''Cal'' is the second soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995, and he is the one of the two members who stayed during the band's existence ...

, released on 24 August 1984 by

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. The album contains music composed for the 1984 film ''

Cal Cal or CAL may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Cal'' (novel), a 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty * "Cal" (short story), a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov * ''Cal'' (1984 film), an Irish drama starring John Lynch and Helen Mir ...

'', produced by

David Puttnam David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (; born 25 February 1941), is a British-Irish film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include '' Chariots of Fire' ...

and directed by Pat O'Connor. Puttnam also produced the film '' Local Hero'' (1983). Knopfler played the track "Father And Son" on his 2013 tour as an instrumental intro to the song "Hill Farmer's Blues."

Critical reception

In a contemporary review in ''

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'', Janet Maslin called the album "an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."Maslin, Janet. "Screen: Love in Belfast" in ''The New York Times''. 24 August 1984. In a retrospective review for

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, Steven McDonald gave the album four out of five stars and called it a "quiet, reflective set of cues that eschew false dramatics in favor of supporting the story."

Track listing

All music was written by Mark Knopfler.

Charts

Personnel

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– guitars *

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

– tin whistle, mandolin *

Liam O'Flynn Liam O'Flynn, Óg Flynn (, 15 September 1945 – 14 March 2018) was an Irish people, Irish Uilleann pipes, uilleann piper and Folk music of Ireland, Irish traditional musician. In addition to a solo career and as a member of Planxty, O'Flynn re ...

–

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– keyboards *

John Illsley John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bassist of the rock band Dire Straits, and he is one of the two members who stayed in the band during the existence, along with the frontman Mark Knopfler. He has re ...

– bass * Terry Williams – drums ;Production * Mark Knopfler – producer * Neil Dorfsman – engineer * Matt d'Arbanlay-Butler – assistant engineer * Steve Jackson – assistant engineer * John Dent – mastering at the Sound Clinic in London * Sutton Cooper – sleeve design * Brian Aris – photograph of Mark Knopfler

References

External links

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Mark Knopfler official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cal (album) 1984 soundtrack albums Albums produced by Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler soundtracks Vertigo Records soundtracks Drama film soundtracks 1980s film soundtrack albums