Love over gold
| Love over gold | ||||
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| Studio album by Dire Straits | ||||
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Publication |
20th September 1982 |
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admission |
March 8 - June 11, 1982 |
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| Label (s) | Vertigo Records | |||
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Format (s) |
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Rock , progressive rock |
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Title (number) |
5 |
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running time |
40:59 |
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| occupation |
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Mark Knopfler |
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Studio (s) |
Power Station Studios, New York (USA) |
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Love over Gold is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits . It was recorded in 1982 and released in September of the same year.
production
The studio recordings for the album were made between March 8 and June 11, 1982 at Power Station Studios in New York. Knopfler produced the album single-handedly, which also established the long-term collaboration with sound engineer Neil Dorfsman. During the recording, Knopfler used several different guitars, including four Stratocaster models built by Schecter Guitar Research , a Schecter Telecaster and an acoustic Ovation guitar for the titles Private Investigations and Love over Gold. An Erlewine Automatic is used on Industrial Disease and a National Steel guitar from 1937 on Telegraph Road .
Due to the growing success, the band was no longer “in dire straits” (English: “in financial difficulties”). The most famous tracks on the album are Private Investigations and Telegraph Road . Originally, Knopfler's composition Private Dancer was also planned for the album. However, Knopfler thought a female voice would be more appropriate and instead passed the song on to Tina Turner . Due to musical differences, the drummer Pick Withers left the band after the recordings.
Track list
All pieces are written by Mark Knopfler.
- Telegraph Road - 2:15 p.m.
- Private Investigations - 6:45 am
- Industrial Disease - 5:49
- Love over Gold - 6:16
- It Never Rains - 7:54
Musicians and contributors
tape
- Guitar , vocals : Mark Knopfler
- Keyboard : Alan Clark
- Bass , vocals: John Illsley
- Rhythm guitar : Hal Lindes
- Drums : Pick Withers
Additional musicians
- Marimba , vibraphone : Mike Mainieri (tracks 2 and 4)
- Synthesizer : Ed Walsh
Chart successes
album
| year | Album name | Chart positions | ||||
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| DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||
| 1982 | Love over gold | 4th | 1 | - | 1 | 19th |
Singles
| year | title | Chart positions | ||||
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| DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||
| 1981 | Private Investigations Badges, Posters, Stickers, T-Shirts |
- | 19th | 4th | 2 | - |
| 1982 | Industrial Disease Solid Rock |
- | - | - | - | 75 |
Awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 platinum
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500,000 |
 Finland (IFPI)
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platinum
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64,912 |
 France (SNEP)
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platinum
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300,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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2 × platinum
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200,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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platinum
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100,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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 gold
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50,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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gold
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500,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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2 × platinum
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600,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 9 × platinum |
2,329,912 |
Main article: Dire Straits / Music Sales Awards
Web links
- Love over Gold at Discogs (English)
- Love over Gold at Allmusic (English)
- Official website of Mark Knopfler
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dire Straits - Love Over Gold. austriancharts.at, accessed on March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Charts.de : DE: Chart placements Dire Straits
- ↑ a b austriancharts.at : AT: Chart placements Dire Straits
- ↑ a b hitparade.ch : CH: Chart placements Dire Straits
- ↑ a b chartstats.com: UK: Chart positions Dire Straits
- ↑ a b allmusic.com: US: Billboard Charts Love over Gold