Dire Straits (album)
1978 studio album by Dire Straits / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 features 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 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) respectively.
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Released | 9 June 1978 (1978-06-09) (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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