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Sid mcginnis making movies Continue In 1980 Dire Straits was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for Sultans of Swing. July 1980 - Dire Straits began recording tracks from their third album Making Movies, which was released in October 1980. But during the recording sessions the tension between Mark and his brother David took its toll on the band, and that's why David decided to pursue a solo career. Sessions continued with Sid McGinnis (rhythm guitar) and keyboardist Roy Bittan of Bruce Springsteen ' s E Street Band. Sid McGinnis, Mark Knopfler and John Illsley. After the recording sessions, Alan Clark (keyboardist) and California guitarist Hal Lindes joined Dire Straits as members for upcoming tours of Europe and North America. Making Movies received positive reviews and featured songs with multiple style arrangements that would continue for the rest of the band's career. The album contains many of Mark Knopfler's personal compositions. The most successful single was Romeo and Juliet , which was number eight on the UK singles chart. That song is about a failed love story. Never released as a hit single, Solid Rock was featured on all Dire Straits live-show from now on for the rest of their career. The song Tunnel of Love with the introduction of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II ' s The Carousel Walts was included in the film An Officer and a Gentleman. Song peaked at number 54 on the UK singles chart when it was released as a single in 1981. It was one of Dire Straits' most famous and popular songs, and quickly became a favorite at all concerts. Making Movies remained on the UK Albums Chart for five years and reached number 4. Making Movies – Album cover. Love Over Gold was the fourth studio album by The Dire Straits. It was released in September 1982 and the album included incredible songs with long experimental passages that included Alan Clark's piano and keyboard work. Album would be GOLD in America and spent four weeks at number one in the UK. The album's title was inspired by graffiti seen from the window of Knopfler's old council flat in London. The phrase was taken from the cover of a Captain Beefheart album. Love Over Gold was the first Dire Straits album produced exclusively by Mark Knopfler, and the hit song on that album was Private Investigations . The song gave Dire Straits their first top-five single by United Kingodm, which peaked at number two, despite the song being almost seven minutes long. That song became another song popular in live concerts and Dire Straits shows. Industrial disease in other parts of the world was looking at the decline of British manufacturing in the early 1980s. Focusing on strikes, strikes, and dysfunction was the lead single from the album Love Over Gold, and particularly in Canada it became in the top ten of hits. The love over gold album included another great song that was written by Knopfler, the song was 14 minutes long and is called Telegraph Road. Also written by Mark was the song Private Dance that did not appear on the album, but was given to Tina Turner for her comeback album of the same name. Love Over Gold sold in two million copies worldwide, during the first six weeks after the album's release. Shortly after the release of Love Over Gold, drummer Pick Withers left the band. But his replacement was former rockpile member - Terry Williams. In 1983, a four-song EP titled ExtendeancEPlay was released while Love Over Gold was still on the album chart. The single twisting By the Pool reached the Top 20 in the UK and Canada. Dire Straits on their eight-month world tour promoted their album Love Over Gold, which ended with two sold-out concerts by Hammersmith Odeon in London on 22 and 23 July 1983. The double album Alchemy Live was a recording of excerpts from these two concerts and was reportedly released without overdubs in the studio. It was mixed in November 1983 and released in March 1984, reaching the Top 3 on the UK Albums Chart. Concert was also released on VHS and was remastered and released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2010. In 1983/84 Mark was involved in other projects outside the band. He wrote the music songs for the films Local Hero and Cal, which were also released as albums. During this time Mark produced Bob Dylan ' s album Infidels in which Alan Clark was a former member of Dire Straits playing keyboards. In 1984 John Illsley released his first solo album Never Told a Soul, which featured Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark and Terry Williams. For Aaron Sorkin's play, see Aaron Sorkin. For the band, see Creating movies (band). 1980 studio album by Dire StraitsMaking MoviesStudio by Dire StraitsReleased17 October 1980Recorded20 June – August 25, 1980StudioPower Station, New YorkGenreRoots rockLength37:39LabelVertigo,Warner Bros. (USA), Mercury (Canada)ProducerJimmy Iovine, Mark KnopflerDire Straits chronology Communiqué(1979) Making Movies(1980) Love over Gold(1982) Singles from Making Movies Romeo and JulietPublished: January 9, 1981 SkateawayPublished: 19 Tunnel of Love Released on October 2, 1981, Making Movies is the third studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on October 17, 1980 through Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album contains the single Romeo and Juliet , which reached #8 uk singles chart. The album was #1 the charts albums in Italy and Norway, #19 in the United States #4 in the United Kingdom. Making Movies was later certified platinum in the United States and double platinum in the UK. Background After Dire Straits' Communiqué Tour ended on December 21, 1979 in London, Mark Knopfler spent the first half of 1980 writing songs for the band's next album. He contacted Jimmy Iovine after listening to Iovine's production of Patti Smith ' s song Because the Night, a song he co-wrote with Bruce Springsteen. Iovine, who had also worked on Springsteen's Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town, was instrumental in recruiting E-Street Band keyboardist Roy Bittan for the Making Movies sessions. [1] Making Movies was recorded at the Power Station in New York City from June 20 to August 25, 1980. Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler produced the album. David Knopfler left Dire Straits in August 1980 while recording the album. His guitar tracks were almost complete for the album, but were re-recorded by his brother. David appears on video playing Solid Rock and Les Boys live in concert, but these performances preceded the recording. Four songs were recorded during the sessions, but not released on the album: Making Movies, Suicide Towers, Twisting by the Pool and Sucker for Punishment. Twisting by the Pool was released on the ExtendedancEPlay EP on January 10, 1983. The album's title is taken from a line from the song Skateaway and the outtake Making Movies. Release Making Movies was released on October 17, 1980 on LP and cassette formats. In 1981, a short film of the identical name was released on VHS and Beta, as well as screened in some theatrical venues, consisting of three music videos directed by fashion /commercial photographer Lester Bookbinder, for Romeo and Juliet, Tunnel of Love and Skateaway. The original version of the CD was released in 1984. The album was remastered and released on CD with the rest of the Straits catalogue in 1996 internationally, and on September 19, 2000 in the United States. [2] Critical evaluation Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic[3]Robert ChristgauC[4]Pitchfork8.9/10[5] Rolling Stone[6] In his retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four and a half stars out of five, noting that Making Movies ranks among the band's best works. In his review for Rolling Stone, David Fricke gave the album four out of five stars, writing: Making Movies is the record on which Mark Knopfler comes out from behind his influences and Dire Straits comes out from behind Mark Knopfler. The combination of the star's lyrical script, his intense vocal performances and the rock & The band's cutting-edge roll is breathtaking: everything the first two albums should have been but weren't. If Making Movies were really a movie, it could a flock of Oscar winners. Rolling Stone ranked 52nd in their survey of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s. [1] Track listing All Songs by Mark Knopfler, unless indicated. [7] One-side.TitleLength1. Tunnel of Love (Excerpt from The Carousel Waltz by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II)8:112. Romeo and Juliet6:003. Skateaway6:40 Side 2No.TitleLength1. Expresso Love5:122. Hand in hand4:483. Solid Rock3:194. Les Boys4:07Total version:37:39 Personnel Dire Straits Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar John Illsley – bass, Pick Withers vocals – drums, vocals Other musicians Roy Bittan – keyboards Sid McGinnis – guitar (uncredited)[7] Production Greg Calbi – mastering Brian Griffin – photography Jeff Hendrickson – assistant engineer Jimmy Iovine – producer Mark Knopfler – producer Bob Ludwig – remastering[7] Jon Mathias – assistant engineer Neil Terk – original design and artwork Shelly Yakus – charts engineer and album certifications. [9] Ranking (1980-81) Peak Spanish Album Chart[10] 6 Certifications Region Certifications Unit/Sales Australia - 125,000[11] Finland (Musiikki alljat)[12] Platinum 53,858[12] France (SNEP)[13] Gold 100,000 ' Germany (BVMI)[1 4] Gold 250,000 Netherlands (NVPI)[15] Gold 50.0 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] Gold 50,000, United Kingdom (BPI)[18] 2× Platinum 600.0 United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000, certification-only sales figures, Shipping figures based only on certification Reference notes Quotes - a b 100 Best Albums of the 1980s: 52: Making Movies.
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