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Dire Straits Very Best Sultans Of Swing

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Track Listings

1 Sultans of Swing
2 Lady Writer
3 Romeo and Juliet
4 Tunnel of Love (Intro: The Carousel Waltz)
5 Private Investigations
6 Twisting by the Pool
7 Love over Gold (Live 1983)
8 So Far Away
9 Money for Nothing
10 Brothers in Arms
11 Walk of Life
12 Calling Elvis
13 Heavy Fuel
14 On Every Street
15 Your Latest Trick (Live 1992)
16 Wild Theme (Live 1992)

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Driven by the cinematic songwriting and superb guitar playing of Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits's music had a unique sound, presence and staying power that made them one of the world's most successful bands. Sultans Of Swing is a new anthology featuring the band's finest moments and biggest hits.

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This compilation repeats seven tracks from 1988's Money For Nothing anthology. Given that Mark Knopfler and crew have recorded one new album during the decade between best-of collections, how different could Sultans of Swing be? For one thing, CD dominance has made for longer compilations, and this one is fleshed out by singles, three tracks from 1991's On Every Street, and Knopfler's solo "Local Hero" theme, performed live. More importantly, the second track here is the band's terrific second single, "Lady Writer," previously only available on the otherwise dismal Communiqué LP. Five tracks from Dire Straits' huge Brothers in Arms LP appear here, but only two tracks surface from Making Movies, the group's pinnacle achievement. Ultimately, if you own Making Movies and this compilation, you own the essential Dire Straits. --Bill Holdship

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.39 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Warner Bros.
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2031140
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1998
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 12, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Warner Bros.
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00000DGUY
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,976 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Probably the Best Dire Straits album Ever!
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Probably the Best Dire Straits album Ever!
This is the best compilation album ever! I liked 11 out of 16but didn't like 5 out of 16. Dire Straits may have the best musicever heard in my life. Now song by song review.1. Sultans of Swing: This is one of my favorite songs on thisalbum. Rocks hard too. (95%)2. Lady Writer: This is another simular to Sultans of Swing song.This track has good guitars in it. (76%)3. Romeo and Juliet: This one's good but not as good as the rest.(20%)4. Tunnel of Love: I like this track a lot. This track has greatdrums, and great guitars. (93%)5. Private Investigations: This is the worst on this album. Goodguitars but not as good as the rest. (3%)6. Twisting by the Pool: This is a surf rock song that'll makeyou laugh and listen to over and over again. (59%)7. Love over Gold: Just a passing song (0%)8. So Far Away: I like this track. This track has great guitarsand drums are good. (65%)9. Money for Nothing: One of my favorite tracks on this album next to Heavy Fuel. Great drums and great guitars. (100%)10. Brothers in Arms: The worst ever on this album. (1%)11. Walk of Life: This is a bad organ track. I hate the bop a lula sound. (16%)12. Calling Elvis: Another good song. This one talks about Elvis.(57%)13. Heavy Fuel: I love this track. This is the best track onthis album ever. The guitars and drums rule in this track.And is my favorite track on the whole album. (100%)14. On Every Street. Starts out slow, then great rock and rollending. (87%)
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