Dire Straits

When was Dire Straits by Dire Straits released?

Dire Straits came out in 1978.

How many tracks are on Dire Straits?

Dire Straits has nine tracks, 42 minutes in total, spread over two vinyl sides.

Which tracks from Dire Straits made the Dutch Top 40?

One track from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Sultans Of Swing. It got to number 10 in week 36 of 1978.

Which category is Dire Straits in?

Dire Straits is filed under studio albums. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by Dire Straits.

Which other albums by Dire Straits are in the collection?

The collection holds two more albums by Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms (1985) and Money For Nothing (1988).

Who was in Dire Straits when Dire Straits came out?

In 1978, Dire Straits consisted of Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Pick Withers, David Knopfler and Jack Sonni. That is the line-up of the group in that year, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.

What do the percentages for the sound of Dire Straits mean?

They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.

How do you play Dire Straits?

With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.