On March 26, 1996, “Vertigo” label released “Golden Heart”, the debut Mark Knopfler solo studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1996, at “Emerald Sound Studios”,”Javelina Recording Studios”, “AIR Studios” and “Windmill Lane Studios”, and was produced by Mark Knopfler and Chuck Ainlay.
Personnel:
- Mark Knopfler– vocals, guitar
- Richard Bennett– acoustic and electric guitar, tiplé
- Sonny Landreth– National steel guitar, backing vocals
- Don Potter– acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin– pedal steel guitar
- Dónal Lunny– bouzouki
- Matt Rollings– piano
- Barry Beckett– piano
- Hargus “Pig” Robbins– piano
- Bill Cuomo – Hammond organ
- Guy Fletcher– keyboards, backing vocals
- Steve Nathan – Hammond organ), keyboards
- Steve Conn – accordion
- Jo-El Sonnier– accordion
- Máirtín O’Connor– accordion
- Paul Moore – bass, string bass
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Glenn Worf– bass, string bass
- Eddie Bayers– drums
- Robbie Casserly – drums
- Chad Cromwell– drums
- Danny Cummings– percussion, backing vocals
- Derek Bell– Irish harp
- Paul Brady– whistle
- Seán Keane– violin
- Liam O’Flynn– uilleann pipes
- Michael Doucet– fiddle
- Terry McMillan– djembe
- Billy Ware – triangle
- Brendan Croker– backing vocals
- Vince Gill– backing vocals
- Chuck Ainlay– engineer, mixing
- Brian Masterson – engineer
- Graham Lewis – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
- David Scheinmann – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Knopfler.
- Darling Pretty
- Imelda
- Golden Heart
- No Can Do
- Vic and Ray
- Don’t You Get It
- A Night in Summer Long Ago
- Cannibals
- I’m the Fool
- Je Suis Désolé
- Rüdiger
- Nobody’s Got the Gun
- Done with Bonaparte
- Are We in Trouble Now
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