Release date 7 November 2005 | Label Warner Bros. Records | |
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Released 7 November 2005 (2005-11-07) Length 81:30 (CD)135:52 (2CD)137:57 (2CD-U.S.A.) Similar Dire Straits albums, Rock music albums | ||
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler is the third compilation album by Dire Straits and British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released in 2005 by Mercury and Vertigo internationally, and Warner Bros. in the United States. Named after their 1982 hit single, the album consists of material by Dire Straits, with songs selected from the group's six studio albums (excluding the 1979 album Communiqué) from 1978 up through the group's dissolution in 1995. It also features work from the solo career of the group's singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler, including some of his soundtrack material.
Contents
- Dire straits with private investigations from their cd love over gold
- Release
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Two disc version
- Two disc version USA
- Songs
- References
The only previously unreleased track on the album is "All the Roadrunning", a duet with country music singer Emmylou Harris. The United States version omits "Darling Pretty", but adds "Skateaway".
Dire straits with private investigations from their cd love over gold
Release
Private Investigations was released in four different versions:
Critical reception
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek gave the album four out of five stars, writing, "This is not only a fine collection for fans because of its wonderful sequencing, but the best introduction to the man and the band that one could ask for."
Track listing
All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except where indicated.
Two-disc version
Two-disc version (U.S.A.)
Songs
1Telegraph Road14:20
2Sultans of Swing5:48
3Love Over Gold6:17