Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia [HDTracks] (2014)

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Artist: Mark Knopfler
Title: Sailing to Philadelphia
Year Of Release: 2000/2014
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Genre: Rock, Roots Rock, Folk Rock, Blues
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks) / [24bit-48kHz]
Total Time: 61:18
Total Size: 149 mb / 338 mb / 680 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Former Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler's second proper solo album (he's remained preoccupied with soundtrack work through the years) is a stirring and considered set of transatlantic blues. The collection is bolstered by contributions from Van Morrison ("The Last Laugh") and James Taylor (the title track), while Knopfler's guitar playing remains fresh and alive as he merges country and folk picking with electric blues. But it's as a writer that he really impresses: "Baloney Again" is a sensitive portrayal of a black gospel outfit in Jim Crow America; the title track is an intriguing distillation of Thomas Pynchon's doorstopper novel, Mason & Dixon; and "Silvertown Blues" is a stirring appreciation of blue-collar endeavor. A lovingly and honestly crafted collection, Sailing to Philadelphia shows Knopfler's talent and commitment remain as strong as ever.

TRACKLIST:

01. What It Is (4:57)
02. Sailing to Philadelphia (5:40)
03. Who's Your Baby Now (3:08)
04. Baloney Again (5:11)
05. The Last Laugh (3:24)
06. Do America (4:15)
07. El Macho (5:43)
08. Prairie Wedding (4:28)
09. Wanderlust (3:57)
10. Speedway At Nazareth (6:32)
11. Junkie Doll (4:34)
12. Silvertown Blues (5:28)
13. Sands of Nevada (4:01)

Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitars
Richard Bennett – guitars, string instruments
Jim Cox – piano, Hammond organ
Guy Fletcher – keyboard, backing vocals
Glenn Worf – bass
Chad Cromwell – drums
James Taylor – vocals (2)
Van Morrison – vocals (5)
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – vocals (8,10)
Aubrey Haynie – violin (1,10)
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Danny Cummings – percussion
Mike Haynes – flugelhorn
Jim Hoke – autoharp, harmonica
Jim Horn – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
Frank Ricotti – marimba
Duane Starling – vocals
Gillian Welch – vocals
Chris Willis – vocals[7]

Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia_320.zip - 149.1 MB
Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia_FLAC.zip - 338.6 MB
Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia_FLAC24.zip - 680.6 MB