Cal (album)
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Cal | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler | ||||
Released | 24 August 1984 | |||
Recorded |
AIR Studios, London, February–March 1984 | |||
Genre | Celtic music, folk | |||
Length | 35:08 | |||
Label | Vertigo | |||
Producer | Mark Knopfler | |||
Mark Knopfler chronology | ||||
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"The Long Road" single cover |
Cal is a soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 24 August 1984 by Vertigo Records. The album contains music composed for the 1984 film Cal, produced by David Puttnam and directed by Pat O'Connor. Puttnam also produced the film Local Hero (1983).[1]
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
In his review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald gave the album four our of five stars and called it a "quiet, reflective set of cues that eschew false dramatics in favor of supporting the story."[1]
In her review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin called the album "an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."[2]
Track listing
All music was written by Mark Knopfler.[3]
No. | Title | Length | |
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1. | "Irish Boy" | 3:55 | |
2. | "The Road" | 2:08 | |
3. | "Waiting for Her" | 0:38 | |
4. | "Irish Love" | 2:24 | |
5. | "A Secret Place/ Where Will You Go" | 1:45 | |
6. | "Father and Son" | 7:41 | |
7. | "Meeting Under the Trees" | 0:48 | |
8. | "Potato Picking" | 2:06 | |
9. | "In a Secret Place" | 1:08 | |
10. | "Fear and Hatred" | 2:18 | |
11. | "Love and Guilt" | 3:04 | |
12. | "The Long Road" | 7:13 | |
Total length: |
35:08 |
Personnel
- Music
- Mark Knopfler – guitars
- Paul Brady – tin whistle, mandolin
- Liam O'Flynn – uillean pipes
- Guy Fletcher – keyboards
- John Illsley – bass
- Terry Williams – drums
- Production
- Mark Knopfler – producer
- Neil Dorfsman – engineer
- Matt d'Arbanlay-Butler – assistant engineer
- Steve Jackson – assistant engineer
- John Dent – mastering at the Sound Clinic in London
- Sutton Cooper – sleeve design
- Brian Aris – photograph of Mark Knopfler[3]
References
External links
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