What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

Band Members for this release

too many to list



Artist Recording History

studio solo albums - 7
compilation albums - 2
ep's - 2
singles - 12
music videos - 2

3 Grammys for his album with Chet Atkins
many more awards for Dire Straits work

from my library (cd)



Producer: Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay

2nd solo album, #60 US, #4 UK, #16 Australia, #19 Canada
Singles - What It Is
----------Sailing To Philadelphia

I like it, but not as much as I thought I did. Only the leadoff track gets that love score with 3 not getting a like. This was Mark's second
solo attempt and the only one I have. We get 2 guest vocalist with James Taylor and Van Morrison. Interesting that the title track is inspired
from a book about the forming of the Mason-Dixon line. That is also the track where JT guests. VM shows up on The Last Laugh. I don't think
either of those vocalist meshed well with Knopfler. Showing 2 singles released but can't find where either charted. Allmusic calls this Dire
Straits eighth album referring to the sound. The Knopfler guitar is obvious but aside from that, I disagree. If anyone here has heard all of
Knopflers albums, how would you rank this one?

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Do America
Best Track - What It Is

Track Listing

1. What It Is ***
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPwFgPkcmeg
2. Sailing to Philadelphia **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrLdKYRBOEE
3. Who's Your Baby Now *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RafTOFBoywM
4. Baloney Again **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-gUV4UKWHA
5. The Last Laugh **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPhJb4O8RE
6. Do America *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEJfLTdYQ8k
7. El Macho **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOZzy2a6_yw
8. Prairie Wedding **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOwh07JSoRc
9. Wanderlust *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsdRbxRGgxM
10. Speedway at Nazareth **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=praUaqWWLyk
11. Junkie Doll **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obCJje7PQmY
12. Silvertown Blues **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyFYk4p8ABQ
13. Sands of Nevada **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8pFzU93SzI

3's - 1
2's - 9
1's - 3

grade - 1.8 of 3.0
allmusic - 3.0 of 5.0