Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits released on 9 June 1978 by Vertigo Records, internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada.[4] The album has the hit single "Sultans of Swing", which reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached the top of the album charts in Germany, Australia and France, number 2 in the United States and number 5 in the United Kingdom. Dire Straits was later certified double platinum in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
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| Released | 9 June 1978 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 13 February – 5 March 1978 | |||
| Studio | Basing Street, Notting Hill, London | |||
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| Length | 41:34 | |||
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| Producer | Muff Winwood | |||
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