Brothers in Arms (Album)
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| Studio album by Dire Straits | ||||
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Publication |
May 14, 1985 |
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admission |
November 1984-March 1985 |
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| Label (s) | Vertigo Records | |||
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
55:17 |
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Mark Knopfler, Neil Dorfsman |
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Brothers in Arms (English for: " Brothers in Arms ") is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits . Released in 1985, the album was the most successful of the group and sold over 30 million copies, making it one of the thirty best-selling albums in music history. As one of the first digital album productions, it also played a major role in establishing the compact disc medium .
production
The album was designed as one of the first productions for publication on CD and recorded completely digitally (DDD). The CD version, which is almost 10 minutes longer, does not contain a bonus track, as was often the case back then to justify the significantly higher price of the CD compared to a vinyl LP. Instead, several songs are significantly longer than the corresponding LP versions (including Your Latest Trick and Why Worry ). Brothers in Arms is considered to be the first album in CD form to have such an advantage over the record version.
Track list
Playing time of the CD, in brackets the length of the track on LP
- So Far Away (Mark Knopfler) - 5:12 (3:59)
- Money for Nothing (Mark Knopfler, Sting) - 8:25 (7:04)
- Walk of Life (Mark Knopfler) - 4:12 (4:07)
- Your Latest Trick (Mark Knopfler) - 6:33 (4:46)
- Why Worry (Mark Knopfler) - 8:30 (5:22)
- Ride Across the River (Mark Knopfler) - 6:58 (5:57)
- The Man's Too Strong (Mark Knopfler) - 4:40
- One World (Mark Knopfler) - 3:40
- Brothers in Arms (Mark Knopfler) - 6:59 (6:00)
reception
The album reached number one on the charts worldwide. In Great Britain, the album was at the top of the album charts for a total of ten weeks. To date, it is the fifth best album there in terms of placement. In the US, too, Brothers in Arms stayed at number one on the charts for nine weeks. In Australia it was at number one on the album charts for 34 weeks with interruptions. The record was also in top positions in the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Yugoslavia, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Norway, New Zealand, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey book.
Brothers in Arms received a Grammy in 1985 in the “Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical” category, and the SACD version received another Grammy in 2006 in the “Best Surround Sound Album” category. The single Money for Nothing received a Grammy in 1985 in the category "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal".
In Canada, the album reached 10 × platinum (CRIA) on April 23, 1986, in the US on August 7, 1996 9 × platinum ( RIAA ) and in the UK on October 31, 1997 13 × platinum (BPI). There the album was sold around 4 million times. The Rolling Stone leads the album at number 351 of his " list of the best 500 albums of music history ".
Chart placements
album
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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1 (131 weeks) | 131 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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1 (82 weeks) | 82 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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1 (75 weeks) | 75 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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1 (271 weeks) | 271 |
 United States (Billboard)
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1 (97 weeks) | 97 |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
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| 1985 | So Far Away Brothers in Arms |
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CH6 (12 weeks) CH |
UK20 (6 weeks) UK |
US19 (14 weeks) US |
First published: April 1985
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Walk of Life Brothers in Arms |
DE15 (13 weeks) DE |
AT18 (3½ months) AT |
CH24 (4 weeks) CH |
UK2 (12 weeks) UK |
US7 (21 weeks) US |
First published: May 1985
Sales: + 470,000 |
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Money for Nothing Brothers in Arms |
DE19 (15 weeks) DE |
AT7 (2½ months) AT |
CH22 (3 weeks) CH |
UK4 (16 weeks) UK |
US1 (22 weeks) US |
First published: June 1985
Sales: + 621,900 |
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Brothers in Arms Brothers in Arms |
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UK16 (13 weeks) UK |
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First published: October 1985
Sales: + 295,000 |
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| 1986 | Your Latest Trick Brothers in Arms |
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UK26 (6 weeks) UK |
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First published: May 1986
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Sales figures and awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 Argentina (CAPIF)
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 gold
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30,000 |
 Australia (ARIA)
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 17 × platinum
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1,190,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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platinum
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75,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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5 × platinum
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100,000 |
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Germany (BVMI)
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platinum
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500,000 |
 Finland (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
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116,784 |
 France (SNEP)
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 diamond
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1,000,000 |
 Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)
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platinum
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20,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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platinum
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50,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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diamond
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1,000,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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24 × platinum
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360,000 |
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Austria (IFPI)
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4 × platinum
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200,000 |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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gold
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10,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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gold
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50,000 |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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Platinum (Phonogram) + Diamond (Vertigo)
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550,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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platinum
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100,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
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9 × platinum
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9,000,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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14 × platinum
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4,350,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 81 × platinum 3 × diamond |
18,701,784 |
Main article: Dire Straits / Music Sales Awards
tour
The band began their Brothers-in-Arms tour three weeks before the album was first released . The concert started on April 25, 1985 in Split , Yugoslavia . On their tour, Dire Straits played 234 concerts in over a hundred cities in front of a total of around 2.5 million people. Among other things, the band performed 13 times at Wembley Arena , from July 3, 1985 to July 16, 1985. The tour ended on April 26, 1986 at the Entertainment Center in Sydney , Australia .
Trivia
In the television series Miami Vice , the song Brothers in Arms was used in 1985. The episode was called "Ghost Hunt" and was part of the second season. The song was also used in the final scene of the second season of the TV series The West Wing , the episode was called "The Two Cathedrals".
Individual evidence
- ^ BBC News
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ^ Rob Copsey: The UK's biggest studio albums of all time. officialcharts.com, October 13, 2018, accessed November 9, 2018 .
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