Cal (album)

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Cal
Soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler
Released 24 August 1984 (1984-08-24)
Recorded AIR Studios, London,
February–March 1984
Genre Celtic music, folk
Length 35:08
Label Vertigo
Producer Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler chronology

Local Hero
(1983)
Cal
(1984)
Comfort and Joy
(1984)
"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
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
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
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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 McDonald, Steven. "Cal". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2012. 
  2. Maslin, Janet. "Screen: Love in Belfast" in The New York Times. 24 August 1984.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cal (booklet). Mark Knopfler. London: Vertigo Records. 1984. p. 2. 822769-2.

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