Description
Dire Straits – Communiqué / Warner Bros. Records Audio Cassette 1979 / W5 3330
UPC 020831295048
Communiqué is the second studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 5 June 1979 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album featured the single "Lady Writer," which reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 51 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached number one on album charts in Germany, Spain, New Zealand, and Sweden, number 11 in the United States and number 5 in the United Kingdom. Communiqué was later certified gold in the United States, platinum in the United Kingdom and double-platinum in France.
It is the last album to feature David Knopfler, who would later depart from the band during the making of their following album and the last with the original lineup.
| Label: | Warner Bros. Records – W5 3330 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
Cassette, Album
|
| Country: | US |
| Released: |
1979 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Classic Rock |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Once Upon A Time In The West | 5:22 | |
| A2 | News | 4:11 | |
| A3 | Where Do You Think You're Going? |
3:50 | |
| A4 | Communiqué | 5:49 | |
| B1 | Lady Writer | 3:43 | |
| B2 | Angel Of Mercy | 4:32 | |
| B3 | Portobello Belle | 4:29 | |
| B4 | Single-Handed Sailor | 4:41 | |
| B5 | Follow Me Home | 5:47 |
- Art Direction – Alan Schmidt
- Bass, Vocals – John Illsley
- Design – Hothouse
- Drums – Pick Withers
- Effects [Sound] – Clack Inc. Sound Studios
- Engineer – Jack Nuber
- Engineer [Mix] – Gregg Hamm
- Illustration – Geoff Halpin
- Keyboards – B. Bear
- Mastered By – Bobby Hata
- Mastered By [Supervisor] – Paul Wexler
- Photography By – Adrian Boot, Charlot Wissing, Peter Brill
- Photography By [Back Cover] – Barry Schulz
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve Band] – Govert De Roos
- Producer – Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – David Knopfler
- Tape Op – Thelbert Rigby
- Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Written-By – Mark Knopfler
