Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
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Album Sales: 30,000,000
First Release Date: May 1985
The fifth studio album from Dire Straits. It was certified platinum nine times in the US and diamond in both Europe and the UK, making this the band's best-selling albums worldwide.
"Brothers In Arms" was a number one album in almost every country, and produced five singles:
"So Far Away"
"Money For Nothing"
"Brothers in Arms"
"Walk Of Life"
"Your Latest Trick"
Tracks 1 to 6 and track 9 are longer on CD/cass. than on vinyl LP:
1. So Far Away - CD/cass.: 5:11 / LP: 3:59
2. Money For Nothing - CD/cass.: 8:26 / LP: 7:04
3. Walk Of Life - CD/cass.: 4:12 / LP: 4:07
4. Your Latest Trick - CD/cass.: 6:33 / LP: 4:46
5. Why Worry - CD/cass.: 8:31 / LP: 5:22
6. Ride Across The River - CD/cass.: 6:58 / LP: 5:57
7. The Man's Too Strong - CD/cass./LP: 4:40
8. One World - CD/cass./LP: 3:40
9. Brothers In Arms - CD/cass.: 7:00 / LP: 6:00
First Release Date: May 1985
The fifth studio album from Dire Straits. It was certified platinum nine times in the US and diamond in both Europe and the UK, making this the band's best-selling albums worldwide.
"Brothers In Arms" was a number one album in almost every country, and produced five singles:
"So Far Away"
"Money For Nothing"
"Brothers in Arms"
"Walk Of Life"
"Your Latest Trick"
Tracks 1 to 6 and track 9 are longer on CD/cass. than on vinyl LP:
1. So Far Away - CD/cass.: 5:11 / LP: 3:59
2. Money For Nothing - CD/cass.: 8:26 / LP: 7:04
3. Walk Of Life - CD/cass.: 4:12 / LP: 4:07
4. Your Latest Trick - CD/cass.: 6:33 / LP: 4:46
5. Why Worry - CD/cass.: 8:31 / LP: 5:22
6. Ride Across The River - CD/cass.: 6:58 / LP: 5:57
7. The Man's Too Strong - CD/cass./LP: 4:40
8. One World - CD/cass./LP: 3:40
9. Brothers In Arms - CD/cass.: 7:00 / LP: 6:00
Tracklist
| So Far Away | 3:59 | ||
| Money For Nothing | 7:04 | ||
| Walk Of Life | 4:07 | ||
| Your Latest Trick | 4:46 | ||
| Why Worry | 5:22 | ||
| Ride Across The River | 6:57 | ||
| The Man's Too Strong | 4:36 | ||
| One World | 3:36 | ||
| Brothers In Arms | 6:56 |
Versions
| Title | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | 1-25264, 9 25264-1 | US | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-2 | Canada | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 25264-2 | US | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Vertigo, Phonogram | 824 499-2 | Germany | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 25264-2 | US | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records, Columbia House | W2-25264 | US | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Vertigo, Phonogram | 824 499-2 | Germany | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Vertigo, Phonogram | 824 499-2 | Germany | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Vertigo, Phonogram | 824 499-2 | US | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Vertigo, PolyGram | 824 499-2 | Australasia | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-2 | Germany | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-2 | France | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Vertigo, Phonogram | 824 499-2 | Europe | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | Vertigo, PolyGram Records Pty. Limited | 824 499-4 | Australasia | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-4 | Spain | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | Vertigo | VOG4-1-3357 | Canada | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-4 | France | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-4 | Netherlands | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | W4 25264 | US | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | Vertigo | VERHC 25 | UK | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | PGP RTB | 5721520 | Yugoslavia | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-4 | Turkey | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | 9 25264-4, 4-25264 | US | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP) | Vertico, Phonogram Ltd., London, Club - Sonderauflage | 32 310-5 | Germany | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Spain | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo, Vertigo | LPR-23047, 824 499-1 | Mexico | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Greece | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo, Phonogram | 824 499-1 | Italy | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Brazil | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Netherlands | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 20.063-L | Venezuela | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Simply Vinyl (S12) | SVLP 182 | UK | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Portugal | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Netherlands | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Finland | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo, Vertigo | 824 945-1, SEL-RP 663 | Korea | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Netherlands | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo, Phonogram | 824.499-1 | France | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 28PP-1005 | Japan | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Israel | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Australasia | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | VERH 25 | UK | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | VOG 1 3357 | Canada | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo, Phonogram | 824 499-1 | Finland | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | PGP RTB | 2420279 | Yugoslavia | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Scandinavia | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo, Vertigo | VOG 1 3357, VOG4 1 3357 | Canada | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo, Phonogram | 824 499-1 | Germany | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 42 429 1 | Germany | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album, Ltd, Promo, QUI) | Warner Bros. Records | 1-25264 | US | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Promo) | Vertigo, Phonogram | VERH 25, none | UK | 1985 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Opus, Phonogram | 9313 1914 | Czechoslovakia | 1988 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album) | Vertigo | P2 24499 | Canada | 1990 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album, RE) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Portugal | 1991 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Ладъ | LD – 238015 | Russia | 1992 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Cass, Album) | Vertigo, PolyGram Polska | 824 499-4 | Poland | 1994 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RM) | Vertigo | 824 499-2 | Netherlands | 1995 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RM) | Vertigo, Mercury, PolyGram Records Pty. Limited | 824 499-2 | Australia | 1996 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RM) | Vertigo | 824 499-2 | Europe | 1996 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RM) | Vertigo | 824 499-2 | Germany | 1996 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RM) | Vertigo | 824 499-2 | UK & Europe | 1996 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 47773-2 | US | 2000 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RE, RM, XRC) | Universal Music (Hong Kong) | 5483572 | Hong Kong | 2000 | |
| Brothers In Arms (Hybrid, DualDisc, Multichannel, 20t) | Warner Bros. Records | 49377-2 | US | 2005 | |
| Brothers In Arms (SACD, 20t) | Vertigo | 9871498 | Europe | 2005 | |
| Brothers In Arms (SACD, 20t) | Vertigo | 987 149-7 | Europe | 2005 | |
| Brothers In Arms (2xLP) | Warner Bros. Records | 49 377-1 | US | 2006 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP) | Warner Bros. Records Inc. | 49377-1 | US | 2006 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RE, RM, SHM) | Universal International | UICY-93733 | Japan | 2008 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RE, RM, SHM) | Universal International | UICY-91415 | Japan | 2009 | |
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album, RM, RE, 180) | Vertigo | 824 499-1 | Europe | 2010 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RE, Ltd) | Vertigo | 533 545-6 | Netherlands | 2011 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RE, RM, SHM) | Vertigo, Universal Strategic Marketing Japan | UICY-25011 | Japan | 2011 | |
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RE) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 25264-2 | US | ||
| Brothers In Arms (CD, Album, RP) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 25264-2 | US | ||
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | IMP (4) | LP 00105 | Poland | ||
| Brothers In Arms (LP, Album) | Ладъ | LD – 238015 | Russia |
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Tracks A1 to A6 and track B4 are shorter on this LP than on CD:
A1. So Far Away - CD: 5:11 / LP: 3:59
A2. Money For Nothing - CD: 8:26 / LP: 7:04
A3. Walk Of Life - CD: 4:12 / LP: 4:07
A4. Your Latest Trick - CD: 6:33 / LP: 4:46
A5. Why Worry - CD: 8:31 / LP: 5:22
B1. Ride Across The River - CD: 6:58 / LP: 5:57
B2. The Man's Too Strong - CD/LP: 4:40
B3. One World - CD/LP: 3:40
B4. Brothers In Arms - CD: 7:00 / LP: 6:00
Reviews & Discussion
referencing Brothers In Arms, SACD, 20t, 9871498
One of the cleanest sounding SACD's released. I was not even a fan until I bought this SACD and now I get why they're so respected--well, Knopfler.
1skinnylad
May 11, 2011
referencing Brothers In Arms, LP, Album, 824 499-1
Tracks A1 to A6 and track B4 are shorter on this LP than on CD:
A1. So Far Away - CD: 5:11 / LP: 3:59
A2. Money For Nothing - CD: 8:26 / LP: 7:04
A3. Walk Of Life - CD: 4:12 / LP: 4:07
A4. Your Latest Trick - CD: 6:33 / LP: 4:46
A5. Why Worry - CD: 8:31 / LP: 5:22
B1. Ride Across The River - CD: 6:58 / LP: 5:57
B2. The Man's Too Strong - CD/LP: 4:40
B3. One World - CD/LP: 3:40
B4. Brothers In Arms - CD: 7:00 / LP: 6:00
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