ExtendedancEPlay
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| EP by Dire Straits | ||
| Released | January 14, 1983 | |
| Recorded | 1982 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 15:52 | |
| Label | Polygram Records/Vertigo Records (UK) Warner Bros. (US) |
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| Producer(s) | Mark Knopfler | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Dire Straits chronology | ||
| Love over Gold (1982) |
ExtendedancEPlay (1983) |
Alchemy (1984) |
ExtendedancEPlay is a four-track EP album by British rock band Dire Straits. It is also referred to as the "Twisting by the Pool EP", after its first track.
The EP is highly uncharacteristic of Dire Straits' usual slow and subdued song styles, as most of the tracks have a jazz and/or swing feel with an upbeat tempo.
In its original UK configuration, this EP only contained three tracks. Added to the North American release was the 1982 UK B-side (and Love over Gold outtake) "Badges, Posters, Stickers, T-Shirts".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Mark Knopfler.
- "Twisting by the Pool" – 3:28
- "Two Young Lovers" – 3:22
- "If I Had You" – 4:15
- "Badges, Posters, Stickers and T-Shirts" – 4:47 US release only
[edit] Personnel
- Mark Knopfler: vocals, lead guitar
- Hal Lindes: rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Alan Clark: piano, hammond organ,synthesizer
- John Illsley: bass, backing vocals
- Terry Williams: drums
[edit] Additional personnel
- Mel Collins: saxophone on track 2
- Pick Withers: drums on track 4
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1983 | Billboard Pop Albums | 53 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1983 | "Twisting by the Pool" | Billboard Mainstream Rock | 12 |
| Dire Straits |
| Mark Knopfler
John Illsley | Alan Clark | Guy Fletcher | David Knopfler | Pick Withers | Hal Lindes | Terry Williams | Jack Sonni |
| Discography |
| Albums and extended plays: Dire Straits | Communiqué | Making Movies | Love over Gold | ExtendedancEPlay | Alchemy | Brothers in Arms | On Every Street | On the Night | Encores | Live at the BBC | Money for Nothing | Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations |
| Hit Singles: Sultans of Swing | Lady Writer | Romeo and Juliet | Skateaway | Private Investigations | Twisting by the Pool | So Far Away | Money for Nothing | Brothers in Arms | Walk of Life | Your Latest Trick | Calling Elvis | Heavy Fuel | |
