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

Double A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another. Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to: Film and television * Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * Th ...

, 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 "The Captain of Her Heart" is a song by the Swiss duo Double (Felix Haug and Kurt Maloo) from their debut studio album, ''Blue'' (1985). The song is a ballad about a woman who stops waiting for her absent lover to return. The single was an interna ...

", 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, April 16, 1953, in Zurich, Switzerland) is a Swiss singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer. He first achieved international success in 1986, as the singer and front man of the group Double (band), Double wit ...

and

Felix Haug Felix Haug (March 27, 1952 – May 1, 2004) was the drummer and keyboardist for the Swiss band Double from the time of its creation in 1981 to its disbandment in 1987. He died of a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as ...

. # "Woman of the World" – 3:52 # "I Know a Place" – 3:40 # "

" – 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''. *

– production *

Phil Carmen Phil Carmen (born ''Herbert Hofmann'', February 14, 1953 in Lucerne, Switzerland) is a Swiss musician and producer of Canadian heritage. Early career Carmen grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and in Lucerne, Switzerland. In Lucerne, he went to ...

– engineering *

René Tinner René 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 German ro ...

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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