Release (David Knopfler album)

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Release
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Released1983
RecordedMay-June 1983
StudioBirdland Studios, Buckinghamshire; The Workhouse, Old Kent Road; Matrix, London
Genre Rock
Label Peach River Records
Producer Tony Spath, David Knopfler
David Knopfler chronology
Release
(1983)
Behind the Lines
(1985)
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Release is David Knopfler's first solo album after leaving Dire Straits. It was released in 1983 on the Peach River and Passport labels, and in 1997 on the Paris label. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Knopfler; except where indicated

  1. "Soul Kissing"
  2. "Come to Me" (David Knopfler, Harry Bogdanovs)
  3. "Madonna's Daughter"
  4. "The Girl and the Paperboy"
  5. "Roman Times" (David Knopfler, Harry Bogdanovs)
  6. "Sideshow"
  7. "Little Brother"
  8. "Hey Henry"
  9. "Night Train" (David Knopfler, Harry Bogdanovs)
  10. "The Great Divide"

Personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Release – Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved 13 January 2009.