A decade is a significant span of time, and the average band would have produced enough material for an entirely different collection, one that shared no similarities with its predecessor. Exactly ten years after Dire Straits' first compilation, Money for Nothing, appeared in the stores, their second, Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, was released.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Chris Whitten Tom Mandel Danny Cummings David Knopfler Chris White Pick Withers Hal Lindes Joop de Korte Jeff Porcaro John Illsley Alan Clark Manu Katché Mel Collins Mike Mainieri Omar Hakim Paul Franklin Phil Palmer Roy Bittan Sting Terry Williams Jimmy Maelen. Photographers: Josh Pulman Brian Aris Mark Leialoha. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. Producers include: Barry Becket, Jimmy Iovine, Jerry Wexler, Guy Fletcher, Muff Winwood. Additional personnel includes: Sting, Jeff Porcaro, Joop de Korte. Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler (vocals, guitar) David Knopfler (guitar, keyboards) Hal Lindes (guitar, background vocals) Guy Fletcher, Phil Palmer (guitar) Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar) Chris White (saxophone) Alan Clark (keyboards) John Illsley (bass, background vocals) Pick Withers, Terry Williams, Chris Whitten (drums) Danny Cummings (percussion). Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire StraitsĪlso includes material from Mark Knopfler's side project, The Notting Hillbillies. Guy Fletcher Jerry Wexler Jimmy Iovine Mark Knopfler Muff Winwood Neil Dorfsman Barry Beckett

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