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Sailing to Philadelphia
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Sailing to Philadelphia · On his second solo album, released in September 2000, Mark Knopfler brought in guest singers. James Taylor and Van Morrison sing along, as do Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze on one version of the album. For seventeen years Knopfler had mainly made soundtracks and roots projects.
The title song comes from the novel Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon, about the two English surveyors who drew the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland in the 1760s. Taylor sings that duet. In The Last Laugh, Morrison trades lines with Knopfler. Rolling Stone called the record a welcome look back at the best period of Dire Straits. By 2002 it had sold more than 3.5 million copies.
Listening
Track list
- 1What It Is4:57Apple Music ↗
- 2Sailing to Philadelphia5:29Apple Music ↗
- 3Who's Your Baby Now3:04Apple Music ↗
- 4Baloney Again5:08Apple Music ↗
- 5The Last Laugh3:21Apple Music ↗
- 6Do America4:10Apple Music ↗
- 7Silvertown Blues5:31Apple Music ↗
- 8El Macho5:27Apple Music ↗
- 9Prairie Wedding4:25Apple Music ↗
- 10Wanderlust3:52Apple Music ↗
- 11Speedway at Nazareth6:21Apple Music ↗
- 12Junkie Doll4:35Apple Music ↗
- 13Sands of Nevada3:57Apple Music ↗
- 14One More Matinee4:08Apple Music ↗
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