Mark Knopfler discography

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Mark Knopfler discography

Mark Knopfler in Chicago, 2006
Releases
Studio albums 7
Compilation albums 2
EPs 2
Singles 12
Music videos 2
Soundtracks 8
Collaborative albums 4
Produced albums 5
Additional albums 115

The Mark Knopfler discography consists of recordings by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, not including his work with Dire Straits. Knopfler began recording apart from Dire Straits in 1983, when he released his first soundtrack album Local Hero. That same year he produced his first album, Infidels for Bob Dylan. Between 1983 and 2002, Knopfler composed and released eight soundtrack albums. He also produced four additional albums for other artists, including Land of Dreams in 1988 for Randy Newman.

After he quietly disbanded Dire Straits in 1995, Knopfler released his first solo album Golden Heart in 1996. In total, he released seven studio albums, four collaborative albums with Chet Atkins and Emmylou Harris, two EPs, and twelve singles. In addition, Knopfler has appeared on 115 albums by other artists, providing guitar tracks or guest appearance vocals.

Mark Knopfler with Dire Straits

As co-founder, lead singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist for Dire Straits, Knopfler released 6 studio albums, all of which were certified platinum or multi-platinum in the United Kingdom, and gold, platinum, or multi-platinum in the United States. The album Brothers in Arms was certified 13 x platinum in the United Kingdom and 9 x platinum in the United States. In addition, Dire Straits released 3 live albums, 3 compilation albums, 2 EPs, and 21 singles, several of which reached number one on the charts.[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
CAN FIN
[5]
FRA
[6]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
SWI
[11]
US
[12]
1996 Golden Heart 9 28 8 11 7 38 3 2 16 4 3 105
2000 Sailing to Philadelphia 4 16 2 19 3 7 2 1 11 2 1 60
2002 The Ragpicker's Dream 7 47 9 18 7 4 2 1 8 5 5 38
2004 Shangri-La 11 69 14 - 10 5 4 1 - 3 7 66
2007 Kill to Get Crimson 9 41 10 - 15 9 4 2 - 4 3 26
2009 Get Lucky 9 43 10 16 17 10 3 1 5 6 5 17
2012 Privateering 8 25 1 23 7 10 1 1 3 2 2 65

Compilation albums

  • Screenplaying (1993)
  • The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations (2005)

Soundtracks

Collaborative albums

Produced albums

  • Infidels (1983) by Bob Dylan. Although Mark disowned the reworked version of the album as released,[20] his production is still noticeable. Left off the album, but later released on The Bootleg Series, is the critically acclaimed "Blind Willie McTell", featuring only Dylan, singing and playing piano, accompanied by Mark Knopfler on acoustic guitar.
  • Knife (1984) by Aztec Camera. This Scottish indie/new wave band was mostly a vehicle for the work of Roddy Frame, much as Dire Straits only ever recorded Mark Knopfler compositions.
  • Miracle (1987) by Willy DeVille. The album was dedicated to Mark and his wife "for their support which was nothing short of a Miracle in a time of Dire Straits." The album ends with the ballad "Storybook Love", the theme from The Princess Bride movie.
  • Land of Dreams (1988) by Randy Newman. The album includes the single "It's Money that Matters", which unabashedly revisits the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing".
  • The Sailor's Revenge (2012) by Bap Kennedy was recorded at British Grove Studios in 2011.

Additional albums

The following additional albums contain guitar performances or guest appearances by Mark Knopfler.[21][22]

EPs

  • The Trawlerman's Song EP (2005)
  • One Take Radio Sessions (2005)

Singles

  • "Darling Pretty" (1996)
  • "Cannibals" (1996)
  • "Rüdiger" (1996)
  • "What It Is" (2000)
  • "Sailing to Philadelphia" (2001)
  • "Silvertown Blues" (2001)
  • "Why Aye Man" (2002)
  • "Boom, Like That" (2004)
  • "True Love Will Never Fade" (2007)
  • "Punish The Monkey" (2007)
  • "Border Reiver" (2009)
  • "Remembrance Day" (2009)

Music videos

Year Video Director
1990 "Poor Boy Blues" (w/ Chet Atkins) David Hogan
1991 "Voices That Care"(Various) David S. Jackson

References

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  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "Certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 26 January 2012. Note: User needs to enter "Mark Knopfler" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 26 January 2012.  Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Mark Knopfler".
  17. "". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved on 26 January 2012
  18. 18.0 18.1 "Certified Awards Search".FRA . Retrieved on 27 January 2012.
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Sailing to Philadelphia')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 
  20. Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Clinton Heylin, Summit Books (1991) ISBN 0-671-73894
  21. "Mark Knopfler Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 November 2013. 
  22. "Mark Knopfler". Discogs. Retrieved 28 November 2013. 

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