Kill to Get Crimson

by Mark Knopfler

Kill to Get Crimson cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 October 2007
  • Label: Mercury
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:03:33
  • Community rating: 3.61/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The fifth solo outing from the former Dire Straits frontman finds Mark Knopfler continuing his pursuit of gentle, rootsy storytelling. 'Kill to Get Crimson' is a notably relaxed, largely acoustic affair, utilizing folk instrumentation like the accordion and flute to supplement his tasteful, fingerpicked guitar melodies.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, guitar-driven, male-vocals, melodic, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. True Love Will Never Fade (4:21)
  2. The Scaffolder's Wife (3:52)
  3. The Fizzy And The Still (4:07)
  4. Heart Full Of Holes (6:36)
  5. We Can Get Wild (4:18)
  6. Secondary Waltz (3:43)
  7. Punish The Monkey (4:38)
  8. Let It All Go (5:18)
  9. Behind With The Rent (4:48)
  10. The Fish And The Bird (3:45)
  11. Madame Geneva's (3:59)
  12. In The Sky (7:30)
  13. Boom, Like That - Live in Denver (6:32)

Credits

  • Glenn Worf - bass guitar, bass [string]
  • John Bratby - cover [image], painting
  • Tom Bird - creative director
  • Danny Cummings - drums, percussion
  • Ian Lowthian - musician [additional], accordion
  • Chris White - musician [additional], flute, saxophone, clarinet
  • Steve Sidwell - musician [additional], trumpet
  • Frank Ricotti - musician [additional], vibraphone [vibes]

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