Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of [1998][320 KBPS]

Track Listings:

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01. Sultans Of Swing

02. Lady Writer

03. Romeo And Juliet

04. Tunnel Of Love

05. Private Investigations

06. Twisting By The Pool

07. Love Over Gold (Live)

08. So Far Away

09. Money For Nothing

10. Brothers In Arms

11. Walk Of Life

12. Calling Elvis

13. Heavy Fuel

14. On Every Street

15. Your Latest Trick (Live)

16. Local Hero / Wild Theme (Live)

17. The Bug (Bonus Track)

18. How Long (Bonus Track)

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Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion). Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, and blues, and came closest to beat music within the context of rock and roll. Despite the prominence of punk rock during the band's early years, the band's stripped-down sound contrasted with punk, demonstrating a more "rootsy" influence that emerged from pub rock. Many of Dire Straits' compositions were melancholic. Dire Straits' biggest selling album, Brothers in Arms, has sold over 30 million copies, and was the first album to sell a million copies on CD.



They also became one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with worldwide album sales of over 120 million. Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards—winning Best British Group twice, two MTV Video Music Awards, and various other music awards. The band's songs include "Money for Nothing", "Sultans of Swing", "So Far Away", "Walk of Life", "Brothers in Arms", "Private Investigations", "Romeo and Juliet", "Tunnel of Love", and "Telegraph Road".



According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, Dire Straits have spent over 1,100 weeks on the UK albums chart, ranking fifth all-time. Their career spanned a combined total of 15 years. They originally split up in 1988, but reformed in 1991, and disbanded for good in 1995 when Mark Knopfler launched his career full-time as a solo artist. There were several changes in personnel over both periods, leaving Mark Knopfler and John Illsley as the only two original bandmates who had remained throughout the band's career.

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Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is the second greatest hits compilation by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 10 November 1998 by Mercury Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was originally released, featuring liner notes by Robert Sandall, as both a one-disc edition and two-disc edition. The second disc contains live performances. The release is named after the band's 1978 hit single of the same name. The compilation was re-released together with a DVD in 2002. The DVD features the music videos of all the songs on the first disc, in addition to short interviews with Mark Knopfler about each song.

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Members:Mark Knopfler: lead vocals, guitar (1977–1995)



John Illsley: bass guitar, backing vocals (1977–1995)



Alan Clark: keyboards (1980–1995)



Guy Fletcher: synthesizer, backing vocals (1984–1995)



David Knopfler: rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1977–1980)



Pick Withers: drums, percussion (1977–1982)



Terry Williams: drums (1982–1989)



Jack Sonni: rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1985–1988)



Hal Lindes: rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1980–1985)