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Shangri-La
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Track Listing
- 5.15 A.M.
- Boom, Like That
- Sucker Row
- The Trawlerman's Song
- Back To Tupelo
- Our Shangri-La
- Everybody Pays
- Song For Sonny Liston
- Whoop De Doo
- Postcards From Paraguay
- All That Matters
- Stand Up Guy
- Donegan's Gone
- Don't Crash The Ambulance
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #21084 in Music
- Released on: 2004-09-28
- Number of discs: 1
Editorial Reviews
From Amazon.com
Mark Knopfler isn't afraid to drop names. The heavyweight Cassius Clay laid low, the man who made burgers and fries into big business, the kings of rock & roll and skiffle are among the motley assortment who pass through Knopfler's fourth solo album. Recorded in Malibu with a tight crew of steadfast Knopfler sidemen, Shangri-La (the title comes from the studio where the entire set was recorded) chronicles the foibles of the acclaimed and the adrift, all delivered with the nonchalant grace that has marked Knopfler's music since Dire Straits emerged in the late '70s. Seven of album's 14 originals clock in at between five and seven minutes. That's Knopfler in a nutshell--don't rush things, but don't lose the thread, either. As a songwriter, Knopfler has a storyteller's eye for minutiae, which he delivers with practiced nuance. He overreaches here and there ("Song for Sonny Liston" fails to capture the pathos of the menacing fighter), but also pulls off a few career highlights (the understated crime-drama opener "5.15 a.m."). --Steve Stolder
Album Description
The fourth solo excursion from acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Mark Knopfler, Shangri-La is perhaps his most rocking album since his halcyon days in Dire Straits. A four- time Grammy winner who has sold some 110 million albums worldwide with that group and solo — and whose signature guitar sound, instantly recognizable vocals and smart lyrics have made him one of rock's most admired artists — Knopfler offers an idyllic earthly refuge for the sophisticated rock fan with Shangri-La.
Album Description
French LP pressing of the 'sultan's' 2004 album. Universal.
