Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

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Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits cover
Greatest hits by Dire Straits
Released August 1998
Genre Rock
Length 78:59
Label Vertigo Records
Warner Bros. Records (US)
Professional reviews
Dire Straits chronology
Live at the BBC
(1995)		 Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
(1998)		 The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations
(2005)

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, named after the their 1978 hit single, is the second hits compilation of Dire Straits. It was originally released as both a one disc edition and two disc edition in August 1998. The second disc contains live performances.

The compilation was re-released together with a DVD in 2002. The DVD features the music videos of all the songs on the first disc, in addition short interview with Mark Knopfler about each song.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

  1. "Sultans of Swing" (from Dire Straits, 1978) – 5:50
  2. "Lady Writer" (from Communiqué, 1979) – 3:49
  3. "Romeo and Juliet" (from Making Movies, 1980) – 6:05
  4. "Tunnel of Love" (from Making Movies, 1980) – 8:14
  5. "Private Investigations" (from Love over Gold, 1982) – 5:54
  6. "Twisting by the Pool" (from ExtendedancEPlay, 1983) – 3:36
  7. "Love Over Gold" (live, from Alchemy: Dire Straits Live) – 3:40
  8. "So Far Away" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:03
  9. "Money for Nothing" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:09
  10. "Brothers in Arms" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:55
  11. "Walk of Life" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:12
  12. "Calling Elvis" (from On Every Street, 1991) – 4:41
  13. "Heavy Fuel" (from On Every Street, 1991) – 5:01
  14. "On Every Street" (from On Every Street, 1991) – 4:39
  15. "Your Latest Trick" (live, from On the Night) – 5:41
  16. "Local Hero/Wild Theme" (live, from On the Night, DVD version) – 4:23

[edit] Disc two

  1. "Calling Elvis" (live)
  2. "Walk of Life" (live)
  3. "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (live)
  4. "Romeo and Juliet" (live)
  5. "Sultans of Swing" (live)
  6. "Brothers in Arms" (live)
  7. "Money for Nothing" (live)

Mark Knopfler recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall, London on May 23 1996.

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