Live at the BBC (Dire Straits album)
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| Live album by Dire Straits | ||||
| Released | 26 June 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 22 July 1978, except "Tunnel of Love": 31 January 1981 BBC Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 45:57 | |||
| Label | Windsong (UK) Warner Bros. (US) Vertigo |
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Live at the BBC is a live album by Dire Straits, recorded in-between Dire Straits, Communiqué and Making Movies. The studio version of first six songs were released on Dire Straits.
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[edit] History
The album was released in 1995, the year in which the group officially disbanded. From Mark Knopfler's own words, this album was released because the defunct Dire Straits still owed an album to PolyGram (now Mercury). This album was a means to end the legal contract, before Mark Knopfler began his solo career (still signed to Mercury).
The first seven tracks were recorded for the BBC Live in Concert series on 22 July 1978. Track 8, "Tunnel of Love" was recorded for the BBC TV program The Old Grey Whistle Test on 31 January 1981.
This record features one unreleased song, a co-written track with brother David, "What's The Matter Baby?" It is the only co-written song in Dire Straits history. (There are two other Dire Straits songs on which Mark Knopfler shared writing credits -- "Money for Nothing" and "Tunnel of Love" - but in each case the song itself is entirely by Knopfler with only a small contribution to the backing or arrangement by the other credited artist.)
[edit] Track listing
(all songs by Mark Knopfler, except where noted)
- "Down to the Waterline" – 4:10
- "Six Blade Knife" – 3:47
- "Water of Love" – 5:29
- "Wild West End" – 5:12
- "Sultans of Swing" – 6:38
- "Lions" – 5:26
- "What's the Matter Baby?" (D. Knopfler, M. Knopfler) – 3:20
- "Tunnel of Love" (Intro: "Carousel Waltz" by Rodgers & Hammerstein) – 11:56
[edit] Personnel
- Mark Knopfler – guitars, vocals
- David Knopfler – guitars, vocals
- John Illsley – bass guitars, vocals
- Pick Withers – drums
- Alan Clark – keyboards
[edit] Charts
This 3rd live album by Dire Straits stayed 1 week in the UK Albums Chart. [2]
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | Dutch Albums Chart | 15 |
| 1995 | Swiss Albums Chart | 45 |
| 1995 | UK Albums Chart | 71 |
[edit] References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Live at the BBC (Dire Straits album) at Allmusic
- ^ "Chart Stats - Dire Straits - Live at the BBC". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=11417. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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