Sailing to Philadelphia

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Sailing to Philadelphia
Studio album by Mark Knopfler
Released	September 26, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Rock, Country
Length	64:40
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
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Mark Knopfler chronology
Golden Heart (1996) Sailing to Philadelphia (2000) The Ragpicker's Dream (2002)

Sailing to Philadelphia is an album by Mark Knopfler (former frontman of Dire Straits) released in 2000. The album's sixth song, "Do America", replaces "One More Matinee" on the Warner Bros. release in North America and is included on the UK and North American releases only. The title track is drawn from Thomas Pynchon's novel about Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, the two English surveyors who established the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia in the 1760s. The border later became known as the Mason-Dixon Line and has been used since the 1820s to denote the border between the Southern United States, where slavery continued until the American Civil War, and the northern states.

In some territories (Western Europe being one example), the album was released as an HDCD.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Mark Knopfler.

1. "What It Is" – 4:57
2. "Sailing to Philadelphia" – 5:29
3. "Who's Your Baby Now" – 3:05
4. "Baloney Again" – 5:09
5. "The Last Laugh" – 3:22
6. "Do America" – 4:11
7. "Silvertown Blues" – 5:32
8. "El Macho" – 5:29
9. "Prairie Wedding" – 4:26
10. "Wanderlust" – 3:52
11. "Speedway at Nazareth" – 6:23
12. "Junkie Doll" – 4:34
13. "Sands of Nevada" – 5:29
14. "One More Matinee" – 3:57

[edit] Personnel

• Mark Knopfler – guitars and vocals
• Richard Bennett – guitars and other string instruments
• Jim Cox – piano and organ
• Guy Fletcher – keyboard and backing vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Chad Cromwell – drums

There are many guest appearances by other musicians on various tracks, including:

• James Taylor – vocals on "Sailing to Philadelphia"
• Van Morrison – vocals on "The Last Laugh"
• Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – vocals on "Prairie Wedding" and "Speedway at Nazareth"
• Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford – vocals on "Silvertown Blues"
• Aubrey Haynie – violin on "What It Is" and "Speedway at Nazareth"

v • d • e Mark Knopfler Tour personnel Richard Bennett • Danny Cummings • Guy Fletcher • John McCusker • Matt Rollings • Glenn Worf former members Jim Cox • Chad Cromwell Studio albums Golden Heart • Sailing to Philadelphia • The Ragpicker's Dream • Shangri-La • Kill To Get Crimson Singles and EPs Darling Pretty • Cannibals • Rüdiger • What It Is • Sailing to Philadelphia • Silvertown Blues • Why Aye Man • Boom, Like That • The Trawlerman's Song EP • One Take Radio Sessions • True Love Will Never Fade • Punish the Monkey Soundtracks Local Hero • Cal • Comfort and Joy • The Princess Bride • Last Exit to Brooklyn • Screenplaying • Metroland • Wag the Dog • A Shot at Glory Collaborations Neck and Neck (with Chet Atkins) • All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) • Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) Videography A Night in London • Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) Related articles Dire Straits • The Notting Hillbillies