Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler is the third compilation album by Dire Straits, released in 2005 by Mercury and Vertigo internationally, and Warner Bros. in the United States. Named after their 1982 hit single, the album consists of material by Dire Straits, with songs selected from the group's six studio albums (excluding the 1979 album Communiqué) from 1978 up through the group's dissolution in 1995. It also features work from the solo career of the group's singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler, including some of his soundtrack material.
01. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Sultans Of Swing [5:49]
02. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Love Over Gold [6:19]
03. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Romeo & Juliet [6:01]
04. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Tunnel Of Love (Intro: The Carousel Waltz) [8:11]
05. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations [5:59]
06. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Money For Nothing [4:07]
07. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Brothers In Arms [6:59]
08. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Walk Of Life [4:09]
09. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - On Every Street [5:05]
10. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Going Home (Theme from 'Local Hero') [5:02]
11. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Why Aye Man [4:09]
12. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Boom, Like That [5:49]
13. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - What It Is [4:57]
14. Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - All The Roadrunning (Duet with Emmylou Harris) [4:49]
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Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler / The Best Of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations
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DR7 -0.04 dB -8.77 dB 4:57 13-What It Is
DR7 -0.10 dB -9.18 dB 4:49 14-All The Roadrunning (Duet with Emmylou Harris)
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Performer: Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler