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The title of the album comes from a line in the song "[[Skateaway]]". ''[[Rolling Stone magazine|Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the album #52 in their survey of the "100 Best Albums of the 80s". [[The Killers (band)|The Killers]] have covered "Romeo and Juliet" live on several occasions. '''''Making Movies''''' was the biggest selling album in Italy in 1981 with one million copies; in Europe the album sold 3 |
The title of the album comes from a line in the song "[[Skateaway]]". ''[[Rolling Stone magazine|Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the album #52 in their survey of the "100 Best Albums of the 80s". [[The Killers (band)|The Killers]] have covered "Romeo and Juliet" live on several occasions. '''''Making Movies''''' was the biggest selling album in Italy in 1981 with one million copies; in Europe the album sold 3.8 million copies. |
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It was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the U.S. and on [[September 19]], [[2000]] in the United States. |
It was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the U.S. and on [[September 19]], [[2000]] in the United States. |
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Making Movies is the third album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1980.
History
The title of the album comes from a line in the song "Skateaway". Rolling Stone ranked the album #52 in their survey of the "100 Best Albums of the 80s". The Killers have covered "Romeo and Juliet" live on several occasions. Making Movies was the biggest selling album in Italy in 1981 with one million copies; in Europe the album sold 3.8 million copies.
It was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the U.S. and on September 19, 2000 in the United States.
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Knopfler, except for the introduction to "Tunnel of Love", which is "The Carousel Waltz" from the musical Carousel, written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
- "Tunnel of Love" – 8:08
- "Romeo and Juliet" – 5:54
- "Skateaway" – 6:18
- "Expresso Love" – 5:04
- "Hand in Hand" – 4:48
- "Solid Rock" – 3:19
- "Les Boys" – 4:07
Personnel
- Mark Knopfler: guitar, vocals
- John Illsley: bass, vocals
- Pick Withers: drums, vocals
Additional personnel
- Roy Bittan: keyboards
- David Knopfler: guitar (uncredited)
- Sid McGinnis: guitar (uncredited)
Charts
The album has been 252 weeks in UK Albums Chart. [1] [2]. In Australia, Making Movies was the fifth best selling album in 1981.
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Norway Albums Chart | 1 |
| 1980 | Sweden Albums Chart | 4 |
| 1980 | UK Albums Chart | 4 |
| 1980 | Austria Albums Chart | 15 |
| 1980 | Billboard Pop Albums | 19 |
| 1981 | Italy Albums Chart | 1 |
| 1981 | Australia ARIA Albums Chart | 6 |
Singles
| Year | Song | The Billboard Hot 100 | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | UK singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Romeo and Juliet" | - | - | #8 |
| 1981 | "Expresso Love" | - | #39 | - |
| 1981 | "Skateaway" | #58 | #37 | - |
| 1981 | "Tunnel of Love" | - | - | #54 |
| 1981 | "Solid Rock" | - | #56 | - |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| BPI – UK | Silver | November 4 1980 |
| BPI – UK | Gold | January 21 1981 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Gold | April 21 1981 |
| BPI – UK | Platinum | September 7 1981 |
| SNEP - France | Gold | 1981 |
| IFPI – Germany | Gold | 1981 |
| BPI – UK | Double Platinum | August 5 1985 |
| RIAA – U.S. | Platinum | July 30 2001 |
Source
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| Singles |
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