Money for Nothing (album)

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Money for Nothing
Money for Nothing cover
Greatest hits by Dire Straits
Released October 1988
Recorded 1978-1985
Genre Rock
Length 66:18
Label Vertigo Records
Warner Bros. Records (US)
Producer Various
Professional reviews
Dire Straits chronology
Brothers in Arms
(1985)		 Money for Nothing
(1988)		 On Every Street
(1991)

Money for Nothing is a greatest hits album by Dire Straits released in 1988. It features highlights from the band's first five albums. The vinyl edition omits "Telegraph Road" and has a different running order, with "Tunnel of Love" placed between "Money for Nothing",the title track and "Brothers in Arms". The collection went to #1 on the UK Albums Chart.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Mark Knopfler, except where noted.

  1. "Sultans of Swing" – 5:46
  2. "Down to the Waterline" – 4:01
  3. "Portobello Belle--Live" – 4:33
    • Previously unreleased. Outtake from the album Alchemy.
  4. "Twisting by the Pool (Remix)" – 3:30
    • Previously released as a single & EP.
  5. "Tunnel of Love" (Intro by Rodgers/Hammerstein) – 8:10
  6. "Romeo and Juliet" – 5:56
  7. "Where Do You Think You're Going?" – 3:30
    • Previously unreleased. Original mix is on the album Communiqué.
  8. "Walk of Life" – 4:08
  9. "Private Investigations" – 5:50
    • Full length version originally released on the album Love Over Gold.
  10. "Telegraph Road--Live (Remix)" – 11:59
    • Previously unreleased. Original mix is on the album Alchemy.
  11. "Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting) – 4:06
  12. "Brothers in Arms" – 4:49
    • Full length versions of tracks 11-12 originally released on the album Brothers in Arms.


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