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Sting Celebrates 40 Years Of ‘The Dream Of The Blue Turtles’ With Expanded Edition

The Police founder’s solo debut now comes with bonus tracks and remixes.

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Sting has announced a celebration in honor of the 40th anniversary of his 1985 solo debut, The Dream Of The Blue Turtles, with the release of a digital-only special expanded edition. This project is available now on all streaming platforms.

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The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (Expanded Edition) is notably outfitted with a plethora of unearthed material, including 13 tracks previously unavailable on DSPs. These range from the B-Side “Another Day” to multiple rare remixes of “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” and “Love Is The Seventh Wave,” as well as an alternate mix of “Moon Over Bourbon Street (Cornelius Mix)” and “Fortress Around Your Heart (Hugh Padgham Remix).” This robust version of the album showcases seminal songs in a different light, offering a new perspective of the LP on its 40th anniversary.

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Sting famously kicked off his solo career with the original release of The Dream Of The Blue Turtles on June 17, 1985. It reached No.2 on the Billboard 200 and garnered a 3x-Platinum certification from the RIAA in the U.S. In terms of accolades, the album also received two Grammy Award nominations in the categories of “Album of the Year” and “Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.” Among ten tracks, it yielded some all-time Sting cuts including “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,” “Love Is The Seventh Wave,” “Russians,” and “Fortress Around Your Heart.”

Sting co-produced The Dream Of The Blue Turtles with Pete Smith, who helped make records for The Police, Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, and more. Sting also enlisted the talents of celebrated musicians such as Darryl Jones [bass], Kenny Kirkland [keys], Branford Marsalis [saxophone], and Omar Hakim [drums], to name a few.

Marking Sting’s first foray outside of The Police, The Dream Of The Blue Turtles remains a creative milestone in his catalog, heralding an iconic body of work as a solo artist.

Listen to the expanded edition of Sting’s The Dream Of The Blue Turtles now.

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