Dire Straits - Communique
Vertigo  (1979)
General Rock

In Verzameling
#83

7*
LP    18 tracks  (42:39) 
Communique  (42:39)
   01   Once Upon A Time In The West             05:25
   02   News             04:14
   03   Where Do You Think You're Going?             03:49
   04   Communique             05:49
   05   Lady Writer             03:45
   06   Angel Of Mercy             04:36
   07   Portobello Belle             04:29
   08   Single Handed Sailor             04:42
   09   Follow Me Home             05:50
Dire Straits + Communiqué - Disc 2
   01   Once Upon A Time In The West            
   02   News            
   03   Where Do You Think You're Going            
   04   Communiqué            
   05   Lady Writer            
   06   Angel Of Mercy            
   07   Portobello Belle            
   08   Single Handed Sailor            
   09   Follow Me Home            
Persoonlijke Gegevens
Details
Cat. nummer 536 466-2
Verpakking Jewel Case
SPARS DDD
Geluid Stereo
Muzikanten
Drums and Percussion Pick Withers
Bass Guitar John Illsley
Guitar-Electric David Knopfler
Guitar-Electric Mark Knopfler
Keyboards-Various B Bear
Vocals John Illsley
Vocals-Lead Mark Knopfler
Medewerkers
Tekstschrijver Mark Knopfler
Producent Barry Beckett; Jerry Wexler
Geluidsman Jack Nuber
Opmerkingen
Remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering © 1996 Mercury Records Ltd (London) Rushed out less than nine months after the surprise success of Dire Straits' self-titled debut album, the group's sophomore effort, Communiqué seemed little more than a carbon copy of its predecessor with less compelling material. Mark Knopfler and Co. had established a sound (derived largely from J.J. Cale) of laidback shuffles and intricate, bluesy guitar-playing, and Communiqué provided more examples of it. But there was no track as focused as "Sultans of Swing," even if "Lady Writer" (a lesser singles chart entry on both sides of the Atlantic) nearly duplicated its sound. As a result, Communiqué sold immediately to Dire Straits' established audience, but no more, and it did not fare as well critically as its predecessor or its follow-up.