Communiqué (album)

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Communiqué
Communiqué cover
Studio album by Dire Straits
Released April 1979
Recorded November 27, 1978 to January 10, 1979 at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Genre Rock
Length 42:24
Label Vertigo Records
Warner Bros. Records (US)
Producer Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler
Professional reviews
Dire Straits chronology
Dire Straits
(1978)		 Communiqué
(1979)		 Making Movies
(1980)

Communiqué is the second album by British rock band Dire Straits.

It was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the U.S. and on September 19, 2000 in the United States.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Mark Knopfler.

  1. "Once Upon a Time in the West" – 5:25
  2. "News" – 4:14
  3. "Where Do You Think You're Going?" – 3:49
  4. "Communiqué" – 5:49
  5. "Lady Writer" – 3:45
  6. "Angel of Mercy" – 4:36
  7. "Portobello Belle" – 4:29
  8. "Single-Handed Sailor" – 4:42
  9. "Follow Me Home" – 5:50

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler
  • Engineer: Jack Nuber
  • Mixing: Gregg Hamm
  • Mastering: Bobby Hata
  • Mastering supervisor: Paul Wexler
  • Remastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Project coordinator: Jo Motta
  • Series concept: Gregg Geller
  • Art direction: Alan Schmidt
  • Illustrations: Geoff Halpin

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Album: Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1979 Pop Albums 11

[edit] Singles

Singles: Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "Lady Writer" Pop Singles 45

[edit] External links


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