Cal is a soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 24 August 1984 by Vertigo Records. The album contains music composed for the 1984 film Cal, produced by David Puttnam and directed by Pat O'Connor. Puttnam also produced the film Local Hero (1983). In a contemporary review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin called the album "an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."

Джон Иллсли (англ. John Illsley; 24 июня 1949, Лестер, Англия) — британский музыкант, прославившийся как бас-гитарист добившейся всемирного успеха группы Dire Straits. Иллсли был одним из основателей Dire Straits и оказал значительное влияние на формирование их музыкального стиля. К моменту распада группы в 1995 году он остался единственным участником оригинального состава помимо бессменного лидера группы Марка Нопфлера. Также записал шесть сольных альбомов.

English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as the keyboard player in the rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his subsequent work with Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler. Fletcher was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.

Missing…Presumed Having a Good Time — единственный официальный студийный альбом группы The Notting Hillbillies, вышедший в 1990 году. Альбом был записан в 1990 году. Фронтмен группы и продюсер альбома Марк Нопфлер в радиоинтервью заявил, что «…альбом не чисто народный, хоть и весьма легко нам дался… …Не всегда так выходит, но иногда выпадает такое счастье. То, что не можешь выразить словами… можно сыграть».

Code Red Cloud Nine is the second solo album by Richard Bennett, released on Moderne Shellac in February, 2008. "With his latest release, Code Red Cloud Nine, Bennett and his golden tone guitar come swinging back with a dozen unbeatable originals. It's the stuff that dreams are made of....romance, adventure, mystery and danger.". "I believe these tracks might reflect the real 'heart and soul' of Richard Bennett. Of course, I think that about everything I hear him play, whether it's jazz, blues...

Beautiful You - этот альбом результат двухлетнего сотрудничества John Illsley, бассиста Dire Straits, и ирландского музыканта Greg Pearle.

Mark Knopfler has the luxury of being selective about soundtrack work, and this is only his tenth film score in 17 years. It may be that he waits for films that can benefit from his approach, which is generally a lighter version of what he used to write and perform for Dire Straits and what he does on his solo albums. The soundtrack albums of his films usually are so closely identified with him that it's a dilemma where to shelve them in the record store, and this one is no exception; it is billed on the cover as "a Mark Knopfler soundtrack."

Golden Heart is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 26 March 1996 by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Following a successful career leading the British rock band Dire Straits and composing a string of critically acclaimed film soundtrack albums, Knopfler produced his first solo album, drawing upon the various musical endeavors in which he has engaged since emerging as a major recording artist in 1978. The album reached the top ten position on album charts in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The album peaked at 105 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Live at the BBC is a live album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 26 June 1995 on Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was recorded on 22 July 1978 at BBC Studios in London, with one track recorded on 31 January 1981. The studio versions of the first six songs were released on Dire Straits. Live at the BBC was the band's third live album, preceded by Alchemy: Dire Straits Live (1984) and On the Night (1993).