
Dire Straits leader/film score composer Mark Knopfler releases his debut solo LP, which displays Celtic, folk and country influences in a set of songs with an expansive, rootsy feel. Taking in everything from ferocious rockers to acoustic intimacy, Knopfler's songwriting has rarely been as expressive, his guitar playing so nuanced; the sonic quality of the album is, of course, impeccable. Guests include Vince Gill, Muscle Shoals pianist Barry Beckett and noted Irish musicians. First single: "Darling Pretty."
1) Darling Pretty
2) Imelda
3) Golden Heart
4) No Can Do
5) Vic ; Ray
6) Don't You Get It
7) A Night in Summer Long Ago
8) Cannibals
9) I'm the Fool
10) Je Suis Desole
11) Rudiger
12) Nobody's Got the Gun
13) Done with Bonaparte
14) Are We in Trouble Now