Shangri-La (Knopfler album)
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| Shangri-La | ||
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| Studio album by Mark Knopfler | ||
| Released | September 28, 2004 | |
| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 66:00 | |
| Label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer(s) | Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay | |
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| Mark Knopfler chronology | ||
| The Ragpicker's Dream (2002) |
Shangri-La (2004) |
One Take Radio Sessions (2005) |
Shangri-La is the fourth solo album by Mark Knopfler, released in 2004. It continues his recent storytelling style of songwriting. "Boom, Like That", which started receiving airplay in some areas of the United States in September 2004, was inspired by Ray Kroc's autobiography "Grinding It Out" and the starting of McDonald's, using many of Mr. Kroc's exact words.
"Song For Sonny Liston" was written about the famous boxer of the same name.
In 2005, Knopfler set out on a world tour to promote his new album.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Mark Knopfler.
- "5.15 A.M." – 5:54
- "Boom, Like That" – 5:49
- "Sucker Row" – 4:56
- "The Trawlerman's Song" – 5:02
- "Back to Tupelo" – 4:31
- "Our Shangri-La" – 5:41
- "Everybody Pays" – 5:24
- "Song For Sonny Liston" – 5:06
- "Whoop De Doo" – 3:53
- "Postcards From Paraguay" – 4:07
- "All That Matters" – 3:08
- "Stand Up Guy" – 4:32
- "Donegan's Gone" – 3:05
- "Don't Crash the Ambulance" – 5:06
[edit] Personnel
- Mark Knopfler – guitars, vocals
- Richard Bennett – guitars
- Jim Cox – organ, piano, harmonica
- Chad Cromwell – drums, percussion
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar, bass
- Paul Franklin – Pedal steel
- Guy Fletcher – organ, piano, clavinet
