Brothers In Arms

Brothers in Arms is the title of the fifth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits. It was released on 13 May 1985 on Vertigo Records in the UK and Europe.

The album went straight to no.1 in the UK album chart on its release and spent a total of fourteen non-consecutive weeks at no.1 (continuing into 1986). It became the biggest selling album of the year in the UK and to date it has spent 145 weeks in the Top 40. It also went to no.1 in the US in August, spending a total of 97 weeks on the chart.

Produced by Mark Knopfler and Neil Dorfsman, Brothers in Arms was one of the first albums directed at the CD market, and was a full digital recording (DDD). It was also the first album to sell one million copies in the CD format and to outsell its LP version.

Personnel

 * Mark Knopfler – guitars and vocals
 * John Illsley – bass guitar and vocals
 * Alan Clark – keyboards
 * Guy Fletcher – keyboards and vocals
 * Omar Hakim – drums
 * Terry Williams – drums

All songs written by Mark Knopfler, with written and vocal contribution from Sting on Money For Nothing.

Tracklisting
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 * 1) So Far Away
 * 2) Money For Nothing
 * 3) Walk of Life
 * 4) Your Latest Trick
 * 5) Why Worry
 * 6) Ride Across the River
 * 7) The Man's Too Strong
 * 8) One World
 * 9) Brothers in Arms