Get Lucky

by Mark Knopfler

Get Lucky cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 September 2009
  • Label: Mercury / Vertigo
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 57:45
  • Community rating: 3.29/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The former Dire Straits frontman continued his exploration of roots-oriented folk and Celtic influences on his sixth solo venture. Recorded at his British Grove Studios, the project is defined by its meticulous production and reflective, narrative-driven lyricism centering on working-class characters.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk

Tracklist

  1. Border Reiver (4:35)
  2. Hard Shoulder (4:33)
  3. You Can't Beat The House (3:25)
  4. Before Gas And TV (5:50)
  5. Monteleone (3:39)
  6. Cleaning My Gun (4:43)
  7. The Car Was The One (3:55)
  8. Remembrance Day (5:05)
  9. Get Lucky (4:33)
  10. So Far From The Clyde (5:58)
  11. Piper To The End (5:47)
  12. Early Bird (5:35)

Credits

  • Glenn Worf - bass, double bass [upright bass]
  • Rupert Gregson-Williams - conductor [strings, french horns]
  • John McCusker - violin, cittern
  • Michael McGoldrick - flute, whistle
  • Chuck Ainlay - co-producer, engineer
  • Salvador Design - artwork by
  • Martin Hollis - engineer [assistant]
  • Richard Cooper - engineer [assistant]
  • Bob Ludwig - mastered by

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