In popular music, a solo album is an album made by a current or former member of a band. Despite the implication of the name, the solo album is not recorded without other collaborators; rather, it is made with different collaborators than the artist is usually associated. Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... Rock band (or rock group) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...

An example is rock musician Sting, who came to prominence as a member of The Police. For his first solo album, 1985's Dream of the Blue Turtles, Sting recruited an entirely different backing group with which to perform. Rock is a form of popular music from the late 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is a British musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... The Police was a three-piece British Rock band, which was strongly influenced by ska and reggae. ... See also: 1984 in music, other events of 1985, 1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon... The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the first solo album released by Sting. ...