Communiqué (album)

Communiqué (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Communiqué
Type = Album
Artist = Dire Straits


Released = April 1979
Recorded = November 27, 1978 to January 10, 1979 at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Genre = Rock
Length = 42:24
Label = Vertigo Records
Warner Bros. Records (US)
Producer = Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lra9qj4boj0a~T1 link]
*Robert Christgau (B-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=dire+straits link]
Last album = "Dire Straits"
(1978)
This album = "Communiqué"
(1979)
Next album = "Making Movies"
(1980)

"Communiqué" is the second album by British rock band Dire Straits.

History

"Communiqué" was recorded in December 1978, at Compass Point Studio, Nassau and was produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. The album became the first LP ever to enter the German charts at number 1 in its first week of release (while the first LP was still at number 3 in that country). "Communiqué" went on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide; in Europe, it sold 3.6 million copies and in the U.S. it reached gold status.

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Knopfler.

#"Once Upon a Time in the West" – 5:25
#"News" – 4:14
#"Where Do You Think You're Going?" – 3:49
#"Communiqué" – 5:49
#"Lady Writer" – 3:45
#"Angel of Mercy" – 4:36
#"Portobello Belle" – 4:29
#"Single Handed Sailor" – 4:42
#"Follow Me Home" – 5:50

Personnel

*Mark Knopfler: guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
*John Illsley: bass, vocals
*David Knopfler: rhythm guitar, vocals
*Pick Withers: drums
*B. Bear: keyboard

Production

*Producers: Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler
*Engineer: Jack Nuber
*Mixing: Gregg Hamm
*Mastering: Bobby Hata
*Mastering supervisor: Paul Wexler
*Remastering: Bob Ludwig
*Project coordinator: Jo Motta
*Series concept: Gregg Geller
*Art direction: Alan Schmidt
*Illustrations: Geoff Halpin

Charts

"Communiquè" has spent only 30 weeks in UK Albums Chart [http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=4663]

Album

External links

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