Private Investigations (album)

Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler is a compilation album by Dire Straits and British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released in 2005 by Mercury and Vertigo internationally, and Warner Bros. in the United States. Named after their 1982 hit single, the album consists of material by Dire Straits, with songs selected from the group's six studio albums (excluding the 1979 album Communiqué) from 1978 up through the group's dissolution in 1995. It also features work from the solo career of the group's singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler, including some of his soundtrack material.

The only previously unreleased track on the album is "All the Roadrunning", a duet with country music singer Emmylou Harris. The United States version omits "Darling Pretty", but adds "Skateaway".

Release

Private Investigations was released in four different versions:

A single disc (grey cover)
A two-disc compilation (blue cover)
A two-disc compilation with a booklet (gold cover)
A two-disc LP with tracks from the single disc CD version

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek gave the album four out of five stars, writing, "This is not only a fine collection for fans because of its wonderful sequencing, but the best introduction to the man and the band that one could ask for."^[1]

Track listing

All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except where indicated.

Single disc version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sultans of Swing"	5:48
2.	"Love Over Gold"	6:18
3.	"Romeo and Juliet"	6:00
4.	"Tunnel of Love" (Extract from "The Carousel Waltz" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II)	8:10
5.	"Private Investigations"	5:59
6.	"Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting)	8:24
7.	"Brothers in Arms"	6:57
8.	"Walk of Life"	4:08
9.	"On Every Street"	5:03
10.	"Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)"	5:00
11.	"Why Aye Man"	4:09
12.	"Boom, Like That"	5:49
13.	"What It Is"	4:56
14.	"All the Roadrunning" (featuring Emmylou Harris)	4:49
Total length:		81:30

Two-disc version

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Telegraph Road"	14:20
2.	"Sultans of Swing"	5:48
3.	"Love Over Gold"	6:18
4.	"Romeo and Juliet"	6:00
5.	"Tunnel of Love" (Extract from "The Carousel Waltz" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II)	8:10
6.	"Private Investigations"	5:59
7.	"So Far Away"	5:07
8.	"Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting)	8:24
9.	"Brothers in Arms"	6:57
10.	"Walk of Life"	4:08
11.	"Your Latest Trick"	6:29

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Calling Elvis"	6:24
2.	"On Every Street"	5:03
3.	"Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)"	5:00
4.	"Darling Pretty"	4:30
5.	"The Long Road (Theme from Cal)"	7:21
6.	"Why Aye Man"	4:09
7.	"Sailing to Philadelphia" (featuring James Taylor)	5:29
8.	"What It Is"	4:56
9.	"The Trawlerman's Song"	5:02
10.	"Boom, Like That"	5:49
11.	"All the Roadrunning" (featuring Emmylou Harris)	4:49
Total length:		135:52

Two-disc version (USA)

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Telegraph Road"	14:20
2.	"Sultans of Swing"	5:48
3.	"Love Over Gold"	6:18
4.	"Romeo and Juliet"	6:00
5.	"Tunnel of Love" (Extract from "The Carousel Waltz" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II)	8:10
6.	"Skateaway"	6:35
7.	"Private Investigations"	5:59
8.	"So Far Away"	5:07
9.	"Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting)	8:24
10.	"Walk of Life"	4:08
11.	"Your Latest Trick"	6:29

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Calling Elvis"	6:24
2.	"On Every Street"	5:03
3.	"Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)"	5:00
4.	"The Long Road (Theme from Cal)"	7:21
5.	"Why Aye Man"	4:09
6.	"Sailing to Philadelphia" (featuring James Taylor)	5:29
7.	"What It Is"	4:56
8.	"The Trawlerman's Song"	5:02
9.	"Boom, Like That"	5:49
10.	"Brothers in Arms"	6:57
11.	"All the Roadrunning" (featuring Emmylou Harris)	4:49
Total length:		137:57

Charts

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[2]	35
Austrian Albums Chart^[3]	44
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart^[4]	14
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart^[5]	32
Danish Albums Chart^[6]	5
Dutch Albums Chart^[7]	23
Finnish Albums Chart^[8]	17
French Compilations Chart^[9]	4
German Albums Chart^[10]	36
Greek Albums Chart^[11]	8
Irish Albums Chart^[12]	10
Italian Albums Chart^[13]	21
New Zealand Albums Chart^[14]	17
Norwegian Albums Chart^[15]	5
Portuguese Albums Chart^[16]	3
Spanish Albums Chart^[17]	7
Swiss Albums Chart^[18]	15
UK Albums Chart^[19]	20

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Swedish Albums Chart^[20]	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Belgium (BEA)^[21]	Platinum	50,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)^[22]	Platinum	40,000^{^}
Ireland (IRMA)^[23]	2× Platinum	30,000^x
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[24]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Portugal (AFP)^[25]	Platinum	20,000^x
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[26]	Platinum	80,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[27]	Gold	30,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[28]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[29]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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External links

Private Investigations at Mark Knopfler official website

v t e Dire Straits

Mark Knopfler John Illsley Alan Clark Guy Fletcher David Knopfler Pick Withers Hal Lindes Terry Williams Jack Sonni

Studio albums	Dire Straits Communiqué Making Movies Love over Gold Brothers in Arms On Every Street

Live albums	Alchemy On the Night Live at the BBC

Compilations	Money for Nothing Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

EPs	ExtendedancEPlay Encores

Singles	"Sultans of Swing" "Water of Love" "Lady Writer" "Romeo and Juliet" "Skateaway" "Tunnel of Love" "Private Investigations" "Industrial Disease" "Twisting by the Pool" "Love Over Gold" (live) "So Far Away" "Money for Nothing" "Brothers in Arms" "Walk of Life" "Your Latest Trick" "Calling Elvis" "Heavy Fuel" "On Every Street" "The Bug" "You and Your Friend"

Tours	Dire Straits Tour Communiqué Tour On Location Tour Love Over Gold Tour Brothers in Arms Tour On Every Street Tour

Related articles	Discography Band members Michael Brecker The Notting Hillbillies Chris White Birmingham at Barbarella

Book:Dire Straits Category:Dire Straits Portal:Rock music

v t e Mark Knopfler

Studio albums	Golden Heart Sailing to Philadelphia The Ragpicker's Dream Shangri-La Kill to Get Crimson Get Lucky Privateering

Soundtracks	Local Hero Cal Comfort and Joy The Princess Bride Last Exit to Brooklyn Wag the Dog Metroland A Shot at Glory

Collaborations	Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time (with the Notting Hillbillies) Neck and Neck (with Chet Atkins) All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)

Compilations	Screenplaying Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

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 (EP) "True Love Will Never Fade" "Punish the Monkey" "Border Reiver" "Remembrance Day"

Videography	A Night in London Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)

Band personnel	Richard Bennett Jim Cox Chad Cromwell Danny Cummings Phil Cunningham Stuart Duncan Guy Fletcher Paul Franklin Mike Henderson John McCusker Michael McGoldrick Tim O'Brien Matt Rollings Ian Thomas Geraint Watkins Glenn Worf

Tours	Golden Heart Tour Sailing to Philadelphia Tour Shangri-La Tour All the Roadrunning Tour Kill to Get Crimson Tour Get Lucky Tour Bob Dylan Tour with Mark Knopfler 2011 Bob Dylan Tour with Mark Knopfler 2012 Privateering Tour

Related articles	Mark Knopfler discography Brewers Droop Dire Straits The Notting Hillbillies British Grove Studios

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