Dire Straits (red swirl, made by PMDC, France)

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Down to the Waterline engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978, in 1988), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978), 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 (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02) recording of: Down to the Waterline lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	4.6	4:01
2	Water of Love engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02) recording of: Water of Love lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	5:24
3	Setting Me Up engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02) recording of: Setting Me Up lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	3:20
4	Six Blade Knife engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02) recording of: Six Blade Knife lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	4:11
5	Southbound Again engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02) recording of: Southbound Again lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	2:59
6	Sultans of Swing engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) recording of: Sultans of Swing lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	5	5:36
7	In the Gallery engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02) recording of: In the Gallery lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.65	6:16
8	Wild West End engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02) recording of: Wild West End lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	4:44
9	Lions engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02) recording of: Lions lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	4:54

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3803260 [info]

Release group

single/EP which was taken from:	Sultans of Swing Water of Love / Down to the Waterline
included in:	Dire Straits The Studio Albums 1978–1991

part of:	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 417) (order: 418)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/23759 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Dire-straits/Dire-straits [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/dire_straits/dire_straits/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/17455/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000193588 [info]
Wikidata:	Q731870 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.last.fm/music/Dire+Straits/Dire+Straits [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 042280005122
Format:: CD
Length:: 41:26

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Vertigo
800 051-2

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Europe

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