Blue (Double album)

Blue
Studio album by Double
Released	15 October 1985
Recorded	March–June 1985
Studio	Can (Cologne, Germany) Picar (Stein am Rhein, Switzerland)
Genre	Sophisti-pop
Length	35:38
Label	Metronome
Producer	Double
Double chronology
Naningo (1983) Blue (1985) Dou3le (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Blue is the debut studio album by Swiss musical duo Double, released on 15 October 1985 by Metronome. In addition to updated versions of two of the band's earlier singles ("Woman of the World" and "Rangoon Moon"), the album includes the ballad "The Captain of Her Heart", which was an immediate success throughout Europe (and eventually, the United States) upon its 1986 single release. Follow-up singles "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" and "Tomorrow" were less successful.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kurt Maloo and Felix Haug.

1. "Woman of the World" – 3:52
2. "I Know a Place" – 3:40
3. "The Captain of Her Heart" – 4:35
4. "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" – 6:20
5. "Rangoon Moon" – 4:01
6. "Urban Nomads" – 4:55
7. "Love Is a Plane" – 3:40
8. "Tomorrow" – 4:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Blue. ^[2]

Double

• Kurt Maloo
• Felix Haug

Additional musicians

• Christian Ostermeier – saxophone, flute
• Bob Morgan – trombone solo on "Woman of the World"
• Thomas Jordi – fretless bass on "Tomorrow"
• Liz McComb – additional vocals on "I Know a Place" and "Your Prayer Takes Me Off"

Production

• Double – producers
• Phil Carmen – engineer
• René Tinner – engineer
• Hans Inauen – cover design
• Barbara Davatz – photography (indoors)
• Marco Schaaf – photography (outdoors)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Blue Chart (1985–1986) Peak position Australian (Kent Music Report) [3] 71 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 15 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] 30 European Albums ( Eurotipsheet ) [6] 40 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 14 Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [8] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 2 UK Albums (OCC) [10] 69 US Billboard 200 [11] 30

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Blue Chart (1985) Position Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 30

References

1. "Blue - Double | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
2. Blue (liner notes). Double. Metronome. 1985. 827 235-2.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 93. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Double – Blue" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0675". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
6. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet . Vol. 2, no. 42. 21 October 1985. p. 15. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Double – Blue" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
8. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2022.Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Double" in the "Artista" field, type "Blue" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
9. "Swisscharts.com – Double – Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
11. "Double Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
12. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2021.