Dire Straits Albums

DIRE STRAITS

Albums recorded by Dire Straits, with release dates and UK CD availability.
	Available on this page: • album track-listing and personnel details - click on album title • brief biographical details - click on person's name (uses a pop-up) • large cover scan - click on album cover (uses a pop-up) • buy from Amazon.co.uk - direct from Amazon (New) or through Amazon Marketplace (New or Used) in column headed BUY. A blank means it is not available.

No	TITLE	RELEASED	BUY
1	Dire Straits	06/78	New
2	Communiqué	08/79	New
3	Making Movies	10/80	New
4	Love Over Gold	09/82	New
5	Alchemy [live]	03/84	New
6	Brothers In Arms	05/85	New
7	Money For Nothing [compilation]	10/88	New or Used
8	On Every Street	09/91	New
9	On The Night [live]	05/93	New
10	Live At The BBC	06/95	New or Used
11	Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of Dire Straits [compilation]	10/98	New or Used

If you came straight to this page, click on the button below to explore the rest of this site: there are album lists for over 800 artists, links to a wide range of music-related sites (magazines, record companies, shops & equipment manufacturers for example) and HiFi-related sites (mainly manufacturers).

1) DIRE STRAITS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.	Down To The Waterline Water Of Love Setting Me Up Six Blade Knife Southbound Again Sultans Of Swing In The Gallery Wild West End Lions		John Illsley David Knopfler Mark Knopfler Pick Withers Producer:	Bass, Vocals Guitar, Vocals Guitar, Vocals Drums Muff Winwood

2) COMMUNIQUÉ
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.	Once Upon A Time In The West News Where Do You Think You're Going? Communiqué Lady Writer Angel Of Mercy Portobello Belle Single-Handed Sailor Follow Me Home		Bobby Bear John Illsley David Knopfler Mark Knopfler Pick Withers Producer:	Keyboards Bass, Vocals Guitar, Vocals Guitar, Vocals Drums Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler

3) MAKING MOVIES
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.	Tunnel Of Love Romeo And Juliet Skateaway Expresso Love Hand In Hand Solid Rock Les Boys		Roy Bittan John Illsley Mark Knopfler Pick Withers Producer:	Keyboards Bass, Vocals Guitar, Vocals Drums, Vocals Jimmy Iovine, Mark Knopfler

4) LOVE OVER GOLD
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	Telegraph Road Private Investigations Industrial Disease Love Over Gold It Never Rains		Alan Clark John Illsley Mark Knopfler Hal Lindes Mike Mainieri Ed Walsh Pick Withers Producer:	Keyboards Bass Guitar, Vocals Guitar Marimba, Vibraphone (Tracks 2,4) Synthesiser Programming Drums Mark Knopfler

5) ALCHEMY
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	Disc One Once Upon A Time In The West Expresso Love Romeo And Juliet Love Over Gold Private Investigations Sultans Of Swing Disc Two Two Young Lovers (intro: The Carousel Waltz) Tunnel Of Love Telegraph Road Solid Rock Going Home - Theme From Local Hero Recorded live at The Hammersmith Odeon, London, England in July 1983	Original LP CD Slipcase CD 1 CD 2	Alan Clark Mel Collins Joop de Korte John Illsley Mark Knopfler Hal Lindes Tom Mandel Terry Williams Producer:	Keyboards Saxophone Percussion Bass Guitar, Vocals Guitar Keyboards Drums Mark Knopfler

6) BROTHERS IN ARMS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.	So Far Away Money For Nothing Walk Of Life Your Latest Trick Why Worry Ride Across The River The Man's Too Strong One World Brothers In Arms		Michael Brecker Randy Brecker Alan Clark Malcolm Duncan Guy Fletcher Omar Hakim John Illsley Neil Jason Mark Knopfler Tony Levin Jimmy Maelen Mike Mainieri Dave Plews Jack Sonni Sting Terry Williams Producer:	Tenor Saxophone Trumpet Keyboards Tenor Saxophone Keyboards, Vocals Drums Bass, Vocals Bass Guitar, Vocals Bass Percussion Backing Vocals Trumpet Trumpet Vocals Drums Neil Dorfsman, Mark Knopfler

7) MONEY FOR NOTHING
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.	Sultans Of Swing Down To The Waterline Portobello Belle (live) Twisting By The Pool (remix) Tunnel Of Love Romeo And Juliet Where Do You Think You're Going? Walk Of Life Private Investigations Telegraph Road (live, remix) Money For Nothing Brothers In Arms		Producer:

8) ON EVERY STREET
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.	Calling Elvis On Every Street When It Comes To You Fade To Black The Bug You And Your Friend Heavy Fuel Iron Hand Ticket To Heaven My Parties Planet Of New Orleans How Long		Alan Clark Danny Cummings Guy Fletcher Paul Franklin Vince Gill John Illsley Manu Katche Mark Knopfler Phil Palmer Jeff Porcaro Chris White Producer:	Keyboards Percussion Keyboards, Backing Vocals Steel Guitar Vocals Bass Drums, Percussion Guitar, Vocals Guitar Drums, Percussion Saxophone Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler

9) ON THE NIGHT
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.	Calling Elvis Walk Of Life Heavy Fuel Romeo And Juliet Private Investigations Your Latest Trick On Every Street You And Your Friend Money For Nothing Brothers In Arms Recorded live at Les Arenes, Nimes, France and Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands in May 1992		Alan Clark Danny Cummings Guy Fletcher Paul Franklin John Illsley Mark Knopfler Phil Palmer Chris White Chris Whitten Producer:	Keyboards Percussion, Backing Vocals Keyboards, Backing Vocals Pedal Steel Guitar Bass, Backing Vocals Guitar, Vocals Guitar, Backing Vocals Saxophone, Backing Vocals Drums Neil Dorfsman, Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler

10) LIVE AT THE BBC
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.	Down To The Waterline Six Blade Knife Water Of Love Wild West End Sultans Of Swing Lions What's The Matter Baby? Tunnel Of Love Tracks 1-7 recorded live in concert 22 July 1978 Track 8 recorded live on The Old Grey Whistle Test on 31 January 1981		Alan Clark John Illsley David Knopfler Mark Knopfler Hal Lindes Pick Withers Producer:	Keyboards (Track 8) Bass, Vocals Guitar, Keyboards (Tracks 1-7) Guitar, Vocals Guitar, Vocals (Track 8) Drums Michael Appleton (Track 8), Jeff Griffin (Tracks 1-7)

11) SULTANS OF SWING: THE VERY BEST OF DIRE STRAITS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.	Sultans Of Swing Lady Writer Romeo And Juliet Tunnel Of Love Private Investigations Twisting By The Pool Love Over Gold (live) So Far Away Money For Nothing Brothers In Arms Walk Of Life Calling Elvis Heavy Fuel On Every Street Your Latest Trick (live) Local Hero/Wild Theme (live)		Producer:

DIRE STRAITS

1) DIRE STRAITS

2) COMMUNIQUÉ

3) MAKING MOVIES

4) LOVE OVER GOLD

5) ALCHEMY

6) BROTHERS IN ARMS

7) MONEY FOR NOTHING

8) ON EVERY STREET

9) ON THE NIGHT

10) LIVE AT THE BBC

11) SULTANS OF SWING: THE VERY BEST OF DIRE STRAITS