Love Over Gold
by Dire Straits
- Type: Album
- Released: 24 September 1982
- Label: Vertigo
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 41:07
- Community rating: 3.95/5 from 11 ratings
Artists on this release: Pick Withers, John Illsley, Alan Clark, Hal Lindes, Mark Knopfler
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Abandoning conventional pop structures, Mark Knopfler leads Dire Straits through a sprawling, highly ambitious exploration of progressive art rock. Featuring the 14-minute epic 'Telegraph Road', 'Love Over Gold' is an incredibly dynamic, nocturnal record characterized by intricate, mellow guitar virtuosity and sweeping, cinematic atmospheres.
Genres
Descriptors: progressive, rain, melodic, long-form, literary
Tracklist
- Telegraph Road (14:18)
- Private Investigations (6:45)
- Industrial Disease (5:48)
- Love Over Gold (6:15)
- It Never Rains (7:59)
Credits
- Dire Straits - primary artist
- John Illsley - bass
- Mark Knopfler - composed by, producer, vocals, guitar
- Michael Rowe - design [sleeve design], graphic design
- Pick Withers - drums
- Neil Dorfsman - engineer
- Barry Bongiovi - engineer [assistant], assistant engineer
- Hal Lindes - guitar
- Alan Clark - keyboards
- Bob Ludwig - lacquer cut by, mastered by
- Howie Weinberg - lacquer cut by
- Damage Management - management
- Alan Lobel - photography by, photography
- Peter Cunningham - photography by, photography
- Ed Walsh - programmed by [synth program], synthesizer programming
- Mike Mainieri - vibraphone [vibes], marimba