Dire Straits - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music Read more about sharing. Dire Straits Biography (Wikipedia) Dire Straits were a British rock band that formed in Deptford, London, in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion). Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, and blues, and came closest to beat music within the context of rock and roll. Despite the prominence of punk rock during the band's early years, their stripped-down sound contrasted with punk, demonstrating a more "rootsy" influence that emerged from pub rock. Many of Dire Straits' compositions were melancholic. Dire Straits' biggest selling album, 1985's Brothers in Arms has sold over 30 million copies, and was the first album to sell a million copies on the then new compact disc (CD) format. They also became one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with worldwide record sales of over 100 million.

Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards—winning Best British Group twice, two MTV Video Music Awards, and various other music awards. The band's songs include "Money for Nothing", "Sultans of Swing", "So Far Away", "Walk of Life", "Brothers in Arms", "Private Investigations", "Romeo and Juliet", "Tunnel of Love", "Telegraph Road", and "Lady Writer". This entry is from Wikipedia , the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License . If you find the biography content factually incorrect or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia . Find out more about our use of this data. Show more Release group “Brothers in Arms” by Dire Straits - MusicBrainz There’s 1 review on CritiqueBrainz. You can also write your own . Most Recent Review by Chris Jones on 2007-04-23 29 Million copies sold. Third best-selling album of all time in the UK.

First album to succeed in the CD market, Grammy winning, earner of enough Platinum to build a house: Brothers In Arms is a phenomenon on every level. Its production raised the bar for all music to come, its songs and videos became household items. It also almost destroyed the band. By 1984, incessant touring and recording schedules hadn't dimmed Mark Knopfler's enthusiasm for perfection. Having taken over the production duties on previous album Love Over Gold, he now went even further towards a kind of pop-oriented Americana. Brothers…has a fine array of chart moments, including, of course, the Sting-assisted video hit "Money for Nothing", the moody "So far Away" and faux bop "Walk Of Life". But it gets them out of the way in the manner of mere aperitifs and then massages you with a suite of Knopfler's very fine brand of JJ Cale-lite. Along with gruff nods to Dylan and James Burton. Like contemporaries U2 they had the golden touch that made their gold instantly more American and mythical than most acts from the States. They toured this album for two years. After that amount of time surely any band would falter.

They certainly had a very long hiatus. This album was bigger than them. On that final night of the tour in they must have never wanted to hear a note of this album again. Twenty years on, it's still echoing around the world. As inescapable as ever. Release group information Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms - (album completo) - YouTube Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms - (album completo) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Sep 5, 2012 Tracce: / Tracklist: Ride Across the River - 32:54 The Man's Too Strong - 39:52 Durata 54 min : 40 s Dischi 1 Etichetta Warner Bros.

Records Produttore Mark Knopfler, Neil Dorfsman Registrazione novembre 1984-marzo 1985, AIR Studios di Montserrat, Indie Occidentali, agli AIR Studios di Londra e ai Power Station di New York Note Rimasterizzato in SACD nel 2005 (20th anniversary edition) Mark Knopfler - chitarra e voce Alan Clark - tastiere Guy Fletcher - tastiere e voce John Illsley - basso Omar Hakim - batteria e percussioni altri musicisti: Sting - voce in Money For Nothing Michael Brecker e Malcolm Duncan - sassofono Randy Brecker e Dave Plews - tromba Tony Levin e Neil Jason - basso Jimmy Maelen - percussioni Mike Mainieri - cori Brothers in Arms è il quinto album dei Dire Straits registrato tra il novembre 1984 ed il marzo 1985 agli AIR Studios di Montserrat, Indie Occidentali, agli AIR Studios di Londra e ai Power Station di New York.

Con le sue oltre 35.000.000 di copie vendute, è uno dei dischi più venduti nella storia della musica. È stato uno dei primi album ad essere stampato su compact disc, oltre alla classica distribuzione su vinile. I Dire Straits arrivano al loro quinto album, forti di una carriera ricca di successi. Ma con questo il successo supera ogni più rosea previsione. Mark Knopfler sforna una serie di brani di facile ascolto che consolidano il marchio di fabbrica di un rock pulito, privo di glamour, fatto "solo" di chitarre, sassofoni e testi non banali. La copertina dell'album (una chitarra resofonica che si staglia nel cielo) è in assoluto una della più famose e riprodotte. Con l'album è uscita anche un'edizione in videocassetta contenente i video di Money for Nothing, So Far Away, Walk of Life e Brothers in Arms.

Tutte le canzoni sono scritte da Mark Knopfler eccetto Money for Nothing, scritta da Mark Knopfler e Sting. (fonte: Wikipedia) Dave Plews: horn Sting: backing vocals on "Money for Nothing" Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1985. Brothers in Arms charted at number one worldwide, spending ten weeks at number one on the UK Album Chart (between 18 January and 22 March), nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the U.S. and thirty-four weeks at number one on the Australian Album Chart. It is the seventh best-selling album in UK chart history; is certified nine times platinum in the United States; and is one of the world's best selling albums having sold 30 million copies worldwide. Brothers in Arms was one of the first albums to be directed at the CD market, and was a full digital recording (DDD) at a time when most popular music was recorded on analog equipment. It was also released on vinyl and cassette.

Brothers in Arms was the first album to sell one million copies in the CD format and to outsell its LP version. A Rykodisc employee would subsequently write, "[In 1985 we] were fighting to get our CDs manufactured because the entire worldwide manufacturing capacity was overwhelmed by demand for a single rock title (Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms)." It was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the United States and on 19 September 2000 in the United States. (source: Wikipedia) Dire Straits - Music on Google Play Dire Straits About the artist Dire Straits were a British rock band that formed in Deptford, London, in 1977 by Mark Knopfler, his younger brother David Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers. Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, and blues, and came closest to beat music within the context of rock and roll.

Despite the prominence of punk rock during the band's early years, their stripped-down sound contrasted with punk, demonstrating a more "rootsy" influence that emerged from pub rock. Many of Dire Straits' compositions were melancholic. Dire Straits' biggest selling album, 1985's Brothers in Arms has sold over 30 million copies, and was the first album to sell a million copies on the then new compact disc format. They also became one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with worldwide record sales of over 100 million. Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards—winning Best British Group twice, two MTV Video Music Awards, and various other music awards. 1 $9.49 Live at the BBC is a live album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 26 June 1995 on Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was recor... 1 1 $9.49 On Every Street is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 10 September 1991 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros.

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Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz , folk , and blues , and came closest to beat music within the context of rock and roll . Despite the prominence of punk rock during the band's early years, their stripped-down sound contrasted with punk, demonstrating a more " rootsy " influence that emerged from pub rock . Many of Dire Straits' compositions were melancholic. Dire Straits' biggest selling album Brothers in Arms has sold over 30 million copies, and was the first album to sell a million copies on CD . They also became one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with worldwide records sales of over 100 million. Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards , three Brit Awards —winning Best British Group twice, two MTV Video Music Awards , and various other music awards. The band's songs include " Money for Nothing ", " Sultans of Swing ", " So Far Away ", " Walk of Life ", " Brothers in Arms ", " Private Investigations ", " Romeo and Juliet ", " Tunnel of Love ", and " Telegraph Road ". According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums , Dire Straits have spent over 1,100 weeks on the UK albums chart, ranking fifth all-time.

Their career spanned a combined total of 15 years. They originally split up in 1988, but reformed in 1991, and disbanded for good in 1995 when Mark Knopfler launched his career full-time as a solo artist. There were several changes in personnel over both periods, leaving Mark Knopfler and John Illsley as the only two original bandmates who had remained throughout the band's career. Click a section The original Dire Straits line-up in Hamburg, Germany (1978) L to R: Illsley , Mark Knopfler , Withers , David Knopfler . Brothers Mark and David Knopfler , and friends John Illsley , and Pick Withers formed the band in 1977 In 1977, Dire Straits (a name given to the band by a musician flatmate of drummer Pick Withers), recorded a five-song demo tape which included their future hit single, " Sultans of Swing ", as well as " Water of Love ", " Down to the Waterline ", "Wild West End" and David Knopfler's "Sacred Loving".

After a performance at The Rock Garden in 1977, they took a demo tape to MCA in Soho but were turned down. Then they went to DJ Charlie Gillett , who had a radio show called "Honky Tonk" on BBC Radio London . The band simply wanted advice, but Gillett liked the music so much that he played "Sultans of Swing" on his show. Two months later, Dire Straits signed a recording contract with Phonogram Records . In October 1977, the band recorded demo tapes of "Southbound Again", "In the Gallery" and "Six Blade Knife" for BBC Radio London; in November demo tapes were made of " Setting Me Up ", "Eastbound Train" and "Real Girl". The group's first album, Dire Straits , was recorded at Basing Street studios in West London in February 1978, at a cost of £12,500. Produced by Muff Winwood , the album was first released in the United Kingdom on Vertigo Records , then a division of Phonogram . The album came to the attention of A&R representative Karin Berg, working at Warner Bros. Records in New York City.

She felt that it was the kind of music audiences were hungry for, but only one person in her department agreed at first. Many of the songs on the album reflected Mark Knopfler's experiences in Newcastle , Leeds and London. " Down to the Waterline " recalled images of life in Newcastle; "In the Gallery" is a tribute to Leeds sculptor/artist Harry Phillips (father of Steve Phillips ); "Wild West End" and "Lions" were drawn from Knopfler's early days in the capital. That same year, Dire Straits began a tour as opening band for Talking Heads after the re-released "Sultans of Swing" finally started to climb the UK charts. This led to a United States recording contract with Warner Bros. Records ; before the end of 1978, Dire Straits had released their self-titled debut worldwide. They received more attention in the United States, but also arrived at the top of the charts in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Dire Straits eventually went top 10 in every European country. The following year, Dire Straits embarked on their first North American tour. They played 51 sold-out concerts over a 38-day period.

" Sultans of Swing " scaled the charts to number four in the United States and number eight in the United Kingdom. The song was one of Dire Straits' biggest hits and became a fixture in the band's live performances. Bob Dylan , who had seen the band play in Los Angeles, was so impressed that he invited Mark Knopfler and drummer Pick Withers to play on his next album, Slow Train Coming . Recording sessions for the group's second album, Communiqué , took place in December 1978 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas . Released in June 1979, Communiqué was produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett and went to No. 1 on the German album charts, with the debut album Dire Straits simultaneously at No. 3. In the United Kingdom the album peaked at No. 5 in the album charts. Featuring the single " Lady Writer ", the second album continued in a similar vein as the first and displayed the expanding scope of Knopfler's lyricism on the opening track, " Once Upon a Time in the West ". In the coming year, however, this approach began to change, along with the group's line-up.

1980–1984: Increased musical complexity and early success Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes In 1980, Dire Straits were nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Sultans of Swing". In July 1980 the band started recording tracks for their third album. Produced by Jimmy Iovine with Mark Knopfler also sharing credit, Making Movies was released in October 1980. During the recording sessions, tension between Mark and David Knopfler took its toll on the band, and David Knopfler left over creative differences with his brother to pursue a solo career; he was uncredited on the album. The sessions continued with Sid McGinnis on rhythm guitar and keyboardist Roy Bittan from Bruce Springsteen 's E Street Band . After the recording sessions were completed, keyboardist Alan Clark and Californian guitarist Hal Lindes joined Dire Straits as full-time members for tours of Europe and North America. Making Movies received mostly positive reviews and featured longer songs with more complex arrangements, a style which would continue for the rest of the band's career.

The album featured many of Mark Knopfler's most personal compositions. The most successful chart single was " Romeo and Juliet " (number 8 in the UK singles chart ), a song about a failed love affair, with Knopfler's trademark in keeping personal songs under fictitious names. Although never released as a hit single, " Solid Rock " was featured in all Dire Straits' live shows from this point on for the remainder of their career, while the album's lengthy opening track, " Tunnel of Love ", with its intro "The Carousel Waltz" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II , was featured in the film An Officer and a Gentleman . Although "Tunnel of Love" only reached the position of No. 54 in the UK Singles Chart when released as a single in 1981, it remains one of Dire Straits' most famous and popular songs and immediately became a favourite at concerts. Making Movies stayed in the UK Albums Chart for 5 years, peaking at number 4.

Dire Straits' fourth studio album Love Over Gold , an album of songs filled with lengthy, experimental passages that featured Alan Clark's piano and keyboard work, was well received when it was released in September 1982, going gold in America and spending four weeks at number one in the United Kingdom. The title was inspired by graffiti seen from the window of Knopfler's old council flat in London. The phrase was taken from the sleeve of an album by Captain Beefheart. Love Over Gold was the first Dire Straits album produced solely by Mark Knopfler, and its main chart hit, " Private Investigations ", gave Dire Straits their first top 5 hit single in the United Kingdom, where it reached the number 2 position despite its almost seven-minute length, and became another of the band's most popular live songs. Mark Knopfler and Lindes, in June 1981 In other parts of the world, " Industrial Disease ", a song that looks at the decline of the British manufacturing industry in the early 1980s, focusing on strikes, depression and dysfunctionality, was the main single from the album, particularly in Canada, where it became a top 10 hit.

As well as the title track and "It Never Rains", Love Over Gold featured the 14-minute-long epic " Telegraph Road ". Also written by Knopfler during this period was " Private Dancer ", which did not appear on the album, but was eventually given to Tina Turner for her comeback album of the same name . Love Over Goldreportedly sold two million copies during the first six weeks after its release. Shortly after the release of Love Over Gold, drummer Pick Withers left the band. His replacement was Terry Williams , formerly of Rockpile and a range of other Welsh bands including Man . In 1983, a four-song EP titled ExtendedancEPlay was released while Love Over Gold was still in the album charts. It featured the hit single "Twisting By the Pool" which reached the Top 20 in the UK and Canada. Dire Straits also embarked on an eight-month-long world tour to promote Love Over Gold, which finished with two sold out concerts London's Hammersmith Odeon on 22 and 23 July 1983. The double album Alchemy Live , was a recording of excerpts from these two concerts and was reportedly released without studio overdubs .

It was mixed in November 1983 and released in March 1984, reaching the Top 3 in the UK Albums Chart. The concert was also issued on VHS and was remastered and released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2010 – the only performance on the new format to date. During 1983 and 1984 Mark Knopfler was also involved in other projects outside of the band. He wrote the music scores for the films Local Hero and Cal , which were also released as albums. Also, during this time Knopfler produced Bob Dylan 's Infidels album which featured Alan Clark on keyboards, as well as Aztec Camera and Willy DeVille . Also in 1984, John Illsley released his first solo album, Never Told a Soul , to which Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark and Terry Williams contributed.

1985–1986: The Brothers in Arms era and international success Dire Straits returned to the recording studios at the end of 1984, and began recording tracks at Air Studios Montserrat for their upcoming fifth studio album, Brothers in Arms , produced by Knopfler with Neil Dorfsman. The sessions saw further personnel changes. The band added a second keyboardist, Guy Fletcher , who had previously worked as a session musician with Roxy Music and on the Cal soundtrack. Guitarist Hal Lindes left the band during the recording sessions and was replaced by New York guitarist Jack Sonni . According to a Sound on Sound magazine interview with Neil Dorfsman, a month after the recording sessions began, drummer Terry Williams was temporarily replaced by jazz session drummer, Omar Hakim , who recorded the drums for the entire album during a two-day stay before leaving for other commitments. Both Hakim and Williams are credited on the album, although Williams' only contribution is the drumming on Walk of life and the improvised crescendo at the beginning of " Money for Nothing ". The remainder of the album features Hakim on drums. Andy Kanavan joined briefly as a potential permanent drummer.

Williams would be back in the band for the music videos and the subsequent world tour. Neither Kanavan nor Sonni were credited as official band members for the new album release. Released in May 1985, Brothers in Arms entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and spent a total of 228 weeks in the charts. It went on to become the best-selling album of 1985 in the UK. Brothers in Arms was similarly successful in the US, peaking at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for nine weeks, going multi-platinum, selling nine million copies. The album spent thirty-four weeks at number 1 on the Australian ARIA Chart , making it the longest-running number one album in Australia. The album featured a more lavish production and overall sound than Dire Straits' earlier work, and spawned several big chart singles: "Money for Nothing", which reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , and number 4 in the UK Singles Chart , " So Far Away " (#20 UK, No. 19 US), " Brothers in Arms " (#16 UK), " Walk of Life " (#2 UK, No.

7 US), and " Your Latest Trick " (#26 UK). "Money for Nothing" was the first video to be played on MTV in Britain and featured guest vocals by Sting , who is credited with co-writing the song with Mark Knopfler, although in fact, it was just the inclusion of the melody line from " Don't Stand So Close To Me " that triggered the copyright credit, no actual lyrics were written by Sting. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 28th Grammy Awards in February 1986. Brothers in Arms was among the first albums recorded on digital equipment due to Knopfler pushing for improved sound quality. The album's title track is reported to be the world's first CD single. It was issued in the UK as a promotional item distinguished with a logo for the tour, Live in '85, while a second to commemorate the Australian leg of the tour marked Live in '86. Containing just four tracks, it had a very limited run. "Walk of Life" meanwhile was nearly excluded from the album when co-producer Neil Dorfsman voted against its inclusion, but the band members out-voted him.

The result was Dire Straits' most commercially successful hit single in the UK, peaking at number two. "Money for Nothing", "Walk of Life", and "Brothers in Arms" immediately became live concert favourites. Dire Straits performing in Belgrade , Yugoslavia , (now Serbia) on 10 May 1985. Mark Knopfler, Clark, and Jack Sonni (left to right). The album is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first compact disc to sell a million copies, and has been credited with helping to popularise the CD format. The Brothers in Arms CD featured the full version of the "Money for Nothing" cut, rather than the version that appears on the LP. In fact, the CD includes extended versions of all tracks featured on the first side of the original LP, with the exception of "Walk of Life". The 1985–86 world tour which followed the album's release was phenomenally successful. Saxophonist Chris White joined the band, and the tour began on 25 April 1985 in Split , Yugoslavia (now Croatia).

While playing a 13-night residency at Wembley Arena , the band moved down the road to Wembley Stadium on the afternoon of 13 July 1985, to appear in a Live Aid slot, in which their set included "Money For Nothing" with Sting as guest vocalist. The tour ended at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia on 26 April 1986, where Dire Straits still holds the record for consecutive appearances at 21 nights. The band also made an impromptu attempt at the famous Australian folk song " Waltzing Matilda ". In a two-year span, Dire Straits played 247 shows in over 100 different cities. Additionally in 1985, a group set out from London to Khartoum to raise money for famine relief led by John Abbey, was called The Walk of Life . Dire Straits donated the Brothers in Arms Gold disc to the participants in recognition of what they were doing.

The band's 10 July 1985 concert at Wembley Arena , in which they were accompanied by Nils Lofgren for "Solid Rock" and Hank Marvin joined the band at the end to play "Going Home" (the theme from Local Hero ), was televised in the United Kingdom on The Tube on Channel 4 in January 1986. (Although never officially released, bootleg recordings of the performance entitled Wembley does the Walk (2005) have been circulated.) In 1986 Brothers in Arms won two Grammy Awards , and also won Best British Album at the 1987 Brit Awards . Q magazine placed the album at number 51 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever in 2000.The album also ranked number 351 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003.

Brothers in Arms is also ranked number 3 in the best albums of 1985 and number 31 in the best albums of the 1980s, and as of April 2012, the album was ranked the seventh best-selling album in UK chart history, and is the 107th best-selling album in the United States. In August 1986, MTV Europe was launched with Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing". 1987–1990: First break-up After the Brothers in Arms tour ended Mark Knopfler took a break from Dire Straits and during 1987 he concentrated on solo projects and film soundtracks. Dire Straits regrouped in 1988 for the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert staged on 11 June 1988 at Wembley Stadium, in which they were the headline act. They were joined for their set by Eric Clapton who performed his hit " Wonderful Tonight " with the group and played rhythm guitar on the other songs performed by the band, while guitarist Jack Sonni was absent. Soon afterwards, Williams left the band.

Mark Knopfler announced the official dissolution of Dire Straits in September 1988. He told Rob Tannenbaum in Rolling Stone : "A lot of press reports were saying we were the biggest band in the world. There's not an accent then on the music, there's an accent on popularity. I needed a rest." The tremendous success of the Brothers in Arms album and the tour that went with it left the band members under a significant amount of stress, and Knopfler announced that he wanted to work on more personal projects. A greatest hits album, Money for Nothing , was released in October 1988 and reached the number one position in the United Kingdom. Also in 1988, John Illsley released his second solo album, Glass which featured Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark, Guy Fletcher and Chris White. In 1989, over a meal at a Notting Hill wine bar, Knopfler formed The Notting Hillbillies , a country-focused band whose line-up featured Guy Fletcher, Brendan Croker , and Steve Phillips and manager Ed Bicknell on drums.

The Notting Hillbillies' one album, Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time with its minor hit single "Your Own Sweet Way", was released in 1990. The Notting Hillbillies toured for the remainder of the year, and also appeared on Saturday Night Live . Knopfler would further emphasise his country music influences on his 1990 collaboration with guitarist Chet Atkins , Neck and Neck . In 1990, Dire Straits performed alongside Elton John and Eric Clapton at Knebworth Festival , playing three songs: "Solid Rock", "Money for Nothing" and a song which Knopfler prefaced as an experimental song, unsure if they should record it on a following record. The song, titled, "I Think I Love You Too Much", a blues rock piece with solos by both Knopfler and Clapton; this song also appeared on the 1990 album Hell To Pay as a gift to Canadian blues/jazz artist Jeff Healey from Knopfler. This was prior to the time that Knopfler, Illsley and manager Ed Bicknell decided to reform the band the following year.

1991–1995: Resurrection, final albums and final dissolution In early 1991, Knopfler and Illsley resurrected Dire Straits, bringing back with them former keyboardists Alan Clark, and Guy Fletcher. Retaining Bicknell as their manager, Dire Straits was trimmed down and comprised only four members once again. The band began recording tracks for a new album, integrating new session players who included steel guitarist Paul Franklin , and percussionist Danny Cummings . Saxophonist Chris White returned, and guitarist Phil Palmer filled the vacancy left by Sonni. During the recording sessions, American drummer Jeff Porcaro performed in place of Williams. Afterwards, he was invited to join the band full-time but declined because of a prior commitment to Toto . Dire Straits released their final studio album, On Every Street , in September 1991, which, although a highly anticipated release, met with more moderate success and mixed reviews, as well as a significantly reduced audience, despite Dire Straits' previous international success. Some reviewers including the All Music Guide dubbed On Every Street as an "underwhelming" follow-up to Brothers in Arms.

However, it still managed to sell 8 million copies, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and number 12 in the United States. The album failed to produce a major hit single in the United Kingdom. The first single release was the opening track " Calling Elvis ", which had a video based on the 1960s television show Thunderbirds . It charted at number 21 in the UK but dropped out of the charts within four weeks. The follow-up single, " Heavy Fuel ", failed to reach the Top 50 in the UK singles chart, however in the United States the track reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, their second song to do so (after "Money for Nothing"). Similarly, the album's title track was also relatively unsuccessful, failing to reach the UK Top 40. The final single released from the album and from the band in the United Kingdom was " The Bug ", which contains backing vocals by Vince Gill , who was also invited to join the band full-time and declined.

Session drummer Chris Whitten joined Dire Straits as a side-man when the band embarked on an extensive two-year, 300-show tour, playing in front of some 7.1 million ticket-buying fans. While musically more elaborate than the previous 1985–1986 world tour, the band's gruelling final tour was not as successful. It proved to be too much for Dire Straits, and by this time Mark Knopfler had had enough of such massive operations. This led to the group's second and final break-up. Bill Flanagan described the sequence of events in Gentleman's Quarterly : "The subsequent world tour lasted nearly two years, made mountains of money and drove Dire Straits into the ground. When the tour was over, both Knopfler's marriage and his band were gone". The last stop on the tour and the final touring concert of the group took place on 9 October 1992 in Zaragoza , Spain. After the end of the tour, Mark Knopfler expressed a wish to give up touring on a big scale, and took some time out from the music business.

A live album, On the Night , was released in May 1993, which documented the tour, again to very mixed reviews. Nevertheless, it reached the UK Top 5, a rare achievement for a live album. The four track Encores EP was also released and rose to number one in the French singles chart. Dire Straits' final album, Live at the BBC , was a collection of live recordings spanning the years 1978–81, which mostly featured the original line-up of the band. Released in June 1995, their third and final live album was a contractual release to Vertigo Records (now a division of Mercury Records ). At this time, Mark Knopfler quietly disbanded Dire Straits and prepared to work on his first fully-fledged solo album (still signed to Mercury Records). 1996–present After disbanding Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler started his career as a solo artist, releasing his first solo album, Golden Heart , in March 1996 after nearly 20 years of collaborations. Brothers in Arms was certified nine times platinum in the US in August 1996.

During that year, the entire Dire Straits catalogue was remastered by Bob Ludwig and re-released on CD on Mercury Records, in most of the world outside the United States. The remasters were released in September 2000 in the United States, on Warner Bros . Knopfler, John Illsley, Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher reunited for one last time on 19 June 1999, with Ed Bicknell on drums, playing five songs including a performance of Chuck Berry 's " Nadine " for Illsley's wedding. In 2000, Ed Bicknell, who had managed Dire Straits, officially ended his professional relationship with Mark Knopfler and former Dire Straits members Illsley, Clark, and Fletcher. In 2002, Mark Knopfler was joined by John Illsley, Guy Fletcher, Danny Cummings and Chris White for four charity concerts. Brendan Croker joined Knopfler during the first half, playing mainly material composed with The Notting Hillbillies.

Illsley came on for a Dire Straits session, toward the end of which, at a Shepherd's Bush concert, Jimmy Nail came on to provide backing vocals for Knopfler's solo composition, " Why Aye Man ". The most recent compilation, The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations , was released in November 2005 and reached the UK Top 20. Featuring material from the majority of Dire Straits' studio albums as well as Mark Knopfler's solo and soundtrack material, it was released in two editions, a single CD with grey cover and a double CD in blue cover. The only previously unreleased track on the album, " All the Roadrunning ", is a duet with singer Emmylou Harris . The album was well received. Also in 2005 Brothers in Arms was re-released in a limited 20th anniversary edition, which was a success, winning a Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album at the 48th Grammy Awards ceremony.

Since the break-up of Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler has shown no interest in reforming the band and is quoted as saying "Oh, I don't know whether to start getting all that stuff back together again," and telling reporters that "I would only do that for a charity. I'm glad I've experienced it all – I had a lot of fun with it – but I like things the way they are." However, keyboardist Guy Fletcher has been associated with almost every piece of Knopfler's solo material to date, and Danny Cummings has frequently contributed, notably to three of Knopfler's most recent solo album releases All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris), Kill to Get Crimson and Get Lucky . In 2007, Knopfler said he did not miss the global fame that came his way at the height of the band's success, explaining that "It just got too big."In October 2008, John Illsley told the BBC that he wanted Knopfler to agree to reform Dire Straits for a comeback tour.

Knopfler declined, saying that in the past he was often reluctant to reform the group and insisting that he "isn't even a fan of Dire Straits' early hits."In the same interview, Illsley also suggested that Knopfler is enjoying his continued success as a solo artist, saying that "He's doing incredibly well as a solo artist, so hats off to him. He's having a perfectly good time doing what he's doing." Guy Fletcher stated on his website that Knopfler has no interest in reforming Dire Straits. In December 2009, the band was commemorated with a Heritage Award from PRS for Music . A plaque was placed on a block of flats in Deptford , London, the location where Dire Straits played their first gig. In 2011, Alan Clark, Chris White, and Phil Palmer, along with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ' drummer Steve Ferrone , put together a band called "The Straits", to perform at a charity show at the Albert Hall.

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms cover by Akustik Klozet | Coverium Dire Straits Modern Talking - You're My Heart 5 Metallica - Wherever I May Roam 17 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 9 Official Wikipedia Dire Straits were a British rock band that formed in Deptford, London, in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion). Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, and blues, and came closest to beat music within the context of rock and roll. Despite the prominence of punk rock during the band's early years, their stripped-down sound contrasted with punk, demonstrating a more "rootsy" influence that emerged from pub rock. Many of Dire Straits' compositions were melancholic. Dire Straits' biggest selling album, 1985's Brothers in Arms has sold over 30 million copies, and was the first album to sell a million copies on the then new compact disc (CD) format.

They also became one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with worldwide record sales of over 100 million. Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards—winning Best British Group twice, two MTV Video Music Awards, and various other music awards. The band's songs include "Money for Nothing", "Sultans of Swing", "So Far Away", "Walk of Life", "Brothers in Arms", "Private Investigations", "Romeo and Juliet", "Tunnel of Love", "Telegraph Road", and "Lady Writer". According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, Dire Straits have spent over 1,100 weeks on the UK albums chart, ranking fifth all-time. Their career spanned a combined total of 15 years. They originally split up in 1988, but reformed in 1991, and disbanded for good in 1995 when Mark Knopfler launched his solo career full-time. There were several changes in personnel over both periods, leaving Mark Knopfler and John Illsley as the only two original bandmates who remained throughout the band's career.

1 Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms - Music on Google Play Full Review Dave Thomas December 15, 2015 Great album But I paid and downloaded it on play music on a previous device but now can't download it to my new phone . Is play music stream only now or can I get it again. Do Google reply to customers these days? Am using same account. Full Review Mark Davies February 5, 2015 Never fails Have had several copies of this over the years due to damage or loss. A must have, staple album for any collection/device Full Review November 2, 2013 A truly outstanding band Dire Straits wluld have to be one of my favourite bands of all time. I was born in 2000 but after my father showing me real music I know that Dire Straits will go down as one of the greats! Full Review Vijay Nair February 5, 2014 Great Album Released at the cross roads of the digital revolution, this became a must-own for any music buff hoping to enjoy the crisp sound of CD.

Masterful compositions include Brothers-in-Arms, The Mans too Strong and of course Money for Nothing which Knopfler wrote while visiting an appliance store in New York. Ths album made them the biggest band in the world at the time and resulted in a marathon tour of some 248 sell out shows. Full Review Marek Podgorny May 1, 2014 Phantastik! Purity of the music fabrics is incredible - perfect, no misplaced note. Interwoven vocal and instrumental melody lines are irresistible and the bursts of energy from instruments give me goose bumps. Such a collection of outstanding songs on one CD - amazing. Full Review Jesse Holt February 6, 2015 MY album This album was released on Compact Disc (physical digital media that preceded SD cards and thumb drives by 30 years for you young'uns) on my third birthday but my dad played it in the Jeep Comanche on tape because it was our first car to have an in-dash tape deck, until that truck wore out. Decades later I can still hear these songs and sing along, they are permanently etched in my brain and they are all great.

Buy it for "Money For Nothin'", love it for "Ride Across the River" and "Sultans of Swing." Full Review Kieran Hanrahan July 19, 2013 Timeless Never gets old. The rifts are pure and the lyrics genuine. Rock out tracks mix so well with slower epic ballads that always transport me to another time and place. Full Review DonnaGail Spencer March 26, 2013 Love Over Gold/Fire Straits "Telegraph Road" is best in my opinion. I've worn out several CD's playing this - it always gets to me! Full Review Ian Ward February 6, 2015 Classic Dire Straits Probably represents this band at their peak. Not too much of the cinema soundtrack and a good serving of excellent lyrics derived from observation of real life. Full Review Moira Johnstone February 6, 2015 Dire straits Great album one of ma all time favorites just a shame the songs cut of half way threw disapointing really sort it out Full Review Daniel West February 3, 2014 Money for nothing I only love: Money for nothing back then.

I mean Dira Strairs wasn't my favorite band but Money for nothing was the best songs of theirs..... Full Review Anthony Maw June 16, 2015 Their defining best Recorded fully digitally this album delivers a full fidelity epitome of the talent of dire straits in terms of lyrics, musical variation and mood to create a sonic adventure similar to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. Full Review Ami Harrison-Guest November 8, 2014 Amazing I 💜💜💜 walk of life and money for nothing!!!!! My friends say that the songs r old so they don't like them but they r amazing Full Review chris heather September 26, 2013 Timeless I may not have been around when they were playing, but my dad showed me the records and 10 years on i still love them!!!! Full Review Claire Wilson February 6, 2015 Love it! This reminds me of my dad and laughing our heads off singing our lungs out singing this album.

Full Review Sal Zahraoui December 9, 2014 I got the album in a cassette tape for my birthday back in high school I think it was 86 put it my Walkman and my days where just amazing on the walk to school I think the tape copied all around my school I got it back intact a few days later darn I wish I used to it to pick up on a girl I had a crush on back then lol Full Review Todd Ablett July 28, 2014 This is one of the albums I never tire of listening to. The song "brothers in arm" is one of my all time favourites. Full Review jovon duckson April 12, 2015 Money for nothing and walk of life is boss I still got this on vinyl record 33. Is a classic Full Review Steven Barritt February 17, 2014 Old but still 3 awesome tracks Money for nothing, Walk of life and Brothers in arms are still classics in my opinion. Sallie Burt December 19, 2014 Walk of life Dire Strait Full Review Deb Martinez April 19, 2014 Great! A great CD.

Would've been better without the MTV song but Ride Across the River & Brothers In Arms make up for it. Knopfler is an excellent guitarist & writer. One of their best. Full Review Elissa Mullin April 12, 2015 Brothers in arms - played it all the time in.my bf car while making out, so brings back fab memories for me. Full Review John Myatt February 7, 2015 Top draw I used to play this back to back till I knew all the words in 80's. It is still an absolute classic Full Review Bryan Wadham April 9, 2015 One of the best from the 80's Absolute classic album. Brothers in arms is such a haunting tune. My least favourite song has got to be walk of life, but I still don't dislike it.

Full Review alison johnson September 29, 2015 Fantastic album, This is the only record my husband and I have bought together and its group we both like, the songs are brilliant, mark knofler s voice is fantastic, could listern to it all day, Malcolm McPhee July 23, 2014 One of the best top ten albums ever. There is no substitute for pure musical talent Andrew Leary November 26, 2015 Dire straits One of the world's best selling album it's a classic rock album Full Review Craig Bennett April 16, 2014 All time best albums Some albums are just great from top to bottom, it's rare that you find one, but this is one. Full Review Neil Forshaw February 5, 2014 Timeless Classic Amazing songs that are still great today. Sounding both epic and tasteful at the same time. Michael Hughes July 27, 2015 Best Dire Straits album ever! This record is a timeless classic and an example of pure genius!

Full Review Isaac Dixon August 21, 2015 Great Dire Straits, in my opinion, are one of the best bands ever. Mark Knopfler is a brilliant guitarist stuart urwin February 11, 2014 Ace Had this when I was young, a truly excellent set of songs, love dire straights Full Review Kris B July 9, 2014 I wore out the cassette tape of this album from it always being listed to in the summer of 85 when I was 11 and its still great today Nick Byrne March 28, 2014 Dire straits Brothers in arms. Jack Mrozs February 8, 2015 dire straits awesome album Richard Holmes November 15, 2014 Dire straits Great album christine colangelo November 30, 2014 Dire Straits Love this album Betty Finchum February 4, 2015 All-time Classic Simply cannot be beat...or forgotten. Brothers in Arms has it all--especially awsome guitar artistry. Sasa Svara February 15, 2014 Classic Not much to say about near perfection...

Dire Straits - 1985 - Brothers In Arms [mp3@320] Torrent Download Ripped from original CD with Exact Audio Copy. Art & Rip log included. All tracks are Properly tagged with art embedded in tag. Dire Straits - 1985 - Brothers In Arms [mp3@320] Dire Straits Dire Straits in in Drammenshallen, Norway, 1985 The original Dire Straits line-up in Hamburg, Germany (1978) L to R: Illsley, Mark Knopfler, Withers, David Knopfler. Dire Straits performing in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, (now Serbia) on 10 May 1985. L To R: Mark Knopfler, Clark, and Jack Sonni Wikipedia: Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion).

Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, and blues, and came closest to beat music within the context of rock and roll. Despite the prominence of punk rock during the band's early years, the band's stripped-down sound contrasted with punk, demonstrating a more "rootsy" influence that emerged from pub rock. Many of Dire Straits' compositions were melancholic. Dire Straits' biggest selling album, Brothers in Arms, has sold over 30 million copies, and was the first album to sell a million copies on CD. They also became one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with worldwide album sales of over 120 million. Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards—winning Best British Group twice, two MTV Video Music Awards, and various other music awards. The band's songs include "Money for Nothing", "Sultans of Swing", "So Far Away", "Walk of Life", "Brothers in Arms", "Private Investigations", "Romeo and Juliet", "Tunnel of Love", and "Telegraph Road".

According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, Dire Straits have spent over 1,100 weeks on the UK albums chart, ranking fifth all-time. Their career spanned a combined total of 15 years. They originally split up in 1988, but reformed in 1991, and disbanded for good in 1995 when Mark Knopfler launched his career full-time as a solo artist. There were several changes in personnel over both periods, leaving Mark Knopfler and John Illsley as the only two original bandmates who had remained throughout the band's career. Brothers in Arms Recorded: November 1984 – March 1985 Studio AIR Studios, Montserrat Genre: Progressive Rock, Roots Rock, New Wave Length: 55:07 Label: Vertigo Records (UK), Warner Bros. Records (US) Producers: Neil Dorfsmanm Mark Knopfler Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 13 May 1985 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.

Brothers in Arms charted at number one worldwide, spending ten weeks at number one on the UK Album Chart (between 18 January and 22 March 1986), nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and thirty-four weeks at number one on the Australian Album Chart. The album is the eighth-best-selling album in UK chart history, is certified nine-times platinum in the United States, and is one of the world's best-selling albums, having sold 30 million copies worldwide. The album won two Grammy Awards in 1986, and also won Best British Album at the 1987 Brit Awards. Q magazine placed the album at number 51 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. 01. So Far Away 5:12 02. Money for Nothing 8:26 03. Walk of Life 4:12 04. Your Latest Trick 6:34 05. Why Worry 8:31 06. Ride Across the River 6:58 07. The Man’s Too Strong 4:40 08.

One World 3:41 09. Brothers in Arms 7:00 Personnel: Mark Knopfler – guitars, lead vocals John Illsley – bass, vocals Guy Fletcher – synthesizer, backing vocals Omar Hakim – drums

Question: What 1985 album, by the British rock group Dire Straits, was the first to sell a million copies in CD format?
Answer: Brothers in Arms