Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
Greatest hits album by Dire Straits
Released	August 1998
Recorded	1978-1992
Genre	Rock
Length	78:59
Label	Mercury Warner Bros. (US)
Dire Straits chronology
Live at the BBC (1995) Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits (1998) The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations (2005)

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Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is the second greatest hits compilation released by the band Dire Straits. It was originally released as both a one disc edition and two disc edition in August 1998. The second disc contains live performances. The release is named after their 1978 hit single of the same name.

The compilation was re-released together with a DVD in 2002. The DVD features the music videos of all the songs on the first disc, in addition to short interviews with Mark Knopfler about each song.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Sultans of Swing" (from Dire Straits, 1978) – 5:50
2. "Lady Writer" (from Communiqué, 1979) – 3:49
3. "Romeo and Juliet" (from Making Movies, 1980) – 6:05
4. "Tunnel of Love" (from Making Movies, 1980) – 8:14
5. "Private Investigations" (from Love over Gold, 1982) – 5:54
6. "Twisting by the Pool" (from ExtendedancEPlay, 1983) – 3:36
7. "Love over Gold" (live, from Alchemy: Dire Straits Live, 1984) – 3:40
8. "So Far Away" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:03
9. "Money for Nothing" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) single edit – 4:09
10. "Brothers in Arms" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:55
11. "Walk of Life" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:12
12. "Calling Elvis" (from On Every Street, 1991) – 4:41
13. "Heavy Fuel" (from On Every Street, 1991) – 5:01
14. "On Every Street" (from On Every Street, 1991) – 4:39
15. "Your Latest Trick" (live, from On the Night) – 5:41
16. "Local Hero/Wild Theme" (live, from On the Night, DVD version) – 4:23

Disc two

1. "Calling Elvis" (live) – 9:05
2. "Walk of Life" (live) – 5:28
3. "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (live) – 2:23
4. "Romeo and Juliet" (live) – 7:30
5. "Sultans of Swing" (live) – 13:14
6. "Brothers in Arms" (live) – 8:54
7. "Money for Nothing" (live) – 6:37

Mark Knopfler recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 23 May 1996.

Charts

The second compilation by Dire Straits has spent 14 weeks in the UK Albums Chart. [1] [2]

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1998	Finnish Albums Chart	1
1998	Norwegian Albums Chart	2
1998	Belgian Albums Chart	3
1998	Italian Albums Chart	3
1998	Swiss Albums Chart	3
1998	Australian ARIA Albums Chart	4
1998	Austrian Albums Chart	5
1998	Dutch Albums Chart	6
1998	New Zealand Albums Chart	6
1998	UK Albums Chart	6
1998	Swedish Albums Chart	7

Certifications

Organisation	Level	Date
BPI – UK	Silver	16 October 1998
BPI – UK	Gold	16 October 1998
IFPI – Europe	Platinum	1998
SNEP – France	Platinum	1998
ARIA – Australia	Platinum	1998
IFPI – Germany	Gold	1999
IFPI – Europe	4x Platinum	2010