The Dream of the Blue Turtles

Tracklist

• 1
  If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
  4:16
  4.2 ★
• 2
  Love Is the Seventh Wave
  3:32
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Russians
  3:58
  4.4 ★
• 4
  Children’s Crusade
  5:02
  5.0 ★
• 5
  Shadows in the Rain
  4:51
  4.6 ★
• 6
  We Work the Black Seam
  5:42
  4.4 ★
• 7
  Consider Me Gone
  4:21
  4.4 ★
• 8
  The Dream of the Blue Turtles
  1:17
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Moon Over Bourbon Street
  4:01
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Fortress Around Your Heart
  4:39
  4.4 ★

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Release credits

• Branford Marsalis
  percussion, saxophone, saxophone
• Danny Quatrochi
  additional, background vocals, photography, additional, synclavier
• Darryl Jones
  bass, bass guitar
• Dolette McDonald
  background vocals, background vocals
• Dominic Muldowney
  arranger [8-9]
• Eddy Grant
  congas [7]
• Elliot Jones
  additional, background vocals
• Frank Opolko
  trombone [2]
• Jane Alexander
  additional, background vocals
• Janice Pendarvis
  background vocals, background vocals
• Jim Scott
  engineer, engineer, mix [1-3, 9]
• Joe Sumner
  additional, background vocals
• Kate Sumner
  additional, background vocals
• Kenny Kirkland
  keyboard, keyboard
• Max Vadukul
  photography
• Michael Ross
  art direction
• Mickey Sumner
  additional, background vocals
• Omar Hakim
  drums (drum set), drums (drum set)
• Pete Smith
  additional, background vocals, engineer, producer, engineer, mix [1-3, 9], producer
• Richard Frankel
  art direction
• Rosemary Purt
  additional, background vocals
• Stephanie Crewdson
  additional, background vocals
• Sting
  producer, arranger [3], double bass [9], guitar, lead vocals, producer
• The Nannies Chorus
  additional, background vocals
• Vic Garbarini
  additional, background vocals
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