Mark Knopfler discography

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Mark Knopfler discography
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Mark Knopfler in Chicago, 2006
Studio albums9
Compilation albums2
Music videos2
EPs2
Singles22
Soundtrack albums9
Collaborative albums3
Produced albums5
Other appearances10

The Mark Knopfler discography consists of recordings by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, not including his work with Dire Straits. Knopfler began recording apart from Dire Straits in 1983, when he released his first soundtrack album Local Hero. That same year he produced his first album, Infidels for Bob Dylan. Between 1983 and 2016, Knopfler composed and released nine soundtrack albums, the last of which was with Evelyn Glennie.

After he quietly disbanded Dire Straits in 1995, Knopfler released his first solo album Golden Heart in 1996. In total, he has released nine studio albums, two collaborative studio albums with Chet Atkins and Emmylou Harris, and twenty-two singles. In addition, Knopfler has also produced four additional albums for other artists, including Land of Dreams in 1988 for Randy Newman, and has appeared on many albums by other artists, providing guitar tracks or guest appearance vocals.

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		AUT
[3] 		CAN
[4] 		FIN
[5] 		FRA
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		NOR
[8] 		NZ
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		SWI
[11] 		US
[12]
1996 Golden Heart 9 28 8 11 7 38 3 2 16 4 3 105
2000 Sailing to Philadelphia 4 16 2 19 3 7 2 1 11 2 1 60
2002 The Ragpicker's Dream 7 47 9 18 7 4 2 1 8 5 5 38
2004 Shangri-La 11 69 14 — 10 5 4 1 1 3 7 66
2007 Kill to Get Crimson 9 41 10 — 15 9 4 2 2 4 3 26
2009 Get Lucky 9 43 10 16 17 10 3 1 5 6 5 17
2012 Privateering 8 25 1 23 7 10 1 1 3 2 2 65
2015 Tracker 3 12 1 4 5 6 1 1 4 3 2 14
2018 Down the Road Wherever 17 14
[22]		 4 6 3
[23]		 17
[24]		 5 1 10 2 1 15

Soundtrack albums[]

  • Local Hero (1983)
  • Cal (1984)
  • Comfort and Joy (1984)
  • The Princess Bride (1987)
  • Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
  • Wag the Dog (1998)
  • Metroland (1999)
  • A Shot at Glory (2002)
  • Altamira (2016) with Evelyn Glennie

Collaborative albums[]

Studio[]

  • Neck and Neck (1990) with Chet Atkins
  • All the Roadrunning (2006) with Emmylou Harris

Live[]

Compilation albums[]

with The Notting Hillbillies[]

EPs[]

Singles[]

  • "Going Home (Theme of Local Hero) (1983) - UK #56
  • "Darling Pretty" (1996) - UK #33
  • "Cannibals" (1996) - UK #42, AUS #97[2]
  • "Rüdiger" (1996)
  • "What It Is" (2000) US (AAA) #3, CH #38, DE #81, FR #56, NL #38, NO #10, IT #3, ES #4[25][26]
  • "Sailing to Philadelphia" (2001)
  • "Silvertown Blues" (2001)
  • "Why Aye Man" (2002) - UK #81
  • "Boom, Like That" (2004) - UK #34, US (AAA) #2
  • "The Trawlerman's Song" (2005)
  • "All the Roadrunning" - with Emmylou Harris (2006) - UK #8 [27]
  • "This is Us" - with Emmylou Harris - US (AAA) #5
  • "Beachcombing" (2006)
  • "True Love Will Never Fade" (2007)
  • "Punish the Monkey" (2007)
  • "Border Reiver" (2009)
  • "Remembrance Day" (2009)
  • "Redbud Tree" (2012)
  • "Beryl" (2015) US (AAA) #23
  • "Skydiver" (2015)
  • "Good on You Son" (2018) US (AAA) #39
  • "Back on the Dance Floor" (2018)

Other appearances[]

Year Song Album Notes
1986 "Two Brothers and a Stranger" The Color of Money original song
1994 "You Better Move On" Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander[28] Arthur Alexander cover with Chuck Jackson
1995 "Lily of the West" The Long Black Veil with The Chieftains
1996 "Learning the Game" Not Fade Away {Remembering Buddy Holly} Buddy Holly cover with Waylon Jennings
"Atlantis" Twang! A Tribute to Hank Marvin & the Shadows The Shadows cover
1997 "On Raglan Road" Sult: Spirit of the Music[29] The Dubliners cover
2001 "Rock 'n' Roll Ruby" Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records[30] Johnny Cash cover
"Alone and Forsaken" Timeless[31] Hank Williams cover with Emmylou Harris
2008 "Sarah" The Bablake Sessions[32] with Jon Allen
2012 "Restless Farewell" Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Bob Dylan cover

Unreleased[]

  • "Theme Music" - In Private in Public: The Prince and Princess of Wales soundtrack
  • "Get Busy" and "The Other Side of the Moon" - Hooves of Fire

Production and session work[]

as producer[]

  • Infidels (1983) by Bob Dylan. Although Knopfler disowned the reworked version of the album as released,[33] his production is still noticeable. Left off the album, but later released on The Bootleg Series, is the critically acclaimed "Blind Willie McTell", featuring only Dylan, singing and playing piano, accompanied by Knopfler on acoustic guitar.
  • Knife (1984) by Aztec Camera. This Scottish indie/new wave band was mostly a vehicle for the work of Roddy Frame, much as Dire Straits only ever recorded Mark Knopfler compositions.
  • Miracle (1987) by Willy DeVille. The album was dedicated to Knopfler and his wife "for their support which was nothing short of a Miracle in a time of Dire Straits." The album ends with the ballad "Storybook Love", the theme from The Princess Bride.
  • Land of Dreams (1988) by Randy Newman. Knopfler produced seven of the album's twelve tracks. The album includes the single "It's Money that Matters", which revisits the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing".
  • The Sailor's Revenge (2012) by Bap Kennedy was recorded at British Grove Studios in 2011.

as session musician[]

The following contain guitar performances or guest appearances by Knopfler.[34][35]

Music videos[]

Year Video Director
1990 "Poor Boy Blues" (w/ Chet Atkins) David Hogan
1991 "Voices That Care" (various) David S. Jackson

References[]

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  23. ^ https://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/albumit/2018/47
  24. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 47, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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  27. ^ https://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Mark+Knopfler&tab=songaswriterchartstab
  28. ^ "Various - Adios Amigo: A Tribute To Arthur Alexander". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  29. ^ "Various - Sult - Spirit Of The Music". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  30. ^ Good Rockin' Tonight - The Legacy Of Sun Records (2001, CD), retrieved 2021-06-05
  31. ^ "Various - Timeless". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  32. ^ The Bablake Sessions (2008, CD), retrieved 2021-06-05
  33. ^ Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades Clinton Heylin, Summit Books (1991) ISBN 0-671-73894-1
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  35. ^ "Mark Knopfler". Discogs. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

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