Mark Knopfler discography

The Mark Knopfler discography consists of recordings by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, not including his work with Dire Straits. Knopfler began recording apart from Dire Straits in 1983, when he released his first soundtrack album '' Local Hero''. That same year he produced his first album, ''Infidels'' for Bob Dylan. Between 1983 and 2016, Knopfler composed and released nine soundtrack albums, the last of which was with Evelyn Glennie.

After he quietly disbanded Dire Straits in 1995, Knopfler released his first solo album ''Golden Heart'' in 1996. In total, he has released nine studio albums, two collaborative studio albums with Chet Atkins and Emmylou Harris, and twenty-two singles. In addition, Knopfler has also produced four additional albums for other artists, including '' Land of Dreams'' in 1988 for Randy Newman, and has appeared on many albums by other artists, providing guitar tracks or guest appearance vocals.

Albums

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

* '' Local Hero'' (1983)
* '' Cal'' (1984)
* '' Comfort and Joy'' (1984)
* ''The Princess Bride'' (1987)
* ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' (1989)
* ''Wag the Dog'' (1998)
* '' Metroland'' (1999)
* ''A Shot at Glory'' (2002)
* ''Altamira'' (2016) with Evelyn Glennie

Collaborative albums

Studio

* '' Neck and Neck'' (1990) with Chet Atkins
* ''All the Roadrunning'' (2006) with Emmylou Harris

Live

* ''Real Live Roadrunning'' (2006) with Emmylou Harris

Compilation albums

*'' Screenplaying'' (1993)
*'' The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations'' (2005)

with

The Notting Hillbillies

* '' Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time'' (1990)

EPs

* '' The Trawlerman's Song EP'' (2005)
* '' One Take Radio Sessions'' (2005)

Singles

* " Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" (1983) - UK #56
* " Darling Pretty" (1996) - UK #33
* "Cannibals" (1996) - UK #42, AUS #97
* "Rüdiger" (1996)
* " What It Is" (2000) US (AAA) #3, CH #38, DE #81, FR #56, NL #38, NO #10, IT #3, ES #4
* "Sailing to Philadelphia" - with James Taylor (2001) NL #73
* "Silvertown Blues" (2001)
* "Why Aye Man" (2002) - UK #81
* " Boom, Like That" (2004) - UK #34, US (AAA) #2
* "The Trawlerman's Song" (2005)
* "All the Roadrunning" - with Emmylou Harris (2006) - UK #8
* "This is Us" - with Emmylou Harris (2006) - US (AAA) #5
* "Beachcombing" - with Emmylou Harris (2006)
* "True Love Will Never Fade" (2007)
* "Punish the Monkey" (2007)
* "Border Reiver" (2009)
* "Remembrance Day" (2009)
* "Redbud Tree" (2012)
* "Beryl" (2015) US (AAA) #23
* "Skydiver" (2015)
* "Good on You Son" (2018) US (AAA) #39
* "Back on the Dance Floor" (2018)

Other appearances

Unreleased

* "Theme Music" - ''In Private in Public: The Prince and Princess of Wales'' soundtrack
* "Get Busy" and "The Other Side of the Moon" - ''Hooves of Fire''

Production and session work

as producer

* ''Infidels'' (1983) by Bob Dylan. Although Knopfler disowned the reworked version of the album as released, his production is still noticeable. Left off the album, but later released on The Bootleg Series, is the critically acclaimed "Blind Willie McTell", featuring only Dylan, singing and playing piano, accompanied by Knopfler on acoustic guitar.
* ''Knife'' (1984) by Aztec Camera. This Scottish indie/new wave band was mostly a vehicle for the work of Roddy Frame, much as Dire Straits only ever recorded Mark Knopfler compositions.
* ''Miracle'' (1987) by Willy DeVille. The album was dedicated to Knopfler and his wife "for their support which was nothing short of a Miracle in a time of Dire Straits." The album ends with the ballad "Storybook Love", the theme from ''The Princess Bride''.
* '' Land of Dreams'' (1988) by Randy Newman. Knopfler produced seven of the album's twelve tracks. The album includes the single "It's Money that Matters", which revisits the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing".
* '' The Sailor's Revenge'' (2012) by Bap Kennedy was recorded at British Grove Studios in 2011.

as session musician

The following contain guitar performances or guest appearances by Knopfler.

* '' Oh What a Feeling'' by Mavis Staples (1979)
* "Gotta Serve Somebody"/"Trouble in Mind" by Bob Dylan (1979)
* '' Slow Train Coming'' by Bob Dylan (1979)
* ''Sandy McLelland & the Backline'' by Sandy McLelland (1979)
* "King's Call" from ''Solo in Soho'' by Phil Lynott (1980)
* "Time Out of Mind" from ''Gaucho'' by Steely Dan (1980)
* ''Beautiful Vision'' by Van Morrison (1982)
* "Ode to Liberty (The Protest Song) from '' The Philip Lynott Album'' by Phil Lynott (1982)
* "Love Over and Over" from ''Love Over and Over'' by Kate & Anna McGarrigle (1982)
* "Madonna's Daughter" from ''Release'' by David Knopfler (1983)
* ''Phil Everly'' by Phil Everly (1983)
* ''Infidels'' by Bob Dylan (1983)
* "Blanket Roll Blues" from '' Climate of Hunter'' by Scott Walker (1984)
* ''Never Told a Soul'' by John Illsley (1984)
* "She Means Something to Me" from ''The Rock Connection'' by Cliff Richard (1984)
* "Valentine" from '' Boys and Girls'' by Bryan Ferry (1985)
* '' Stay Tuned'' by Chet Atkins (1985)
* '' Break Every Rule'' by Tina Turner (1986)
* "They Dance Alone (Cueco Solo)" from '' ...Nothing Like the Sun'' by Sting (1987)
* "The Game of Love" from ''Primitive Dance'' by Paul Brady (1987)
* ''Sails'' by Chet Atkins (1987)
* ''Soldier of Fortune'' by Thin Lizzy (1987)
* '' Save the Last Dance for Me'' by Ben E. King (1987)
* ''Let It Be'' by Ferry Aid (1987)
* ''Prince's Trust 10th anniversary Birthday Party'' (1987)
* ''The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (The Music)'' (1987)
* "Imagine" from '' C.G.P.'' by Chet Atkins (1988)
* "Death Is Not the End"''Down in the Groove'' by Bob Dylan (1988)
* '' The Shouting Stage'' by Joan Armatrading (1988)
* '' Land of Dreams'' by Randy Newman (1988)
* ''Glass'' by John Illsley (1988)
* ''Under Milk Wood (A Play For Voices)'' by Dylan Thomas (1988)
* ''The Booze Brothers'' by Brewers Droop (1989)
* "Water of Love" from '' River of Time'' by The Judds (1989)
* ''Brendan Croker & the Five O'Clock Shadows'' by Brendan Croker (1989)
* ''EP'' by Brendan Croker & the Five O'Clock Shadows (1989)
* "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" from ''UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff'' by Weird Al Yankovic (1989)
* "Foreign Affair" from ''Foreign Affair'' by Tina Turner (1989)
* "I Think That I Love You Too Much" from '' Hell to Pay'' by Jeff Healey (1990)
* ''Knebworth: The Album'' (1990)
* "All Is Fair in Love and War" from ''Back to the Grindstone'' by Ronnie Milsap (1991)
* " Voices That Care" (1991)
* ''The Great Indoors'' by Brendan Croker (1991)
* '' The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3, 1961–1991'' by Bob Dylan (1991)
* "Where Is the Next One Coming From? from '' Damn Right, I've Got the Blues'' by Buddy Guy (1991)
* '' Shadowdance'' by Chris White (1991)
* '' Sneakin' Around'' by Chet Atkins (1992)
* "When It Comes to You" from '' Seminole Wind'' by John Anderson (1992)
* ''Dulcimer Sessions'' by David Schnaufer (1992)
* ''Ain't I a Woman'' by Rory Block (1992)
* ''Heartbeat'' by Hank Marvin (1993)
* "Wonderful Land"/"Nivram" by Hank Marvin (1993)
* ''Beloved One'' by Dee Carstensen (1993)
* ''Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight'' by Aaron Neville (1993)
* '' Flyer'' by Nanci Griffith (1994)
* "White Lightnin'" from ''The Bradley Barn Sessions'' by George Jones (1994)
* '' Read My Licks'' by Chet Atkins (1994)
* ''The Kershaw Sessions'' by Brendan Croker (1995)
* ''Long Black Veil'' by The Chieftains (1995)
* '' South of I-10'' by Sonny Landreth (1995)
* ''Big River'' by Jimmy Nail (1995)
* '' Just Pickin''' by Steve Phillips (1996)
* "Let the Guitar Do the Talkin'" from ''Paradise'' by John Anderson (1996)
* "The Way I Should" from '' The Way I Should'' by Iris DeMent (1996)
* ''Throw These Guns Away + Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Dunblane tribute record)'' (1996)
* "Ode to Chet" from '' Nothin' but the Taillights'' by Clint Black (1997)
* '' Music for Montserrat'' (1998)
* '' Closing in on the Fire'' by Waylon Jennings (1998)
* "Oh, Lonesome Me" for Mary Chapin Carpenter from '' Tribute to Tradition'' (various) (1998)
* ''The Piper's Call'' by Liam O'Flynn (1999)
* '' The Austin Sessions'' by Kris Kristofferson (1999)
* '' Another World'' by Gerry Rafferty (2000)
* ''Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary Birthday Party'' (2000)
* ''Buried Treasures, Vol. 3'' by Lindisfarne (2000)
* ''Human'' by Rod Stewart (2001)
* "Don't Be Cruel" for Bryan Ferry from ''Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records'' by (various) (2001)
* ''Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues'' by Jools Holland (2002)
* ''Lost & Found'' by Lee Fardon (2002)
* ''Parallel Tracks'' by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (2003)
* ''Double Shot Rocks'' by Alan Merrill (2003)
* Nobody's Here Anymore from '' Deja Vu All Over Again'' by John Fogerty (2004)
* ''Is It Rolling Bob? A Reggae Tribute to Bob Dylan'' (2004)
* ''Just for a Thrill'' by Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings (2004)
* ''Sea Fever'' by William Topley (2004)
* '' B. B. King & Friends: 80'' by B.B. King (2005)
* "Who Will the Next Fool Be?" from '' Zu & Co. - The Ultimate Duets Collection'' by Zucchero (2005)
* ''Prairie Home Companion Duets'' (2006)
* ''East to West'' by Paul Burch (2006)
* '' Take the Weather with You'' by Jimmy Buffett (2006)
* ''Uncovered'' by Tony Joe White (2006)
* ''After Midnight Live'' by Eric Clapton (2007)
* "Love Song" from '' ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...'' by The Dandy Warhols (2008, dobro)
* ''Burning Your Playhouse Down'' by George Jones (2008)
* "Blue Tarp Blues" from ''From the Reach'' by Sonny Landreth (2008)
* '' Inamorata'' by Guy Fletcher (2008)
* ''Life Goes On'' by Gerry Rafferty (2009)
* ''Greatest and Latest: Just a Thrill and Live'' by Bill Wyman (2009)
* ''Live at Knebworth'' (2010)
* ''Streets of Heaven'' by John Illsley (2010)
* '' Just Across the River'' by Jimmy Webb (2010)
* ''Chet Atkins Certified Guitar Player'' concert-tribute to Chet Atkins (2010)
* ''Mercury'' by Pieta Brown (2011)
* ''Gathering'' by Diane Schuur (2011)
* '' Freak Flag'' by Greg Brown (2011)
* ''Back Pages'' by America (2011)
* "17 Hills" from ''A Map of the Floating City'' by Thomas Dolby (2011)
* ''Memories Of My Trip'' by Chris Barber (2011)
* s too much'' by Bo Walton (2011)
* "What a Wonderful World" from '' Impressions'' by Chris Botti (2012)
* ''Waiting on a Dream'' by Bo Walton (2012)
* ''Slightly Above Below Average - A Tribute to Chet Atkins by His Friends'' (2012)
* ''Angels Without Wings'' by Heidi Talbot (2013)
* ''These Wilder Things'' by Ruth Moody (2013)
* "Oldest Surfer on the Beach" from '' Songs from St. Somewhere'' by Jimmy Buffett (2013)
* '' The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale'' by Eric Clapton & Friends (2014)
* "What's Broken" from ''Croz'' by David Crosby (2014)
* '' 24 Karat Gold - Songs From The Vault'' by Stevie Nicks (2014)
* "Lost" by '' Avonmore'' by Bryan Ferry (2014)
* ''If This Was A Dream'' by Susan Ashton (2015)
* ''The Vicar St. Sessions Vol. 1'' by Paul Brady (2015)
* "Diamond Joe" from '' Before This World'' (deluxe edition) by James Taylor (2015)
* ''Devil Music'' by Randall Bramblett (2015)
* "Let It Die" from '' Delirium'' (deluxe edition) by Ellie Goulding (2015)
* ''Shadowing John Barry'' by Brian Bennett (2016)
* '' Black Cat'' by Zucchero (2016)
* ''Postcards'' by Pieta Brown (2017)
* ''Waiting On A Song'' by Dan Auerbach (2017)
* "Have All The Songs Been Written?" from '' Wonderful Wonderful'' by The Killers (2017)
* ''Accomplice One'' by Tommy Emmanuel (2018)
* ''Freeway'' by Pieta Brown (2019)
* "Dancing Girl" from ''Stomping Ground'' by Dion (2021)

Music videos

References

External links

Official Mark Knopfler News

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