016
ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 1985
VARIANT: BLACK VINYL LP

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing cut at the legendary Abbey Road studios to ensure exceptional audio quality. The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the first solo album by English musician Sting, released in the United States on 1 June 1985. The album reached #3 on the UK Albums Chart. It reached #2 on the Billboard 200. In the US the album spawned four singles, “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free”, “Fortress Around Your Heart”, “Russians” and “Love Is the Seventh Wave”. The album earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Jazz Instrumental Performance and Best Engineered Recording.

TRACKLIST

– Side 1 –
1 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
2 Love Is the Seventh Wave
3 Russians
4 Children’s Crusade
5 Shadows in the Rain
– Side 2 –
1 We Work the Black Seam
2 Consider Me Gone
3 The Dream of the Blue Turtles
4 Moon Over Bourbon Street
5 Fortress Around Your Heart