Making Movies
| Making Movies | ||||
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| Studio album by Dire Straits | ||||
| Released | 17 October 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 20 June - 25 August 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 37:39 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (UK) Mercury (Canada) Warner Bros. (US) |
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| Producer | Mark Knopfler and Jimmy Iovine | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (C+)[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
Making Movies is the third album by English rock band Dire Straits, released in 1980.
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[edit] History
The title of the album comes from a line in the song "Skateaway" and the unreleased song "Making Movies". Rolling Stone ranked the album #52 in their survey of the "100 Best Albums of the 80s". Making Movies was the biggest selling album in Italy in 1981 with one million copies; in Europe the album sold 3.8 million copies.
It was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the U.S. and on September 19, 2000 in the United States.
The songs "Making Movies" and "Suicide Towers" were recorded during the sessions and were never officially released. They do however appear on bootlegs.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Mark Knopfler, unless otherwise noted.
- "Tunnel of Love" (Mark Knopfler, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 8:11
- "Romeo and Juliet" – 6:00
- "Skateaway" – 6:40
- "Expresso Love" – 5:12
- "Hand in Hand" – 4:48
- "Solid Rock" – 3:19
- "Les Boys" – 4:07
[edit] Unreleased tracks
- "Making Movies"
- "Suicide Towers"
[edit] Personnel
- Mark Knopfler: guitar, vocals
- John Illsley: bass, vocals
- Pick Withers: drums, vocals
[edit] Additional personnel
- Roy Bittan: keyboards
- Sid McGinnis: guitar (uncredited)[citation needed]
- RB Brown: additional rhythm guitar on later overdub(uncredited)
Other:
- David Knopfler: Note: David is seen on video playing "Solid Rock" and "Les Boys" live in concert preceding the recording, but does not appear on the album. David left the band in August 1980, and his backing tracks which were almost complete for Making Movies, were re-recorded.
[edit] Charts
The album spent 252 weeks on the UK Albums Chart.[4][5] In Australia, Making Movies was the fifth best selling album of 1981.
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | Norwegian Albums Chart | 1 |
| 1980 | Swedish Albums Chart | 4 |
| 1980 | UK Albums Chart | 4 |
| 1980 | Austrian Albums Chart | 15 |
| 1980 | U.S. Billboard Pop Albums | 19 |
| 1981 | Italian Albums Chart | 1 |
| 1981 | Australian Albums Chart | 6 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Billboard Hot 100 | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks |
UK Singles |
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| 1981 | "Romeo and Juliet" | - | - | #8 |
| 1981 | "Expresso Love" | - | #39 | - |
| 1981 | "Skateaway" | #58 | - | #37 |
| 1981 | "Tunnel of Love" | - | - | #54 |
| 1981 | "Solid Rock" | - | #56 | - |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| BPI – UK | Silver | November 4, 1980 |
| BPI – UK | Gold | January 21, 1981 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Gold | April 21, 1981 |
| BPI – UK | Platinum | September 7, 1981 |
| SNEP – France | Gold | 1981 |
| IFPI – Germany | Gold | 1981 |
| BPI – UK | Double Platinum | August 5, 1985 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Platinum | July 30, 2001 |
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