The Dream of the Blue Turtles

The Dream of the Blue Turtles
Studio album by
Sting
Released1 June 1985[1]
RecordedNovember 1984 – March 1985
StudioBlue Wave Studio, Saint Philip, Barbados and Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada
Genre
Length41:40
LabelA&M
ProducerSting and Pete Smith
Sting chronology
The Dream of the Blue Turtles
(1985) 		Bring On the Night
(1986)
Singles from The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  1. "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
    Released: May 1985[4]
  2. "Love Is the Seventh Wave"
    Released: August 1985 (UK)[5]
  3. "Fortress Around Your Heart"
    Released: August 1985 (US)[6]
  4. "Russians"
    Released: November 1985[7]
  5. "Moon Over Bourbon Street"
    Released: February 1986[8]
  6. "We Work the Black Seam"
    Released: June 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Chicago Tribune[10]
Los Angeles Times[11]
Orlando Sentinel[12]
Record Mirror4/5[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[15]
The Sacramento Bee[16]
Smash Hits6/10[17]
The Village VoiceC+[18]

The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the debut solo album by English musician Sting, released in June 1985. The album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart[19] and number two on the US Billboard 200.

Five singles were released from the album: "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free", "Fortress Around Your Heart", "Russians", "Moon Over Bourbon Street", and "Love Is the Seventh Wave". The album earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Engineered Recording; the instrumental title track was nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.

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  16. ^ Macias, Chris; Barton, David (30 July 2000). "On the Sting beat: The Police and beyond". The Sacramento Bee.
  17. ^ Cranna, Ian (19 June – 2 July 1985). "Sting: The Dream of the Blue Turtles". Smash Hits. Vol. 7, no. 13. p. 20.
  18. ^ Christgau, Robert (25 June 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK Charts was invoked but never defined (see the help page).