Complete List Of Dire Straits Albums And Discography

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This Complete List Of Dire Straits Albums And Songs presents the full discography of Dire Straits studio albums. The band was first formed in The group hails from the area of This complete Dire Straits discography also includes every single Dire Straits live album. All these blues rock pop Dire Straits albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each Dire Straits album as well as all original album covers. Every Dire Straits album listed below showcases the entire album tracklisting.

DIRE STRAITS STUDIO ALBUMS

Dire Straits

Released October 7, 1978

CD Track Listings:

1. “Down To The Waterline”
2. “Water Of Love”
3. “Setting Me Up”
4. “Six Blade Knife”
5. “Southbound Again”
6. “Sultans Of Swing”
7. “In The Gallery”
8. “Wild West End”
9. “Lions”

Communiqué

Released June 15, 1979

CD Track Listings:

1. “Once Upon A Time In The West”
2. “News”
3. “Where Do You Think You’re Going?”
4. “Communiqué”
5. “Lady Writer”
6. “Angel Of Mercy”
7. “Portobello Belle”
8. “Single-Handed Sailor”
9. “Follow Me Home”

Making Movies

Released October 17, 1980

CD Track Listings:

1. “Tunnel Of Love”
2. “Romeo And Juliet”
3. “Skateaway”
4. “Expresso Love”
5. “Hand In Hand”
6. “Solid Rock”
7. “Les Boys”

Love Over Gold

Released September 20,1982

CD Track Listings:

1. “Telegraph Road”
2. “Private Investigations”
3. “Industrial Disease”
4. “Love Over Gold”
5. “It Never Rains”

Brothers In Arms

Released May 13, 1985

CD Track Listings:

1. “So Far Away”
2. “Money For Nothing”
3. “Walk Of Life”
4. “Your Latest Trick”
5. “Why Worry”
6. “Ride Across The River”
7. “The Man’s Too Strong”
8. “One World”
9. “Brothers In Arms”

On Every Street

Released September 9, 1991

CD Track Listings:

1. “Calling Elvis”
2. “On Every Street”
3. “When It Comes To You”
4. “Fade To Black”
5. “The Bug”
6. “You And Your Friend”
7. “Heavy Fuel”
8. “Iron Hand”
9. “Ticket To Heaven”
10. “My Parties”
11. “Planet Of New Orleans”
12. “How Long”

DIRE STRAITS LIVE ALBUMS

Alchemy: Dire Straits Live

Released March 12, 1984

CD Track Listings:

1. “Once Upon A Time In The West”
2. “Romeo And Juliet”
4. “Expresso Love”
5. “Private Investigations”
6. “Sultans Of Swing”
7. “Two Young Lovers”
8. “Tunnel Of Love”
9. “Telegraph Road”
10. “Solid Rock”
11. “Going Home – Theme from ‘Local Hero'”

On the Night

Released May 10, 1993

CD Track Listings:

1. Calling Elvis
2. Walk of Life
3. Heavy Fuel
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Private Investigations
6. Your Latest Trick
7. On Every Street
8. You and Your Friend
9. Money for Nothing
10. Brothers in Arms

Live at the BBC

Released June 26, 1995

CD Track Listings:

1. Down to the Waterline
2. Six Blade Knife
3. Water of Love
4. Wild West End
5. Sultans of Swing
6. Lions
7. What’s the Matter Baby?
8. Tunnel of Love

Alchemy: Dire Straits Live –
(20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Released May 2010

DIRE STRAITS COMPILATION ALBUMS

Money for Nothing

Released October 17, 1988

CD Track Listings:

Sultans of Swing:
The Very Best of Dire Straits

Released October 19, 1998

CD Track Listings:

“Sultans of Swing” – 5:50
“Lady Writer” – 3:49
“Romeo and Juliet” – 6:05
“Tunnel of Love”– 8:14
“Private Investigations” – 5:54
“Twisting by the Pool” – 3:36
“Love over Gold” – 3:40
“So Far Away” – 4:03
“Money for Nothing” – 4:09
“Brothers in Arms” – 4:55
“Walk of Life” – 4:12
“Calling Elvis” – 4:41
“Heavy Fuel” – 5:01
“On Every Street” – 4:39
“Your Latest Trick”– 5:41
“Local Hero/Wild Theme” – 4:23

Disc Two

“Calling Elvis” – 9:05
“Walk of Life” – 5:28
“Last Exit to Brooklyn” – 2:23
“Romeo and Juliet” – 7:30
“Sultans of Swing” – 13:14
“Brothers in Arms” – 8:54
“Money for Nothing” – 6:37

Private Investigations

Released November 7, 2005

CD Track Listings:

1. Sultans Of Swing 5:50
2. Love Over Gold 6:16
3. Romeo & Juliet 6:00
4. Tunnel Of Love 8:10
5. Private Investigations 5:58
6. Money For Nothing 8:25
7. Brothers In Arms 6:57
8. Walk Of Life 4:07
9. On Every Street 5:02
10. Mark Knopfler Going Home (Theme From The Local Hero) 5:01
11. Mark Knopfler Why Aye Man 4:10
12. Mark Knopfler Boom, Like That 5:47
13. Mark Knopfler What It Is 4:55
14. Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris All The Roadrunning 4:47

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