Brothers in Arms (40th anniversary edition)

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℗ & © «2025 Mercury Records Limited»

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Tracklist

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1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1So Far Away (full version)
5:12
2Money for Nothing
8:27
3Walk of Life
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Jackson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Neil Dorfsman and Mark Knopfler
assistant mixer:
David Greenberg (Rockin’ Reel Studios engineer) and Bruce Lampcov
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar:
Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist) and Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
background vocals:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist) and John Illsley
vocals:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985), Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1985, in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1984-10 until 1985-02)
mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) 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.
4.24:13
4Your Latest Trick
6:34
5Why Worry
8:31
6Ride Across the River
6:58
7The Man’s Too Strong
4:40
8One World
3:40
9Brothers in Arms
7:01
2Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Ride Across the River (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Ride Across the River (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
10:31
2Expresso Love (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Expresso Love (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
6:43
3One World (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
One World (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
5:06
4Romeo and Juliet (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Romeo and Juliet (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
10:30
5Private Investigations (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Private Investigations (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Rondor Music International Inc. (merged into UMG 2019)
8:12
6Sultans of Swing (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Sultans of Swing (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
13:18
7Why Worry (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Why Worry (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
5:07
8Walk of Life (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Walk of Life (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4:23
9Two Young Lovers (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Two Young Lovers (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd.
5:00
10Money for Nothing (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song) (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
quotes music from:
Don’t Stand So Close to Me
8:02
11Wild West End (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Wild West End (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
9:16
12Tunnel of Love (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Tunnel of Love (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
quotes music from:
The Carousel Waltz (Carousel)
19:26
13Brothers in Arms (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Brothers in Arms (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Straitjacket Songs Ltd
8:37
14Solid Rock (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Solid Rock (on 1985-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
4:36
15Going Home (San Antonio live in 85)
mixer:
Guy Fletcher (keyboardist)
guitar and vocal:
Jack Sonni
saxophone:
Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
recorded at:
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1985-08-16)
live recording of:
Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero (on 1985-08-16)
composer:
Mark Knopfler
5:10

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