Dire Straits
Brothers In Arms

Warner Bros.    9 25264 2  (1985)

Rock/Pop
CD, 9   Tracks, 55:09  Length
01 So Far Away Mark Knopfler 05:12
✷  Recording Date   1985  ✷ 
02 Money For Nothing Mark Knopfler; Sting 08:26
✷  Recording Date   1985  ✷ 
03 Walk Of Life Mark Knopfler 04:12
✷  Recording Date   1985  ✷ 
04 Your Latest Trick Mark Knopfler 06:33
✷  Recording Date   1985  ✷ 
05 Why Worry Mark Knopfler 08:31
✷  Recording Date   1985  ✷ 
06 Ride Across The River Mark Knopfler 06:58
✷  Recording Date   1985  ✷ 
07 The Man's Too Strong Mark Knopfler 04:40
✷  Recording Date   1985  ✷ 
08 One World Mark Knopfler 03:40
✷  Recording Date   1985  ✷ 
09 Brothers In Arms Mark Knopfler 06:57
✷  Recording Date   1985  ✷ 
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Guitar Mark Knopfler
Bass John Illsley
Keyboards Alan Clark
Synthesizer Guy Fletcher
Drums Omar Hakim
Drums Terry Williams
Musician Dire Straits
Producer Mark Knopfler; Neil Dorfsman
Engineer Neil Dorfsman
Cover by Thomas Steyer
Personal Details
Index # 926
Owner Dave
Tags Pop Rock
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
Brothers in Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international best-seller. Of course, the success of Brothers in Arms was helped considerably by the clever computer-animated video for "Money for Nothing," a sardonic attack on MTV. But what kept the record selling was Mark Knopfler's increased sense of pop songcraft -- "Money for Nothing" had an indelible guitar riff, "Walk of Life" is a catchy up-tempo boogie variation on "Sultans of Swing," and the melodies of the bluesy "So Far Away" and the down-tempo, Everly Brothers-style "Why Worry" were wistful and lovely. Dire Straits had never been so concise or pop-oriented, and it wore well on them. Though they couldn't maintain that consistency through the rest of the album -- only the jazzy "Your Latest Trick" and the flinty "Ride Across the River" make an impact -- Brothers in Arms remains one of their most focused and accomplished albums, and in its succinct pop sense, it's distinctive within their catalog. [In 2005 Mercury released a 20th anniversary limited edition version of Brothers in Arms in the Hybrid/SACD format.] -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine (allmusic.com)