Building on last year's Grammy-nominated "All The Roadrunning" collaboration with Emmylou Harris, his highest charting non-Dire Straits album to date, acclaimed singer-songwriter/guitarist Mark Knopfler unveils his fifth solo album, Kill To Get Crimson. The ablum's artful guitar rock and Knopfler's signature sound , instantly recognizable vocals and smart lyrics are presented here on 1/2 speed mastered vinyl. A multiple-Grammy winner who has sold more than 110 million albums worldwide, Knopfler remains one of rock's most admired artists! With Dire Straits, Knopfler enjoyed the band's 1978 double-platinum self-titled debut, 1979's gold Communique, 1980's platinum Making Movies, 1982's gold Love Over Gold, 1985's rock masterpiece Brothers In Arms and 1991's platinum reunion album On Every Street. His solo debut was 1996's Golden Heart. 2000's Sailing To Philadelphia went gold in the U.S. and sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. 2002's The Ragpicker's Dream was his first solo album to crack the U.S. Pop Top 40. The critically hailed Shangri-La followed in 2004. The ex-Dire Straits lead man is still pluggin' along with yet another solo release. His newest album, Kill to Get Crimson, is released by Warner Bros and features "Punish the Monkey" and "True Love Will Never Fade".
Features
1/2 Speed Mastering by Stan Ricker
Plating and Pressing at R.T.I.
Pressed on 180 Gram High Performance Vinyl
Packaged a high quality gatefold jacket
Includes Bonus CD of entire album! Musicians:
Mark Knopfler, vocals, guitars
Guy Fletcher, keyboards
Glenn Worf, bass guitar, string bass
Danny Cummings, drums, percussion
Track Listing
1. True Love Will Never Fade
2. The Scaffolder's Wife
3. The Fizzy And The Still
4. Heart Full of Holes
5. We Can Get Wild
6. Secondary Waltz
7. Punish The Monkey
8. Let It All Go
9. Behind With The Rent
10. The Fish And The Bird
11. Madame Geneva's
12. In The Sky