The Ragpicker's Dream

The Ragpicker's Dream
Studio album by Mark Knopfler
Publication (s)	September 30, 2002
Label (s)	Mercury Records Ltd.
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	12
running time	55:39
occupation	Vocals / guitar : Mark Knopfler Guitar : Richard Bennett Piano / Hammond organ : Jim Cox Keyboards / Backing Vocal (Track 8): Guy Fletcher E-bass : Glenn Worf Drums : Chad Cromwell Violin : Glenn Duncan (track 11) Pedal steel guitar : Paul Franklin (tracks 3, 5 and 10) Harmonica : Mike Henderson (Track 6) Backing Vocal : Jimmy Nail (Track 1) Backing Vocal : Tim Healy (Track 1)
production	Chuck Ainlay, Mark Knopfler
chronology Sailing to Philadelphia (2000) The Ragpicker's Dream Shangri-La (2004)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

The Ragpicker's Dream   UK 7th 10/12/2002 (6 weeks)   DE 6th 10/21/2002 (15 weeks)   AT 9 10/13/2002 (8 weeks)   CH 5 10/13/2002 (15 weeks)

Singles

Why Aye Man   DE 79 07/10/2002 (1 week)   CH 85 10/06/2002 (3 weeks)

The Ragpicker's Dream ( English for: " The dream of the rag collectors ") is the third studio album by Mark Knopfler . It was released in 2002, almost two years to the day after the previous album.

background

It is Knopfler's third solo album. In terms of content, it is a collection of songs written from the point of view of poor but honorable people who try to somehow get by in life and often enjoy small successes in the process. Mark Knopfler doesn't play the acoustic guitar as often as usual on the album. Nevertheless it is characterized by folk throughout. Why Aye Man was the theme song of the third series of Goodbye, Pet . The village of Tow Law in Hill Farmer's Blues is just one of the many references to north-east England.

Track list

1. Why Aye Man
2. Devil baby
3. Hill Farmer's Blues
4. A Place Where We Used to Live
5. Quality shoe
6. Fare Thee Well Northumberland
7. Marbletown
8. You don't know you're born
9. Coyote
10. The Ragpicker's Dream
11. Daddy's Gone to Knoxville
12. Old Pigweed

Bonus CD Track List (Limited Edition)

1. Why Aye Man (Live)
2. Quality Shoe (Live)
3. Sailing to Philadelphia (Live)
4. Brothers in Arms (Live)

The bonus CD also contains an interview with Mark Knopfler and a live video of Why Aye Man , which can be accessed using a PC.

swell

1. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK

Web links

• Website by Mark Knopfler (English)
• The Ragpicker's Dream at musicline.de
• The Ragpicker's Dream on Allmusic (English)