as a musician, tunesmith and storyteller.' Recorded at Knopfler's award-winning British Grove Studios in West London, Get Lucky was co-produced with longtime collaborators, engineer Chuck Ainlay and keyboardist Guy Fletcher and featured Richard Bennett, Danny Cummings, John McCusker, Matt Rollings and Glenn Worf. The 11-track album explores a lifetime of musical roots exemplified by the title track. 'The first itinerant person I ever met would sing in soul bands in winter, then work part-time in fairgrounds or 'go pick fruit down south' when the weather turned warm,' explains Knopfler. 'I was about 15 years old, stuck in school and envious. 'Get Lucky' came from him and other traveling characters I went on to meet in places I'd fin...  (less)

spans their entire careers.  (less)

Kill To Get Crimson. While certain to appeal to his loyal fan base, the album’s artful guitar rock will also entice new fans to Knopfler’s signature sound (he’s #27 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time), instantly recognizable vocals and smart lyrics. A multiple-Grammy winner who has sold more than 110 million albums worldwide, Knopfler remains one of rock’s most admired artists. Mark Knopfler Photos More from Mark Knopfler All the Roadrunning Shangri-La The Ragpicker's Dream Sailing to Philadelphia Neck and Neck One Take Radio Sessions [EP] [LIVE] Real Live Roadrunning (with DVD) [LIVE] ...  (less)

solo — and whose signature guitar sound, instantly recognizable vocals and smart lyrics have made him one of rock's most admired artists — Knopfler offers an idyllic earthly refuge for the sophisticated rock fan with Shangri-La.  (less)

roots. Fluently combining folk and blues with his original songwriting, the whole containing personalized British ingredients and vivid observational lyricism. Comprising the 11-track album; plus a Bonus DVD including an acoustic performance of the track 'Get Lucky', an interview and a tour around the British Grove Studio conducted by Mark and Chuck Ainlay. Presented in a digipak picture sleeve  (less)

mulitple Grammy winner who has sold more than 110 million albums worldwide. Knopfler's signature guitar sound, instantly recognizable vocals and smart lyrics have made him one of rock's most admired artists.  (less)

Where Will You Go, Track: 6: Father And Son, Track: 7: Meeting Under The Trees, Track: 8: Potato Picking, Track: 9: In A Secret Place Media Type: CD Artist: KNOPFLER,MARK Title: CAL SOUNDTRACK Street Release Date: 10/20/1987 Import Genre: SOUNDTRACK  (less)

Man' (Live), 'Quality Shoe' (Live), 'Sailing To Philadelphia' (Live), 'Brothers In Arms' (Live) & 'Why Aye Man' (Live Video). 17 tracks in all. Mercury. 2002.  (less)

interlude spent rebelling against traditional mores. Those are also the geographic and chronological poles Mark Knopfler's score orbits, from wistful title music that edges perilously close to Kenny G-Land to playfully cheesy, tongue-in-cheek cocktail jazz and riff-rock. Along the way Knopfler also pays homage to gypsy jazz-guitar great Django Reinhardt (who's also gratifyingly represented here by two vintage cuts, "Blues Clair" and "Minor Swing") as well as serving up the quiet, melodic melancholy familiar to admirers of Local Hero and Cal . The balance of the collection is devoted to a motley collection of period-pop (The Stranglers' droll "Peaches," Hot Chocolate's "So You Win Again," Elvis Costello's breakthrough "A...  (less)

U.S. release.  (less)

Philadelphia-which is near gold in the U.S. and has sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide-is presented in a special CD-DVDA package.  (less)