{"product_id":"sting-the-dream-of-the-blue-turtles-lp","title":"Sting - The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSting had a lot to prove on his first post-Police effort, and he proved himself up to the task of establishing a distinctive identity as a solo artist. Instead of replicating his reggae-tinged Police style, he ventured into new realms, hiring top drawer American jazz musicians like Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland and drum monster Omar Hakim to accompany him on the kind of harmonically sophisticated (though decidedly non-jazz) tunes he'd begun working on towards the end of the Police's lifetime (see SYNCHRONICITY).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's still a touch of reggae on the open-hearted \"Love Is the Seventh Wave,\" and even a funked-up version of the formerly abstract Police tune \"Shadows In The Rain,\" but most of the tunes here (except the pop smash \"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free\" are the kind of literate, adult-friendly sophisto-pop that would become a template for his subsequent solo recordings. BLUE TURTLES still stands as one of his most memorable albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Sting (vocals, guitar, bass); Branford Marsalis (saxophone, percussion); Frank Opolko (trombone); Kenny Kirkland (keyboards); Danny Quatrochi (Synclavier synthesizer, background vocals); Darryl Jones (bass); Omar Hakim (drums); Eddy Grant (congas); Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis, Pete Smith, Elliot Jones, Jane Alexander, Vic Garbarini, The Nannies Chorus, Rosemary Purt, Stephanie Crewson, Joe Sumner, Kate Sumner, Michael Sumner (background vocals).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock, Pop\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\"\u003e Joco Records\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free\u003cbr\u003eA2 Love Is The Seventh Wave\u003cbr\u003eA3 Russians\u003cbr\u003eA4 Children's Crusade\u003cbr\u003eA5 Shadows In The Rain\u003cbr\u003eB1 We Work The Black Seam\u003cbr\u003eB2 Consider Me Gone\u003cbr\u003eB3 The Dream Of The Blue Turtles\u003cbr\u003eB4 Moon Over Bourbon Street\u003cbr\u003eB5 Fortress Around Your Heart\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joco Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44133176115288,"sku":"OWWUY3-EZRR-00","price":26.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/4224\/2392\/files\/Sting_-_The_Dream_Of_The_Blue_Turtles_LP_-_Joco_Records-3105580.jpg?v=1779491204","url":"https:\/\/johnshouserecords.com\/products\/sting-the-dream-of-the-blue-turtles-lp","provider":"John's House Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}