The Studio Albums 1978–1991

Tracklist

• CD 1: Dire Straits
• 1
  Down to the Waterline
  4:02
  4.6 ★
• 2
  Water of Love
  5:26
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Setting Me Up
  3:19
  3.5 ★
• 4
  Six Blade Knife
  4:13
  3.5 ★
• 5
  Southbound Again
  2:59
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Sultans of Swing
  5:48
  4.4 ★
• 7
  In the Gallery
  6:16
  3.6 ★
• 8
  Wild West End
  4:41
  3.5 ★
• 9
  Lions
  5:03
  3.5 ★
• CD 2: Communiqué
• 1
  Once Upon a Time in the West
  5:25
  4.4 ★
• 2
  News
  4:14
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Where Do You Think You’re Going?
  3:49
  4.6 ★
• 4
  Communiqué
  5:49
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Lady Writer
  3:45
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Angel of Mercy
  4:36
  3.0 ★
• 7
  Portobello Belle
  4:29
  3.6 ★
• 8
  Single‐Handed Sailor
  4:42
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Follow Me Home
  5:50
  3.5 ★
• CD 3: Making Movies
• 1
  Tunnel of Love
  8:11
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Romeo and Juliet
  6:01
  3.8 ★
• 3
  Skateaway
  6:40
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Expresso Love
  5:12
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Hand in Hand
  4:48
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Solid Rock
  3:27
  3.6 ★
• 7
  Les Boys
  4:08
  3.0 ★
• CD 4: Love Over Gold
• 1
  Telegraph Road
  14:18
  4.4 ★
• 2
  Private Investigations
  6:46
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Industrial Disease
  5:50
  4.6 ★
• 4
  Love Over Gold
  6:17
  5.0 ★
• 5
  It Never Rains
  7:59
  5.0 ★
• CD 5: Brothers in Arms
• 1
  So Far Away
  5:11
  4.2 ★
• 2
  Money for Nothing
  8:26
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Walk of Life
  4:12
  4.2 ★
• 4
  Your Latest Trick
  6:33
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Why Worry
  8:31
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Ride Across the River
  6:58
  4.2 ★
• 7
  The Man’s Too Strong
  4:40
  3.8 ★
• 8
  One World
  3:40
  3.6 ★
• 9
  Brothers in Arms
  7:00
  4.4 ★
• CD 6: On Every Street
• 1
  Calling Elvis
  6:26
  2.9 ★
• 2
  On Every Street
  5:04
  3.5 ★
• 3
  When It Comes to You
  5:01
  3.6 ★
• 4
  Fade to Black
  3:50
  3.4 ★
• 5
  The Bug
  4:16
  3.0 ★
• 6
  You and Your Friend
  5:59
  3.5 ★
• 7
  Heavy Fuel
  5:10
  2.0 ★
• 8
  Iron Hand
  3:09
  3.5 ★
• 9
  Ticket to Heaven
  4:25
  3.4 ★
• 10
  My Parties
  5:33
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Planet of New Orleans
  7:48
  3.0 ★
• 12
  How Long
  3:49
  2.8 ★

More by Dire Straits

Dire Straits

Dire Straits 1978

Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms 1985

Communiqué

Communiqué 1979

On Every Street

On Every Street 1991

Money for Nothing

Money for Nothing 1988

Love Over Gold

Love Over Gold 1982

Release credits

• Alan Clark
  keyboard [5.1-9, 4.1-5]
• Andy Strange
  assistant [1-12]
• Avril MacKintosh
  assistant [1-12]
• Barry Beckett
  guest [1-9], keyboard [1-9], producer [1-9]
• Barry Bongiovi
  assistant [1-5]
• Bill Schnee
  engineer [1-12]
• Bob Clearmountain
  mix [7]
• Bruce Lampcov
  assistant [1-9]
• Chuck Ainlay
  engineer [1-12]
• Dave Greenberg
  assistant [1-9]
• David Knopfler
  background vocals [1-9], electric guitar [1-9], guitar [1-9]
• Dire Straits
  performer [1-12], producer [1, 8]
• Ed Walsh
  synthesizer [1-5]
• Gregg Hamm
  mix [1-9]
• Guy Fletcher
  background vocals [1-9], keyboard [1-9]
• Hal Lindes
  guitar [1-5]
• Jack Joseph‐Puig
  engineer [1-12]
• Jack Nuber
  engineer [1-9]
• Jeff Hendrickson
  assistant [1-7]
• Jerry Wexler
  producer [1-9]
• Jimmy Iovine
  producer [1-7]
• John Illsley
  background vocals [2.1-9, 5.1-9, 3.1-7], bass guitar [2.1-9, 5.1-9, 3.1-7, 1.1-9, 4.1-5]
• Jon Mathias
  assistant [1-7]
• Mark Knopfler
  electric guitar [1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9], guitar [5.1-9, 3.1-7, 4.1-5, 1.1-9], lead vocals [1.1-9, 2.1-9, 3.1-7, 4.1-5], producer [4.1-5, 6.1, 6.8-9, 5.1-9, 3.1-7], vocal [1-9]
• Michael Brecker
  guest [4], tenor saxophone [4]
• Mike Mainieri
  marimba [2, 4], vibraphone [2, 4]
• Muff Winwood
  producer [1-9]
• Neil Dorfsman
  engineer [4.1-5, 5.1-9], mix [1-6, 8-12], producer [1-9]
• Omar Hakim
  drums (drum set) [1-9]
• Pick Withers
  background vocals [1-7], drums (drum set) [4.1-5, 2.1-9, 3.1-7, 1.1-9]
• Rhett Davies
  engineer [1-9]
• Roy Bittan
  keyboard [1-7]
• Shelly Yakus
  engineer [1-7]
• Steve Jackson
  assistant [1-9]
• Steve Orchard
  assistant [1-12]
• Sting
  additional [2], guest [2]
• Terry Williams
  additional [2], drums (drum set) [2]
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Issues

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  The Studio Albums 1978–1991

  8x 12" Vinyl
  November 2013
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  The Studio Albums 1978 - 1991

  6x CD (Remaster)
  9 October 2020
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  The Studio Albums 1978 - 1991

  6x CD
  9 October 2020
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  The Studio Albums 1978–1991

  6x Digital Media
  2018