Golden Heart

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Golden Heart · After the last Dire Straits tour in 1992, Mark Knopfler put an end to the band. A world tour with 7.1 million visitors had placed a heavy strain on his work and private life, and he said that such a scale is dehumanising. He recovered for two years and in 1994 began work on his first solo record, which appeared in 1996.

The album draws on the musical influences of his whole career, with an acoustic bass, string arrangements and traditional Irish accompaniment. Darling Pretty was the first single and featured in the film Twister. In sound and structure, Cannibals strongly resembles the Dire Straits song Walk of Life. AllMusic found the record listenable but second-hand: Knopfler was said not to have challenged himself.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Darling Pretty4:30Apple Music ↗
2. 2Imelda5:26Apple Music ↗
3. 3Golden Heart5:02Apple Music ↗
4. 4No Can Do4:53Apple Music ↗
5. 5Vic and Ray4:39Apple Music ↗
6. 6Don't You Get It5:14Apple Music ↗
7. 7A Night in Summer Long Ago4:44Apple Music ↗
8. 8Cannibals3:41Apple Music ↗
9. 9I'm the Fool4:27Apple Music ↗
10. 10Je Suis Désolé5:15Apple Music ↗
11. 11Rudiger6:05Apple Music ↗
12. 12Nobody's Got the Gun5:26Apple Music ↗
13. 13Done with Bonaparte5:05Apple Music ↗
14. 14Are We in Trouble Now5:59Apple Music ↗

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