The Whispers of Dire Straits: The Best Ballads

Bootleg by Dire Straits

Released 1999

Alan Clark
keyboard [2, 4, 7-8, 11]
Andy Strange
assistant [5, 10]
Avril MacKintosh
assistant [5, 10]
Barry Beckett
guest [1, 6], keyboard [1, 6], producer [1, 6]
Barry Bongiovi
assistant [4, 7]
Bill Schnee
engineer [5, 10]
Bruce Lampcov
assistant [2, 8, 11]
Chuck Ainlay
engineer [5, 10]
Dave Greenberg
assistant [2, 8, 11]
David Knopfler
background vocals [1, 6], electric guitar [1, 6], guitar [9]
Dire Straits
performer [5, 10]
Ed Walsh
synthesizer [4, 7]
Gregg Hamm
mix [1, 6]
Guy Fletcher
background vocals [2, 8, 11], keyboard [2, 8, 11]
Hal Lindes
guitar [4, 7]
Jack Joseph‐Puig
engineer [5, 10]
Jack Nuber
engineer [1, 6]
Jeff Hendrickson
assistant [3]
Jerry Wexler
producer [1, 6]
Jimmy Iovine
producer [3]
John Illsley
background vocals [1-3, 6, 8, 11], bass guitar [1-4, 6-9, 11]
Jon Mathias
assistant [3]
Mark Knopfler
electric guitar [1, 6], guitar [2-4, 7-9, 11], lead vocals [1, 3-4, 6-7, 9], producer [2-4, 7-8, 10-11], vocal [2, 8, 11]
Michael Brecker
guest [2], tenor saxophone [2]
Mike Mainieri
marimba [4], vibraphone [4]
Muff Winwood
producer [9]
Neil Dorfsman
engineer [2, 4, 7-8, 11], mix [5, 10], producer [2, 8, 11]
Omar Hakim
drums (drum set) [2, 8, 11]
Pick Withers
background vocals [3], drums (drum set) [1, 3-4, 6-7, 9]
Rhett Davies
engineer [9]
Roy Bittan
keyboard [3]
Shelly Yakus
engineer [3]
Steve Jackson
assistant [2, 8, 11]
Steve Orchard
assistant [5, 10]