Sting - the Dream of the Blue Turtles -1985 jazz rock ( vinyl )

Sting - the Dream of the Blue Turtles-1978 LP
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Sting’s debut solo album The Dream of the Blue Turtles marks a bold departure from his work with The Police, blending jazz-inflected arrangements with politically charged lyrics and introspective themes. Backed by a band of top-tier jazz musicians, Sting explores Cold War tensions, environmental concerns, and personal reflection with lyrical depth and musical sophistication.

Featuring standout tracks like “Russians,” “Fortress Around Your Heart,” and “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,” the album showcases Sting’s evolution as a solo artist with global perspective and artistic ambition.

Artist - Sting
Title -the Dream of the Blue Turtles
Lable & Ser # A&M Records ‎– SP-3750
Format ~ 1- lp , 10 tracks, Black Vinyl, 12-inch , 33rpm, LP.
Year of release ~ 1985 
Country Manufactured ~ Canada

The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the first solo album by English musicianSting, released in the United States on 1 June 1985. The album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart.^[7] It reached number two on theBillboard 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.

The album is named after a dream of Sting's.^[8] Although the single "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" reached number three in the US, it was a relative flop in the UK, where the album's track "Russians" (about Cold War nuclear anxieties, which had peaked in the 1980s) proved more popular.

In the UK the album was kept off number one in the week of its release byMarillion's Misplaced Childhood and Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteenoccupying the top two places. However, in the United States, the album reached number two on the Billboard 200.

The movie Bring on the Night documents some of the recording work that produced this album, as well as the subsequent tour.