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{{for|the album by Dawn Richard|Goldenheart}} {{for|the album by Dawn Richard|Goldenheart}}
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{{Infobox album {{Infobox album
| Name = Golden Heart | name = Golden Heart
| Type = studio | type = studio
| Artist = ] | artist = ]
| Cover = MK_Golden_Heart.jpg | cover = MK Golden Heart.jpg
| Alt = | alt =
| Released = {{Start date|1996|03|26|df=y}} | released = {{Start date|1996|03|25|df=y}}
| recorded = 1994–1996
| Recorded = Emerald Sound Studios, <br>Javelina Recording Studios, <br>], <br>], <br>1994–1996
| venue =
| Genre = ], ], ]
| studio = Emerald Sound Studios, <br />Javelina Recording Studios, <br />], <br />]
| Length = {{Duration|m=70|s=18}}
| genre = ], ], ]
| Label = ]<br>] <small>(USA)</small>
| length = {{Duration|m=70|s=18}}
| Producer = ], ]
| label = ]<br />] {{small|(USA)}}
| Last album = '']''<br>(1993)
| producer = ], ]
| This album = '''''Golden Heart'''''<br>(1996)
| prev_title = ]
| Next album = '']''<br>(1998)
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = ]
| next_year = 1998
}} }}
'''''Golden Heart''''' is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist ], released on 26 March 1996 by ] internationally and ] in the United States. Following a successful career leading the British rock band ] and composing a string of critically acclaimed film soundtrack albums, Knopfler produced his first solo album, drawing upon the various musical endeavors in which he has engaged since emerging as a major recording artist in 1978.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=Darling Pretty |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/golden-heart-r233020 |work=AllMusic |accessdate=23 November 2011}}</ref> The album reached the top ten position on album charts in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.<ref name="tsort">{{cite web|title=Mark Knopfler (Chart Entries) |work=Tsort |date= |url=http://tsort.info/music/7nyh7m.htm |accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="australian-charts">{{cite web|title=Mark Knopfler: Golden Heart |work=Australian Charts |date= |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mark+Knopfler&titel=Golden+Heart&cat=a |accessdate=25 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111090450/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mark+Knopfler&titel=Golden+Heart&cat=a |archivedate=11 November 2012 |df= }}</ref> The album peaked at 105 on the ] in the United States. '''''Golden Heart''''' is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist ], released on 25 March 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/2584-2608-2|title=BPI}}</ref> by ] internationally and ] in the United States. Following a successful career leading British rock band ] and composing a string of critically acclaimed film soundtrack albums, Knopfler recorded his first solo album, drawing upon the various musical influences he'd engaged since emerging as a major recording artist in 1978.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=Darling Pretty |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/golden-heart-r233020 |work=AllMusic |access-date=23 November 2011}}</ref> The album reached the top-10 position on charts in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.<ref name="tsort">{{cite web|title=Mark Knopfler (Chart Entries) |work=Tsort |url=http://tsort.info/music/7nyh7m.htm |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="australian-charts">{{cite web|title=Mark Knopfler: Golden Heart |work=Australian Charts |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mark+Knopfler&titel=Golden+Heart&cat=a |access-date=25 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111090450/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mark+Knopfler&titel=Golden+Heart&cat=a |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref> The album peaked at 105 on the ] in the United States.


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==Background==
Following the release of Dire Straits' final studio album, '']'', and a grueling fifteen-month world tour of Europe, North America, and Australia—a tour seen by 7.1 million people<ref name="mg">{{cite web|last=Shelton |first=Sonya |title=Dire Straits Biography |work=Musician Guide |date= |url=http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608000435/Dire-Straits.html |accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref> that ended in October 1992—Knopfler quietly dissolved the popular British rock band that had become one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with worldwide album sales of over 120 million.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|last= |first= |title=Dire Straits given plaque honour |work=BBC News |date=4 December 2009 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8394556.stm |accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref> He would later recall, "I put the thing to bed because I wanted to get back to some kind of reality. It's self-protection, a survival thing. That kind of scale is dehumanising."<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web|last=McCormick |first=Neil |title=Mark Knopfler: how did we avoid disaster? |work=The Telegraph |date=5 September 2012 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9522983/Mark-Knopfler-how-did-we-avoid-disaster.html |accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref> He spent two years recovering from the experience, which had taken a toll on his creative and personal life.<ref name="mg"/> In 1994, he began work on what would become his first solo album.


==Touring== == Background ==
Following the release of Dire Straits' final studio album, '']'', and a grueling 15-month world tour of Europe, North America and Australia—a tour seen by 7.1 million people that ended in October 1992—Knopfler quietly dissolved the popular British rock band that had become one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with worldwide album sales of more than 120 million.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|title=Dire Straits given plaque honour |work=BBC News |date=4 December 2009 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8394556.stm |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> He would later recall, "I put the thing to bed because I wanted to get back to some kind of reality. It's self-protection, a survival thing. That kind of scale is dehumanizing."<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web|last=McCormick |first=Neil |title=Mark Knopfler: how did we avoid disaster? |work=The Telegraph |date=5 September 2012 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9522983/Mark-Knopfler-how-did-we-avoid-disaster.html |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> He spent two years recovering from the experience, which had taken a toll on his creative and personal lives. In 1994, he began work on what would become his first solo album.

== Singles ==

=== "Darling Pretty" ===
]

"'''Darling Pretty'''" is the first single from the album. It reached number 33 in the ], and was featured in the 1996 film '']''. "Gravy Train", the second track on the maxi-single, was featured in the 2001 film '']''.<ref name="allmusic-darling">{{cite web|title=Darling Pretty |work=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/darling-pretty-mw0001660282 |access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref>

====Track listing====
{{Track listing
|all_writing = Mark Knopfler
| total_length = 15:25
| title1 = Darling Pretty
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = Gravy Train
| length2 = 6:19
| title3 = My Claim to Fame
| length3 = 4:39
}}
{{clr}}

=== "Cannibals" ===
]

"'''Cannibals'''" is the second single from the album. It is very similar in sound and structure to the ] hit single "]", also written by Knopfler. "Cannibals" is taken from the album. "Tall Order Baby" and "What Have I Got to Do" are outtakes from the album. The song was the concert opener for the Kill to Get Crimson Tour in 2008.<ref name="allmusic-cannibals">{{cite web|title=Cannibals |work=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cannibals-mw0001663578 |access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref>

====Track listing====
{{Track listing
|all_writing = Mark Knopfler
| total_length = 11:51
| title1 = Cannibals
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = Tall Order Baby
| length2 = 2:53
| title3 = What Have I Got To Do
| length3 = 5:20
}}
{{clr}}

=== "Rüdiger" ===

]

"'''Rüdiger'''" is the third and final single from the album. "Rüdiger" is taken from the album. Rudiger was used on the soundtrack for the film The Bandits. "My Claim to Fame", "Tall Order Baby", and "What Have I Got to Do" are outtakes from the album.<ref name="allmusic-rudiger">{{cite web|title=Rüdiger |work=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r%C3%BCdiger-mw0001216070 |access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref>

====Track listing====
{{Track listing
|all_writing = Mark Knopfler
| total_length = 18:51
| title1 = Rüdiger
| length1 = 5:59
| title2 = My Claim to Fame
| length2 = 4:39
| title3 = Tall Order Baby
| length3 = 2:53
| title4 = What Have I Got to Do
| length4 = 5:20
}}
{{clr}}

== Touring ==
{{Main|Golden Heart Tour}} {{Main|Golden Heart Tour}}
Knopfler supported the release of ''Golden Heart'' with the Golden Heart Tour of Europe, which started on 24 April 1996 in Galway, Ireland, and included 84 concerts in 66 cities, ending in Antibes, France, on 4 August 1996.<ref name="mk-news-tour">{{cite web|title=Golden Heart 1996 Tour Dates |work=Mark Knopfler News |date= |url=http://www.mark-knopfler-news.co.uk/frameset.php?frame=/GHeart.html |accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref> The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar, vocals), ] (keyboards), ] (guitar), ] (bass), ] (drums), and Jim Cox (keyboards). This initial touring group later became known to Knopfler fans as the 96-ers.<ref name="mk-gh-tour">{{cite web |title=Golden Heart tour 1996 |work=Mark Knopfler |date= |url=http://www.mark-knopfler.info/tour1996.htm |accessdate=25 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130218075738/http://www.mark-knopfler.info/tour1996.htm |archivedate=18 February 2013 |df= }}</ref> A preview performance with an expanded lineup of players was given on 15 April 1996 at the BBC Building in London. This show was recorded and later released on video as '']''.<ref name="mk-gh-tour"/> Knopfler supported the release of ''Golden Heart'' with the Golden Heart Tour of Europe, which started on 24 April 1996 in Galway, Ireland, and included 84 concerts in 66 cities, ending in Antibes, France, on 4 August 1996.<ref name="mk-news-tour">{{cite web |title=Golden Heart 1996 Tour Dates |work=Mark Knopfler News |url=http://www.mark-knopfler-news.co.uk/frameset.php?frame=/GHeart.html |access-date=25 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215104735/http://www.mark-knopfler-news.co.uk/frameset.php?frame=%2FGHeart.html |archive-date=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> One of the early shows was recorded on video and was released as a DVD titled '']''. The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar, vocals), ] (keyboards), ] (guitar), ] (bass), ] (drums) and Jim Cox (keyboards). This initial touring group later became known to Knopfler fans as the 96-ers.<ref name="mk-gh-tour">{{cite web |title=Golden Heart tour 1996 |work=Mark Knopfler |url=http://www.mark-knopfler.info/tour1996.htm |access-date=25 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218075738/http://www.mark-knopfler.info/tour1996.htm |archive-date=18 February 2013 }}</ref> A preview performance with an expanded lineup of players was given on 15 April 1996 at the BBC Building in London. This show was recorded and later released on video as '']''.<ref name="mk-gh-tour" />


==Critical reception== == Critical reception ==
{{Album ratings {{Album ratings
|rev1 = ] |rev1 = ]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref name="allmusic"/> |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic" />
}} }}
In his review for ], William Ruhlmann gave the album three out of five stars, finding that despite Knopfler's trademark guitar work and sardonic lyrics, there was "little on the album that was new or striking, and Knopfler seemed to fall back on familiar guitar techniques while intoning often obscure lyrics.<ref name="allmusic"/> Ruhlmann concluded: In his review for ], William Ruhlmann found that despite Knopfler's trademark guitar work and sardonic lyrics, there was "little on the album that was new or striking, and Knopfler seemed to fall back on familiar guitar techniques while intoning often obscure lyrics.<ref name="allmusic" /> Ruhlmann set aside any reference to the musical effect of Knopfler's eclectic and newly introduced acoustic bass, string arrangements or traditional Irish accompaniments and concluded:
{{quote|Knopfler hadn't used the opportunity of a solo album to challenge himself, and at the same time he had lost the group identity (however illusory) provided by the Dire Straits name. The result was listenable but secondhand.<ref name="allmusic"/>}} {{blockquote|Knopfler hadn't used the opportunity of a solo album to challenge himself, and at the same time he had lost the group identity (however illusory) provided by the Dire Straits name. The result was listenable but secondhand.<ref name="allmusic" />}}


==Track listing== == Track listing ==
All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="album-notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Golden Heart |titlelink= |others=Mark Knopfler |year=1996 |pages=2–15 |type=booklet |publisher=Warner Bros. Records |id=946026-2 |location=Burbank, California}}</ref>
{{Track listing {{Track listing
|all_writing = Mark Knopfler
| total_length = 70:18
| total_length = 70:18<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="album-notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Golden Heart |others=Mark Knopfler |year=1996 |pages=2–15 |type=booklet |publisher=Warner Bros. Records |id=946026-2 |location=Burbank, California}}</ref>
| title1 = Darling Pretty | title1 = Darling Pretty
| length1 = 4:31 | length1 = 4:31
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| title5 = Vic and Ray | title5 = Vic and Ray
| length5 = 4:36 | length5 = 4:36
| title6 = Don't You Get It | title6 = Don't You Get It?
| length6 = 5:16 | length6 = 5:16
| title7 = A Night in Summer Long Ago | title7 = A Night in Summer Long Ago
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| title13 = Done with Bonaparte | title13 = Done with Bonaparte
| length13 = 5:06 | length13 = 5:06
| title14 = Are We in Trouble Now | title14 = ]
| length14 = 5:54 | length14 = 5:54
}} }}


==Personnel== == Personnel ==
;Music '''Music'''
* ] – guitar, vocals * ] – guitar, vocals
* ] – acoustic guitar <small>(1,2,3,8,9,11,12)</small>, guitar <small>(5,6)</small>, tiplé <small>(10)</small> * ] – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 12), guitar (5, 6) tiplé (10)
* ] – National steel guitar <small>(10)</small>, backing vocals <small>(10)</small> * ] – National steel guitar (10), backing vocals (10)
* ] – acoustic guitar <small>(14)</small> * ] – acoustic guitar (14)
* ] – pedal steel guitar <small>(1,9,11,12,14)</small> * ] – pedal steel guitar (1, 9, 11, 12, 14)
* ] – Irish harp <small>(1)</small> * ] – Irish harp (1)
* ] – whistle <small>(1,7,13)</small> * ] – whistle (1, 7, 13)
* ] – violin <small>(1,7,13)</small> * ] – violin (1, 7, 13)
* ] – ] <small>(1,7,13)</small> * ] – ] (1, 7, 13)
* ] – ] <small>(1,7,13)</small> * ] – ] (1, 7, 13)
* ] – ] <small>(7,13)</small> * ] – ] (7, 13)
* Steve Conn – accordion <small>(10)</small> * Steve Conn – accordion (10)
* ] – accordion <small>(8)</small> * ] – accordion (8)
* ] – fiddle <small>(10)</small> * ] – fiddle (10)
* ] – piano <small>(1,5,11)</small> * ] – piano (1, 5, 11)
* ] – piano <small>(9,12)</small> * ] – piano (9, 12)
* ] – piano <small>(14)</small> * ] – piano (14)
* Bill Cuomo – Hammond organ <small>(6)</small> * Bill Cuomo – Hammond organ (6)
* ] – keyboards <small>(3,4,8,12)</small>, backing vocals <small>(1,2,3,4,6,8)</small> * ] – keyboards (3, 4, 8, 12), backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8)
* ] – Hammond organ <small>(1,2,8,9,12,14)</small>, keyboards <small>(3,5,9,11,14)</small> * ] – Hammond organ (1, 2, 8, 9, 12, 14), keyboards (3, 5, 9, 11, 14)
* Paul Moore – bass <small>(13)</small>, string bass <small>(7)</small> * Paul Moore – bass guitar (13), string bass (7)
* ] – bass <small>(1,5,9,10,11,12,14)</small> * ] – bass guitar (1, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
* ] – bass <small>(2,3,6)</small>, string bass <small>(4,8)</small> * ] – bass guitar (2, 3, 6), string bass (4, 8)
* ] – drums <small>(1,5,9,10,11,12,14)</small> * ] – drums (1, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
* Robbie Casserly – drums <small>(13)</small> * Robbie Casserly – drums (13)
* ] – drums <small>(2,3,4,6,8)</small> * ] – drums (2, 3, 4, 6, 8)
* ] – backing vocals <small>(1,3,4,6,8,10,11)</small>, percussion <small>(2,4,5,11,12,14)</small> * Danny Cummings – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11), percussion (2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 14)
* ] – ] <small>(5)</small> * ] – ] (5)
* Billy Ware – triangle <small>(10)</small> * Billy Ware – triangle (10)
* ] – backing vocals <small>(4,8)</small> * ] – backing vocals (4, 8)
* ] – backing vocals <small>(12,14)</small><ref name="album-notes"/> * ] – backing vocals (12, 14)<ref name="album-notes" />


;Production '''Production'''
* Mark Knopfler – producer * Mark Knopfler – producer
* ] – producer, engineer, mixing * ] – producer, engineer, mixing
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* Denny Purcell – mastering * Denny Purcell – mastering
* Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant * Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
* David Scheinmann – photography<ref name="album-notes"/> * David Scheinmann – photography<ref name="album-notes" />


== Charts ==
==Charts and certifications==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}


===Albums=== === Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
|- |-
! Chart (1996) ! Chart (1996)
! Peak ! Peak<br />position
|- |-
{{album chart|Australia|28|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=28 November 2021}}
| ]<ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|28
|- |-
{{album chart|Austria|8|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=28 November 2021}}
| ]<ref name="tsort"/><ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|8
|- |-
{{album chart|Flanders|10|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=21 February 2022}}
| ] <small>(Vl)</small><ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|10
|- |-
{{album chart|Wallonia|8|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=21 February 2022}}
| ] <small>(Wa)</small><ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|8
|- |-
{{album chart|Netherlands|3|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=21 February 2022}}
| ]
|align="center"|11
|- |-
{{album chart|Finland|7|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=28 November 2021}}
| ]<ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|3
|- |-
{{album chart|France|38|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=28 November 2021}}
| ]<ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|7
|- |-
{{album chart|Germany4|5|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|id=2276|access-date=9 December 2021}}
| ]<ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|38
|- |-
|{{albumchart|Germany2|5|artist=Mark Knopfler|year=2000|date=20001023|accessdate=4 December 2013|rowheader=true}} {{album chart|New Zealand|16|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=28 November 2021}}
|- |-
{{album chart|Norway|2|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=28 November 2021}}
| ]
|align="center"|3
|- |-
{{album chart|Scotland|12|date=19960331|access-date=21 February 2022}}
| ]<ref name="tsort"/><ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|2
|- |-
{{album chart|Sweden|4|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=28 November 2021}}
| ]<ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|16
|- |-
{{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Golden Heart|access-date=28 November 2021}}
| ]<ref name="tsort"/><ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|4
|- |-
{{album chart|UK2|9|date=19960331|access-date=21 February 2022}}
| ]<ref name="tsort"/><ref name="australian-charts"/>
|align="center"|3
|- |-
{{album chart|Billboard200|105|artist=Mark Knopfler|access-date=21 February 2022}}
| ]<ref name="tsort"/>
|align="center"|9
|-
| US ]
|align="center"|105
|} |}
{{col-2}}


===Singles=== === Year-end charts ===
{| class=wikitable {| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:50px;" rowspan="2" align="left"| Year
! style="width:200px;" rowspan="2" align="left"| Single
! colspan="4"| Chart Positions
|- |-
! Chart (1996)
! style="width:50px;"| <small>CAN</small>
! Position
! style="width:50px;"| <small>CAN AC</small>
! style="width:50px;"| <small>CAN Country</small>
! style="width:50px;"| <small>]</small><ref name="zobbel">{{cite web|title=Chart Log UK |work=Zobbel |date= |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_K.HTM |accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref>
|- |-
|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1996|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1996|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
| rowspan="5"| 1996
|align="center"|50
| "Darling Pretty"
| align="center"| 12
| align="center"| 14
| align="center"| 87
| align="center"| 33
|- |-
|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1996&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1996|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
| "Cannibals"
| align="center"| — |align="center"|40
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 42
|- |-
|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1996 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de |publisher=]|access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
| "Rüdiger"
| align="center"| — |align="center"|36
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|- |-
|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1996/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1996|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
| "Imelda"
| align="center"| 59 |align="center"|17
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|- |-
|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19960107/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
| "Don't You Get It"
| align="center"| 62 |align="center"|85
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
|} |}
{{col-end}}


===Certifications=== == Certifications ==
{{certification Table Top}}
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Golden Heart|award=Gold|certyear=1996|relyear=1996|access-date=21 July 2021}}
!style="width:50px;" align="left"|Year
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Golden Heart|award=Gold|certyear=1996|relyear=1996|access-date=13 July 2019}}
!style="width:200px;" align="left"|Organisation
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Netherlands|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Golden Heart|award=Gold|certyear=1996|relyear=1996|access-date=13 July 2019}}
!style="width:50px;" align="left"|Level
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Norway|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Golden Heart|award=Gold|certyear=1996|relyear=1993|access-date=13 July 2019}}
!style="width:100px;" align="left"|Date
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==Singles== == References ==
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== External links ==
===Darling Pretty===
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"'''Darling Pretty'''" is the first single from the album. It reached number 33 in the ], and was featured in the 1996 film '']''. "Gravy Train", the second track on the maxi-single, was featured in the 2001 film '']''.<ref name="allmusic-darling">{{cite web|title=Darling Pretty |work=AllMusic |date= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/darling-pretty-mw0001660282 |accessdate=23 December 2012}}</ref>

;Track listing
All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.
{{Track listing
| total_length = 15:25
| title1 = Darling Pretty
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = Gravy Train
| length2 = 6:19
| title3 = My Claim to Fame
| length3 = 4:39
}}
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===Cannibals===
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"'''Cannibals'''" is the second single from the album. It is very similar in sound and structure to the ] hit single "]", also written by Knopfler. "Cannibals" is taken from the album. "Tall Order Baby" and "What Have I Got to Do" are outtakes from the album. The song was the concert opener for the Kill to Get Crimson Tour in 2008.<ref name="allmusic-cannibals">{{cite web|title=Cannibals |work=AllMusic |date= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cannibals-mw0001663578 |accessdate=23 December 2012}}</ref>

;Track listing
All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.
{{Track listing
| total_length = 11:51
| title1 = Cannibals
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = Tall Order Baby
| length2 = 2:53
| title3 = What Have I Got To Do
| length3 = 5:20
}}
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===Rüdiger===

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"'''Rüdiger'''" is the third and final single from the album. "Rüdiger" is taken from the album. "My Claim to Fame", "Tall Order Baby", and "What Have I Got to Do" are outtakes from the album.<ref name="allmusic-rudiger">{{cite web|title=Rüdiger |work=AllMusic |date= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r%C3%BCdiger-mw0001216070 |accessdate=23 December 2012}}</ref>

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All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.
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| total_length = 18:51
| title1 = Rüdiger
| length1 = 5:59
| title2 = My Claim to Fame
| length2 = 4:39
| title3 = Tall Order Baby
| length3 = 2:53
| title4 = What Have I Got to Do
| length4 = 5:20
}}
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==References==
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For the album by Dawn Richard, see Goldenheart. For other uses, see Golden Heart (disambiguation).

1996 studio album by Mark Knopfler
Golden Heart
Studio album by Mark Knopfler
Released25 March 1996 (1996-03-25)
Recorded1994–1996
StudioEmerald Sound Studios,
Javelina Recording Studios,
AIR Studios,
Windmill Lane Studios
GenreRoots rock, folk rock, country
Length70:18
LabelVertigo
Warner Bros. (USA)
ProducerMark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
Mark Knopfler chronology
Screenplaying
(1993) 		Golden Heart
(1996) 		Wag the Dog
(1998)

Golden Heart is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 25 March 1996 by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Following a successful career leading British rock band Dire Straits and composing a string of critically acclaimed film soundtrack albums, Knopfler recorded his first solo album, drawing upon the various musical influences he'd engaged since emerging as a major recording artist in 1978. The album reached the top-10 position on charts in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The album peaked at 105 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Background

Following the release of Dire Straits' final studio album, On Every Street, and a grueling 15-month world tour of Europe, North America and Australia—a tour seen by 7.1 million people that ended in October 1992—Knopfler quietly dissolved the popular British rock band that had become one of the world's most commercially successful bands, with worldwide album sales of more than 120 million. He would later recall, "I put the thing to bed because I wanted to get back to some kind of reality. It's self-protection, a survival thing. That kind of scale is dehumanizing." He spent two years recovering from the experience, which had taken a toll on his creative and personal lives. In 1994, he began work on what would become his first solo album.

Singles

"Darling Pretty"

Darling Pretty

"Darling Pretty" is the first single from the album. It reached number 33 in the UK Singles Chart, and was featured in the 1996 film Twister. "Gravy Train", the second track on the maxi-single, was featured in the 2001 film America's Sweethearts.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Knopfler

No.TitleLength
1."Darling Pretty"4:27
2."Gravy Train"6:19
3."My Claim to Fame"4:39
Total length:15:25

"Cannibals"

Cannibals

"Cannibals" is the second single from the album. It is very similar in sound and structure to the Dire Straits hit single "Walk of Life", also written by Knopfler. "Cannibals" is taken from the album. "Tall Order Baby" and "What Have I Got to Do" are outtakes from the album. The song was the concert opener for the Kill to Get Crimson Tour in 2008.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Knopfler

No.TitleLength
1."Cannibals"3:38
2."Tall Order Baby"2:53
3."What Have I Got To Do"5:20
Total length:11:51

"Rüdiger"

Rudiger single cover

"Rüdiger" is the third and final single from the album. "Rüdiger" is taken from the album. Rudiger was used on the soundtrack for the film The Bandits. "My Claim to Fame", "Tall Order Baby", and "What Have I Got to Do" are outtakes from the album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Knopfler

No.TitleLength
1."Rüdiger"5:59
2."My Claim to Fame"4:39
3."Tall Order Baby"2:53
4."What Have I Got to Do"5:20
Total length:18:51

Touring

Main article: Golden Heart Tour

Knopfler supported the release of Golden Heart with the Golden Heart Tour of Europe, which started on 24 April 1996 in Galway, Ireland, and included 84 concerts in 66 cities, ending in Antibes, France, on 4 August 1996. One of the early shows was recorded on video and was released as a DVD titled A Night in London. The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar, vocals), Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Richard Bennett (guitar), Glenn Worf (bass), Chad Cromwell (drums) and Jim Cox (keyboards). This initial touring group later became known to Knopfler fans as the 96-ers. A preview performance with an expanded lineup of players was given on 15 April 1996 at the BBC Building in London. This show was recorded and later released on video as A Night in London.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

In his review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann found that despite Knopfler's trademark guitar work and sardonic lyrics, there was "little on the album that was new or striking, and Knopfler seemed to fall back on familiar guitar techniques while intoning often obscure lyrics. Ruhlmann set aside any reference to the musical effect of Knopfler's eclectic and newly introduced acoustic bass, string arrangements or traditional Irish accompaniments and concluded:

Knopfler hadn't used the opportunity of a solo album to challenge himself, and at the same time he had lost the group identity (however illusory) provided by the Dire Straits name. The result was listenable but secondhand.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Knopfler

No.TitleLength
1."Darling Pretty"4:31
2."Imelda"5:26
3."Golden Heart"5:01
4."No Can Do"4:54
5."Vic and Ray"4:36
6."Don't You Get It?"5:16
7."A Night in Summer Long Ago"4:43
8."Cannibals"3:41
9."I'm the Fool"4:28
10."Je Suis Désolé"5:14
11."Rüdiger"6:03
12."Nobody's Got the Gun"5:25
13."Done with Bonaparte"5:06
14."Are We in Trouble Now"5:54
Total length:70:18

Personnel

Music

Production

  • Mark Knopfler – producer
  • Chuck Ainlay – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Brian Masterson – engineer
  • Graham Lewis – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
  • David Scheinmann – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 28
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 7
French Albums (SNEP) 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 5
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 2
Scottish Albums (OCC) 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 3
UK Albums (OCC) 9
US Billboard 200 105

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 50
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 17
UK Albums (OCC) 85

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 50,000
Netherlands (NVPI) Gold 50,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) Gold 25,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Platinum 100,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) Platinum 1,000,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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