Released October 1988 Length 66:18 Release date October 1988 | Recorded 1978–1985 Producer Various Label Warner Bros. Records | |
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Money for Nothing is a greatest hits album by British rock band Dire Straits released in 1988. It features highlights from the band's first five albums. The vinyl edition omits "Telegraph Road" and has a different running order, with "Tunnel of Love" placed between "Money for Nothing", the title track, and "Brothers in Arms". The collection went to #1 on the UK Albums Chart. It sold 6.6 million copies in Europe and one million in the U.S.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Knopfler, except where noted.
- "Sultans of Swing" – 5:46
- "Down to the Waterline" – 4:01
- Tracks 1-2 originally released on the album Dire Straits.
- "Portobello Belle--Live" – 4:33
- Previously unreleased. Outtake from the album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live.
- "Twisting by the Pool (Remix)" – 3:30
- Previously released as a single & EP.
- "Tunnel of Love" (Intro by Rodgers/Hammerstein) – 8:10
- "Romeo and Juliet" – 5:56
- Tracks 5-6 previously released on the album Making Movies.
- "Where Do You Think You're Going?" – 3:30
- Previously unreleased mix. Original version is on the album Communiqué.
- "Walk of Life" – 4:08
- Previously released on the album Brothers in Arms.
- "Private Investigations" – 5:50
- Full-length version originally released on the album Love over Gold.
- "Telegraph Road--Live (Remix)" – 11:59
- Previously unreleased mix. Original version is on the album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live.
- "Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Gordon Sumner) Single edit – 4:06
- "Brothers in Arms" edit – 4:49
- Previously unreleased. Original version is on the album Brothers in Arms.
Songs
1Sultans of Swing5:48
2Down to the Waterline4:01
3Portobello Belle (live)4:34
References
Money for Nothing (album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA