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On sale -6%Exactly ten years after Dire Straits' first compilation, Money for Nothing, appeared in the stores, their second, Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, was released. A decade is a significant span of time, and the average band would have produced enough material for an entirely different collection, one that shared no similarities with its predecessor. Dire Straits is not the average band, however, and during those ten years, they released exactly two albums -- 1991's On Every Street, their first studio album since Brothers in Arms in 1985, and 1993's On the Night, a live album culled from tapes of the record's supporting tour. Not quite enough new material for a new greatest-hits album, but it had been years since Dire Straits had released an album of any sort (a compilation of BBC sessions snuck into the stores in 1995) -- hence the birth of Sultans of Swing. Unsurprisingly, it covers much of the same ground as Money for Nothing, containing all the essentials ("Sultans of Swing," "Romeo and Juliet," "Tunnel of Love," "Private Investigations," "Twisting by the Pool," "Money for Nothing," "Brothers in Arms," "Walk of Life"), with the exception of "Telegraph Road," which was left on the earlier compilation. A live "Love Over Gold," "Lady Writer," and "So Far Away" replace "Down to the Waterline," "Where Do You Think You're Going," and a live "Portobello Belle," which is really just a trade-off, since they're all equal in quality. Then there are the three hits from On Every Street ("Calling Elvis," "Heavy Fuel," "On Every Street"), all of which are pleasant re-creations of the Brothers in Arms sound; a live version of "Your Latest Trick" from On the Night, and, inexplicably, Mark Knopfler's "Wild Theme (Theme from Local Hero)." Fine tunes all, but none of them are reason enough to replace Money for Nothing with Sultans of Swing. But for casual fans or curious listeners looking for an introduction/sampler, it's the better choice, simply because it covers more ground and contains more music while remaining quite listenable and entertaining.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Muff Winwood, Producer - Mark Knopfler, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Illsley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dire Straits, MainArtist - David Knopfler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Withers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Mercury Records Limited
Jerry Wexler, Producer - BARRY BECKETT, Producer - Mark Knopfler, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Illsley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dire Straits, MainArtist - David Knopfler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Withers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Mercury Records Limited
Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - John Illsley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dire Straits, MainArtist - David Withers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Mercury Records Limited
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ROY BITTAN, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - John Illsley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dire Straits, MainArtist - David Withers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Mercury Records Limited
Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Dorfsman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Walsh, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Clark, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Mainieri, Vibraphone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Bongiovi, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hal Lindes, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Illsley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dire Straits, MainArtist - David Withers, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 Mercury Records Limited
John Etchells, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Williams, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Lindes, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Illsley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dire Straits, MainArtist
℗ 1982 Mercury Records Limited
Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dire Straits, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
Neil Dorfsman, Producer - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dire Straits, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Mercury Records Limited
Sting, ComposerLyricist - Neil Dorfsman, Producer - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dire Straits, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Mercury Records Limited
Neil Dorfsman, Producer - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dire Straits, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Mercury Records Limited
OMAR HAKIM, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Dorfsman, Producer - Alan Clark, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Guy Fletcher, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John Illsley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dire Straits, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Mercury Records Limited
Neil Dorfsman, Producer - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dire Straits, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Mercury Records Limited
BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Clark, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Avril Mackintosh, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Manu Katche, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John Illsley, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dire Straits, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Mercury Records Limited
Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dire Straits, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Mercury Records Limited
Chris White, Saxophone, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Palmer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Dorfsman, Producer - Alan Clark, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knopfler, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Danny Cummings, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Illsley, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dire Straits, MainArtist - Chris Whitten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 Mercury Records Limited
Chris White, Saxophone, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Palmer, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Dorfsman, Producer - Alan Clark, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Knopfler, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Cummings, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Fletcher, Producer, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Illsley, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dire Straits, MainArtist - Chris Whitten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 Mercury Records Limited
DISC 2
Mark Knopfler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Mercury Records Limited
Mark Knopfler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Mercury Records Limited
Mark Knopfler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Mercury Records Limited
Mark Knopfler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Mercury Records Limited
Mark Knopfler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Mercury Records Limited
Mark Knopfler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Mercury Records Limited
Sting, ComposerLyricist - Mark Knopfler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
Exactly ten years after Dire Straits' first compilation, Money for Nothing, appeared in the stores, their second, Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, was released. A decade is a significant span of time, and the average band would have produced enough material for an entirely different collection, one that shared no similarities with its predecessor. Dire Straits is not the average band, however, and during those ten years, they released exactly two albums -- 1991's On Every Street, their first studio album since Brothers in Arms in 1985, and 1993's On the Night, a live album culled from tapes of the record's supporting tour. Not quite enough new material for a new greatest-hits album, but it had been years since Dire Straits had released an album of any sort (a compilation of BBC sessions snuck into the stores in 1995) -- hence the birth of Sultans of Swing. Unsurprisingly, it covers much of the same ground as Money for Nothing, containing all the essentials ("Sultans of Swing," "Romeo and Juliet," "Tunnel of Love," "Private Investigations," "Twisting by the Pool," "Money for Nothing," "Brothers in Arms," "Walk of Life"), with the exception of "Telegraph Road," which was left on the earlier compilation. A live "Love Over Gold," "Lady Writer," and "So Far Away" replace "Down to the Waterline," "Where Do You Think You're Going," and a live "Portobello Belle," which is really just a trade-off, since they're all equal in quality. Then there are the three hits from On Every Street ("Calling Elvis," "Heavy Fuel," "On Every Street"), all of which are pleasant re-creations of the Brothers in Arms sound; a live version of "Your Latest Trick" from On the Night, and, inexplicably, Mark Knopfler's "Wild Theme (Theme from Local Hero)." Fine tunes all, but none of them are reason enough to replace Money for Nothing with Sultans of Swing. But for casual fans or curious listeners looking for an introduction/sampler, it's the better choice, simply because it covers more ground and contains more music while remaining quite listenable and entertaining.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 02:10:56
- Main artists: Dire Straits Mark Knopfler
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1998 Mercury Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 1998 Mercury Records Limited
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