The Very Best

~ Release by Dire Straits (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleLength
1Six Blade Knife4:11
2Why Worry8:24
3Southbound Again3:01
4Ride Across the River6:58
5The Man’s Too Strong4:37
6One World3:33
7Water of Love5:25
8Setting Me Up3:20
9Down to the Waterline4:04
10Tunnel of Love
assistant engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson and Jon Mathias
engineer:
Shelly Yakus
producer:
Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Roy Bittan
background vocals:
John Illsley and Pick Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1980, in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1980-06-20 until 1980-08-25)
recording of:
Tunnel of Love
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
quotes music from:
The Carousel Waltz (Carousel)
8:13
11Where Do You Think You’re Going
producer:
Barry Beckett and Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1988) and Warner Records Inc. (in 1988, in 2022)
recording of:
Where Do You Think You’re Going?
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Straightjacket Songs
3:34
12Private Investigations
producer:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1988) and Warner Records Inc. (in 1988, in 2022)
recording of:
Private Investigations
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Rondor Music International Inc.
5:55
13In the Gallery6:20
14Walk of Life
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Jackson
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
assistant mixer:
David Greenberg and Bruce Lampcov
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher
background vocals:
Guy Fletcher and John Illsley
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (in 1985), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1985, in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (in 1996)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1984-10 until 1985-02)
mixed at:
Power Station Studios in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Walk of Life
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4:11
15Twisting by the Pool (remix)
engineer:
John Etchells
producer:
Mark Knopfler
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
piano:
Alan Clark
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (in 1988) and Warner Records Inc. (in 1988, in 2022)
recorded at:
Jam Studios in Finsbury Park, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1982-10-01 until 1982-10-03)
recording of:
Twisting by the Pool
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd.
3:35
16Wild West End4:43