''Blue'' is the debut studio album by Swiss musical duo

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, 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 Kurt Maloo (born Kurt Meier, 16 April 1953) is a Swiss singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer. He first achieved international success in 1986, as the singer and front man of the duo Double with the hit single, " The Captain of Her Hea ...

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Blue''.

* Felix Haug Additional musicians * Christian Ostermeier – saxophone,

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* Bob Morgan – trombone solo on "Woman of the World" * Thomas Jordi –

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on "Tomorrow" * Liz McComb – additional vocals on "I Know a Place" and "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" Production * Double – producers *

Phil Carmen Phil Carmen (born Herbert Hofmann, 14 February 1953) is a Swiss musician and producer. Early career Born in Lucerne, Switzerland, Carmen grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Lucerne. In Lucerne, he went to the Conservatory, but later st ...

– engineer *

René Tinner René Lee Tinner (born February 18, 1953, in St. Gallen) is a Swiss recording engineer and producer who has produced over 200 studio records and numerous live performances. Career Tinner began his career as the audio engineer of the noted G ...

– engineer * Hans Inauen – cover design * Barbara Davatz – photography (indoors) * Marco Schaaf – photography (outdoors)

Charts

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References

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