The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations
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| Compilation album by Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler | |||||
| Released | 7 November 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Roots rock | ||||
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81:30 (CD) 135:52 (2CD) 137:57 (2CD-U.S.A.) |
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Mercury Vertigo Warner Bros. (USA) |
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| Allmusic |   |
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.
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".
Private Investigations was released in four different versions:
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."
All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except where indicated.
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
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