Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

by Dire Straits

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 19 October 1998
  • Label: Vertigo
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:18:07
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A best of collection by Dire Straits, named for the band's breakthrough single and covering their career from 1978 onward. Mark Knopfler's fingerpicked guitar and dry storytelling anchor a catalogue that moved from pub rock roots to stadium scale.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, guitars, rhythmic, progressive, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Sultans Of Swing (5:45)
  2. Lady Writer (3:39)
  3. Romeo And Juliet (5:51)
  4. Tunnel Of Love (8:07)
  5. Private Investigations (5:45)
  6. Twisting By The Pool (3:30)
  7. Love Over Gold (Live) (3:27)
  8. So Far Away (4:02)
  9. Money For Nothing (4:05)
  10. Brothers In Arms (4:56)
  11. Walk Of Life (4:07)
  12. Calling Elvis (4:37)
  13. Heavy Fuel (4:54)
  14. On Every Street (4:34)
  15. Your Latest Trick (Live) (6:29)
  16. Local Hero / Wild Theme (Live) (4:19)

Credits

  • Carlos Grier - edited by [digitally edited by]
  • Don Cobb - edited by [digitally edited by]

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