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Golden Heart is the début solo album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 26 March 1996 by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Following a successful career leading the British rock band Dire Straits 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. The album reached the top ten position on album 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

In his review for AllMusic, 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. Ruhlmann 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 songs were written by Mark Knopfler.

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

Personnel

Music

• Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar, producer
• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar, tiple
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
• Sonny Landreth – steel guitar, background vocals
• Dónal Lunny – bouzouki
• Seán Keane – violin
• Derek Bell – Irish harp
• Paul Brady – whistle
• Liam O'Flynn – uilleann pipes
• Máirtín O'Connor – accordion
• Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
• Michael Doucet – fiddle
• Matt Rollings – piano
• Barry Beckett – piano
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Steve Nathan – keyboards, Hammond organ
• Bill Cuomo – Hammond organ
• Guy Fletcher – keyboards, background vocals
• Steve Conn – accordion
• Don Potter - acoustic guitar
• Glenn Worf – bass
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Paul Moore – bass, double bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Chad Cromwell – drums
• Robbie Casserly – drums
• Terry McMillan – djembe
• Billy Ware – triangle
• Danny Cummings – percussion, background vocals
• Vince Gill – background vocals
• Brendan Croker – background vocals

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 and certifications

Album charts

Singles charts

Certifications

Cannibals

"Cannibals" is the second single from the album. It is very similar in sound and structure to Dire Straits hit "Walk of Life", also written by Knopfler.

The song was the concert opener for the 2008 Kill to Get Crimson world tour.

Track listing

1. "Cannibals"
2. "Tall Order Baby"
3. "What Have I Got To Do"

Rüdiger

"Rüdiger" is the third and final single from the album

Track listing

1. "Rüdiger"
2. "My Claim to Fame"
3. "Tall Order Baby"
4. "What Have I Got To Do"

References

1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Darling Pretty". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
2. Chart Log UK: K Zobbel.de

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