Wag the Dog is a soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 13 January 1998 The album contains music composed for the 1997 film Wag the Dog, directed by Barry Levinson. The film featured songs created for the fictitious campaign waged by the protagonists, including "Good Old Shoe", "The American Dream", and "The Men of the 303". These songs appear on the soundtrack album as instrumental tracks. Only the title track contains vocals.

Collaborative album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on October 9, 1990 by Columbia Records. "Poor Boy Blues" was released as a single. At the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards in 1991, the track "Poor Boy Blues" won Best Country Vocal Collaboration, while the track "So Soft Your Goodbye" won Best Country Instrumental Performance.

Марк Нопфлер уже давно обитает в Соединенных Штатах, и нет ничего удивительного, что его альбомы звучат по-американски. Кстати, с выбором названия для его последнего на сегодняшний день диска все просто: "Shangri-La" - это студия звукозаписи в Малибу, словно бы специально для того и созданная, чтобы стареющие британские рокеры могли в промежутках между сессиями греть косточки на солнышке. Альбом получился, в общем-то, типичным для старины Марка: спокойный, задумчивый и меланхоличный. Задумчивые, моментально узнаваемые ноты солирующей гитары. Создающий "атмосферу" слайд гавайки Ричарда Беннетта (Richard Bennett). Задушевно-благородный орган Джима Кокса (Jim Cox) и прохладные синтезаторные рисунки Гая Флетчера (Guy Fletcher), коллеги из времен Dire Straits. Роль ритм-секции второстепенна, а в паре номеров баса и ударных нет вообще.

Screenplaying is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 9 November 1993 by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains previously released tracks from Knopfler's soundtrack albums Cal (1984), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), The Princess Bride (1987), and Local Hero (1983).

В 1984 г. Джон выпустил дебютный сольный альбом Never Told A Soul, в записи которого ему помогал Марк Нопфлер. Затем был еще один - Glass (1988). Потом было затишье и вот уже два года подряд выходит по альбому. Причем здесь Джон уже не один, а в содружестве с ирландским поэтом-песенником Грэгом Пёрлом.

The second solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 26 September 2000 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains featured vocal performances by James Taylor and Van Morrison.

After cutting his teeth as bass player and one of the founding members of Dire Straits, Illsley has also released a steady stream of solo material, an output that, although never rushed, has been critically acclaimed. Undertaking lead vocal, acoustic guitar and bass duties on all of the album’s eight tracks, Illsley’s unmistakable sound, approach to arrangement and song writing is paired with his faultless lyrical storytelling. A departure from the previous album’s themes of personal trials and tribulations, Illsley comments that the lyrical content pertains to “the obvious political and social elements which have always concerned me.”

Richard Bennett is an American guitarist, composer, and record producer. In addition to his 5 solo albums, and his recordings with Neil Diamond and Mark Knopfler, he has been featured as a performer and producer on many albums by other artists.

Whilst learning a trade as an audio engineer at DJM Studios in London at the age of 15, Guy also had a succession of his own bands and learned to play keyboards, guitars, and a variety of stringed instruments. He joined and toured with Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel in 1979 and in 1981, Roxy Music for their 'Avalon' world tour. In 1983, Guy was recruited by Dire Straits' lead guitarist Mark Knopfler to work on the music for the films Cal and 'Comfort and Joy. He joined Dire Straits in 1984, a year before their most successful album, Brothers in Arms, which put the band in a globally acclaimed spotlight.

Metroland is a soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 23 March 1999 by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains music composed for the 1997 film Metroland, directed by Philip Saville. The instrumental tracks, specifically composed and recorded for the film by Knopfler, effectively help to create the mood and highlight the distinct personalities of the principal characters

Never Told a Soul is the first solo album by John Illsley, a founding member of Dire Straits. All tracks composed by John Illsley. "Boy with Chinese Eyes". "The Night Café". "Never Told a Soul". "Jimmy on the Central Line". "Northern Land". "Another Alibi". "Let The River Flow". John Illsley - vocals, bass, acoustic guitar. Mark Knopfler - guitars. Phil Palmer - guitars. Kevin Jarvis - piano, Fairlight CMI, Hammond Organ. Terry Williams - drums. Bobby Valentino - violin. Jodie Linscott - percussion.

2010 finds Richard Bennett ever in demand for recording sessions, embarking on his 6th world tour with Mark Knopfler and releasing his latest solo album, Valley Of The Sun. Each of the eleven original instrumentals are relentlessly melodic and trace his early years playing music in Phoenix, Arizona…the Valley of the Sun.

Fletcher's first solo album, Inamorata, was released on 28 January 2008. Knopfler guests as lead guitarist for two tracks, and various musicians who have been associated with Knopfler's band also make appearances.Fletcher's second album, Stone, was released in 2009, his third, Natural Selection was released in 2010, and his most recent, High Roads, was released in 2016.

The first solo album released by Richard Bennett after decades of work as a studio musician and producer, contributing to thousands of recordings for other artists. In the liner notes to the CD, Mark Knopfler writes: "For almost ten years now I've felt very lucky having Richard Bennett as a pal and as a member of the band.

Local Hero is the debut soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released in March 1983 by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It contains music composed for the 1983 film Local Hero, produced by David Puttnam and both written and directed by Bill Forsyth. In 1984, the album received a BAFTA award nomination for Best Score for a Film. The final track of the album, "Going Home", is played before every home game of Newcastle...