The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations

~ Release by Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (see all versions of this release, 15 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Telegraph Road
synthesizer programming:
Ed Walsh (US synthesizer player & programmer)
assistant engineer:
Barry Bongiovi
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Mark Knopfler
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1982-03-08 until 1982-06-11)
recording of:
Telegraph Road
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits4.514:20
2Sultans of Swing
engineer:
Rhett Davies
producer:
Muff Winwood (Bass player, songwriter, producer)
bass guitar:
John Illsley (in 1978-02)
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers (in 1978-02)
guitar:
David Knopfler (in 1978-02) and Mark Knopfler (in 1978-02)
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler (in 1978-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978, in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 156)
recording of:
Sultans of Swing (in 1978-02)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
Dire Straits4.255:49
3Love Over Gold
synthesizer programming:
Ed Walsh (US synthesizer player & programmer)
assistant engineer:
Barry Bongiovi
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Mark Knopfler
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
marimba and vibraphone:
Mike Mainieri
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1982-03-08 until 1982-06-11)
recording of:
Love Over Gold (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits56:19
4Romeo & Juliet
assistant engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson and Jon Mathias (engineer)
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
John Illsley and Pick Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1980, in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022), Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) and Warner Music Group – X5 Music Group (in 2019)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-06-20 until 1980-08-25)
music videos:
Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Straitjacket Songs Ltd.
Dire Straits3.556:01
5Tunnel of Love
assistant engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson and Jon Mathias (engineer)
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
John Illsley and Pick Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1980, in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-06-20 until 1980-08-25)
recording of:
Tunnel of Love
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
Dire Straits4.658:12
6Skateaway
assistant engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson and Jon Mathias (engineer)
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
John Illsley and Pick Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-06-20 until 1980-08-25)
recording of:
Skateaway
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits6:37
7Private Investigations
producer:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988) and Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022)
recording of:
Private Investigations
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Dire Straits3.85:59
8So Far Away
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Jackson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
assistant mixer:
David Greenberg and Bruce Lampcov
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist) and Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
background vocals:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) and John Illsley
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1984-10 until 1985-02)
mixed at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
So Far Away
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Dire Straits4.15:08
9Money for Nothing
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Jackson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
assistant mixer:
David Greenberg and Bruce Lampcov
additional drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist) and Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
additional guest vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
background vocals:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) and John Illsley
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1984-10 until 1985-02)
mixed at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Dire Straits4.458:24
10Walk of Life
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Jackson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
assistant mixer:
David Greenberg and Bruce Lampcov
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist) and Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
background vocals:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) and John Illsley
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1984-10 until 1985-02)
mixed at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Walk of Life
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Dire Straits4.154:10
11Your Latest Trick
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Jackson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
assistant mixer:
David Greenberg and Bruce Lampcov
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guest tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
guitar:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist) and Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
background vocals:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) and John Illsley
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1984-10 until 1985-02)
mixed at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Your Latest Trick
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Dire Straits46:29
▼CD 2
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1Calling Elvis
assistant engineer:
Steve Orchard (producer and engineer) and Andy Strange
engineer:
Chuck Ainlay, Jack Puig and Bill Schnee
assistant mixer:
Avril MacKintosh (producer/engineer)
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman
performer:
Dire Straits
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-11 until 1991-05)
recording of:
Calling Elvis
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Dire Straits2.756:24
2On Every Street
assistant engineer:
Steve Orchard (producer and engineer) and Andy Strange
engineer:
Chuck Ainlay, Jack Puig and Bill Schnee
assistant mixer:
Avril MacKintosh (producer/engineer)
mixer:
Neil Dorfsman
performer:
Dire Straits
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-11 until 1991-05)
recording of:
On Every Street
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Dire Straits3.355:04
3Going Home
assistant engineer:
Josh Abbey, Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer) and Phil Vinall (UK producer)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Mark Knopfler
editor:
Don Cobb
bass guitar:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/chapman stick)
drum machine, guitar family, percussion and synthesizer:
Mark Knopfler
Hammond organ, piano and synthesizer:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
recording of:
Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero
composer:
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler55:02
4The Long Road
assistant engineer:
Matt D'Arbanlay-Butler and Steve Jackson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Mark Knopfler
editor:
Don Cobb
bass guitar:
John Illsley (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
guitar:
Mark Knopfler (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
keyboard:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
mandolin and tin whistle:
Paul Brady (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
membranophone:
Terry Williams (drummer) (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
uilleann pipes:
Liam O’Flynn (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
recording of:
The Long Road (from 1984-02 until 1984-03)
composer:
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler27:19
5Why Aye Man
recording of:
Why Aye Man
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Limited (limited company) (in 2002) and Will Decide Limited (publisher, copyright owner, licensor associated with Mark Knopfler) (in 2002)
Mark Knopfler34:09
6Sailing to Philadelphia
recording of:
Sailing to Philadelphia
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler55:53
7What It Is
recording engineer and mixer:
Chuck Ainlay
producer:
Chuck Ainlay and Mark Knopfler
bass:
Glenn Worf
drums (drum set):
Chad Cromwell
guitar:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist) and Mark Knopfler
Hammond organ and piano:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
keyboard and background vocals:
Guy Fletcher (songwriter)
violin:
Aubrey Haynie
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recording of:
What It Is
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler44:56
8The Trawlerman's Song
additional engineer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
assistant engineer:
Rupert Coulson (sound engineer)
engineer:
Chuck Ainlay
producer:
Chuck Ainlay and Mark Knopfler
bass guitar [bass]:
Glenn Worf
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chad Cromwell
guitar [guitars]:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist) and Mark Knopfler
organ and piano [pianos]:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer) and Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California, United States
mixed at:
British Grove Studios (Owned and built by Mark Knopfler) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Trawlerman’s Song
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Will D. Side Limited (publisher, copyright owner, licensor associated with Mark Knopfler)
Mark Knopfler35:02
9Boom, Like That
additional engineer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
assistant engineer:
Rupert Coulson (sound engineer)
engineer:
Chuck Ainlay
producer:
Chuck Ainlay and Mark Knopfler
bass guitar [bass]:
Glenn Worf
clavinet:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chad Cromwell
guitar [guitars]:
Richard Bennett (American guitarist) and Mark Knopfler
organ and piano [pianos]:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer) and Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Shangri La Studios in Malibu, California, United States
mixed at:
British Grove Studios (Owned and built by Mark Knopfler) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Boom, Like That
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Hornall Brothers Music Ltd. (limited company), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Will D. Side Limited (publisher, copyright owner, licensor associated with Mark Knopfler)
Mark Knopfler4.655:49
10Brothers in Arms
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Jackson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
assistant mixer:
David Greenberg and Bruce Lampcov
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist) and Guy Fletcher (keyboards +)
background vocals:
Guy Fletcher (keyboards +) and John Illsley
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1984-10 until 1985-02)
mixed at:
Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 21)
recording of:
Brothers in Arms
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Straitjacket Songs Ltd
Dire Straits4.46:59
11All the Roadrunning
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris54:50