Sting commemorates the 40th anniversary of his 1985 solo debut, The Dream Of The Blue Turtles, with the release of a digital-only special Expanded Edition available now on all streaming platforms via UMe.

The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (Expanded Edition) is notably outfitted with 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 on the LP on its 40th anniversary.

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 triple platinum certification from the RIAA in the U.S. Not to mention, it received two Grammy Award nominations in the categories of Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male. Among ten tracks, it yielded staple anthems including “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,” “Love Is The Seventh Wave,” “Russians,” and “Fortress Around Your Heart.”

Sting, managed by Martin Kierszenbaum/Cherrytree Music Company, co-produced The Dream Of The Blue Turtles with Pete Smith. He also enlisted the talents of elite musicians such as Darryl Jones on bass, Kenny Kirkland on keys, Branford Marsalis on saxophone, and Omar Hakim on 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.