Sting – Love Is The Seventh Wave (UK 12″)
Posted by DjPaulT on 16th February 2012
BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
BTG week of LOVE!
“Love Is the Seventh Wave” was the second single and second track from Sting’s 1985 solo debut album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. The song is supposedly about love being the seventh wave, or the strongest wave in a series of waves, thus wiping out any sort of problems. It concludes with a brief, self-mocking reference to Sting’s biggest hit song with The Police, “Every Breath You Take”, which had been about the dark side of love that leads to sexual jealousy and obsession.
The single contained a different mix of the song than the album mix, as well as a live version of “Consider Me Gone.”
“Love Is The Seventh Wave” debuted in the US Billboard Top 40 on November 23, 1985. The song remained in the top 40 for seventeen weeks peaking at #9.
SIDE A:
Love Is The Seventh Wave (New Mix) 4:07
Engineer – Jim Scott, Pete Smith
Remix – Daniel Quatrochi*, Sting
SIDE B:
Consider Me Gone (Live) 4:48
Engineer, Recorded By – Pete Smith
Mixed By – Kim Turner
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
Poster: Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Love Is The Seventh Wave | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #9 |
| 1985 | Love Is The Seventh Wave | U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | #20 |
| 1985 | Love Is The Seventh Wave | U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | #19 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – AMY 272
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Reggae-Pop
Credits: Photography – Daniel Quatrochi*
Producer – Pete Smith, Sting
Written-By – Sting
NOTES:
Includes Giant Full Colour Sting Poster (Limited Edition)
The album “The Dream Of The Blue Turtles” also available
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
PW: burningtheground
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Tags: 1985, Love Is The Seventh Wave (New Mix), Sting, UK 12"
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