Their most commercially successful album, Brothers in Arms (1985), has sold more than 30 million copies it was the first album to sell a million copies on compact disc and is the eighth-bestselling album in UK history.

It was followed by hit singles including 'Romeo and Juliet' (1981), 'Private Investigations' (1982), 'Twisting by the Pool' (1983), 'Money for Nothing' (1985), and 'Walk of Life' (1985). They were active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1995.Their first single, 'Sultans of Swing', from their 1978 self-titled debut album, reached the top ten in the UK and US charts. I do not add people I dont know on my personal facebook page, so please follow these links which are my 'fan' pages:ĭire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and percussion). Please subscribe if you like what you see/hear and I am forever gratefull to everyone who buys songs so I can keep doing this as a living. On my youtube channel there is lots of videos with covers, gear reviews, studio updates and other shenaningans.įor my covers I play everything myself as well as record, mix, master, shoot and edit the music & videos. Hi there, my name is Leo and I run a studio on the westside of Norway where I record and produce bands, do video work and play live shows. Become a Patreon and get all the songs and support me doing more music covers:

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