Track Listing 1. Once Upon a Time in the West 2. News 3. Where Do You Think You're Going? 4. Communiqué 5. Lady Writer 6. Angel of Mercy 7. Portobello Belle 8. Single-Handed Sailor 9. Follow Me Home
| Details | | Playing Time: | 42 min. | | Producer: | Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler (vocals, guitar); John Illsley (vocals, bass); Pick Withers (drums). Recorded at Compass Studios, Nassau, Bahamas in December 1978. Personnel: Mark Knopfler (vocals, guitar); David Knopfler, John Illsley (vocals); Boby Bear (keyboards); Pick Withers (drums). Audio Mixer: Gregg Hamm. Audio Remasterer: Bob Ludwig. Recording information: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas (12/1978). Illustrator: Geoff Halpin. Rushed out less than nine months after the surprise success of Dire Straits' self-titled debut album, the group's sophomore effort, Communiqué, continues in the same vein. Mark Knopfler and co. had established a sound (derived largely from J.J. Cale) of laid-back shuffles and intricate, bluesy guitar playing, and Communiqué provides more examples of it. "Lady Writer" (a lesser singles chart entry on both sides of the Atlantic) nearly duplicated the sound of "Sultans of Swing," even if . Communiqué sold immediately to Dire Straits' established audience, but no more, and it did not fare as well critically as its predecessor or its follow-up. ~ William Ruhlmann
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