Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia flac album

Sailing to Philadelphia is the second solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 26 September 2000 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains featured vocal performances by James Taylor, Van Morrison, and Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze (band).

Sailing to Philadelphia. Mark Knopfler: vocals and guitars Richard Bennett: guitars and other stringed things in his flight case Jim Cox: piano and Hammond organ Guy Fletcher: keyboards and backing vocals Glenn Worf: bass Chad Cromwell: drums. Recorded and mixed by Chuck Ainlay, assisted by Mark Ralston, Jon Bailey, Graham Lewis & Aaron Swihart. Additional engineering on 'Baloney Again' and 'El Macho' by Chubba Petocz. Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters, In. assisted by Jonathan Russell.

Sailing to Philadelphia by Mark Knopfler appears on his album of the same name (2000). This is a story song, told in two monologues between Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon as they travel from Great Britain to Pennsylvania for the survey work that created the Mason-Dixon Line in 1763. Besides providing a wonderful history lesson, it also humanizes these people for us; giving us some perspective on their motives and emotions. The song was inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s novel Mason and Dixon. Sailing to Philadelphia" Track Info.

It also allowed him to indulge his love for various musical genres more, and that process continues on Sailing to Philadelphia. True, Knopfler's basic approach remains the same - as a guitarist, he is still enamored of the minor-key finger-picking style of . Cale, and as a singer/songwriter, he remains enthralled with Bob Dylan. But in one song after another on this album, you get the feeling that he started out playing some familiar song in a specific genre and eventually extrapolated upon it enough to call it an original.

sailing to philadelphia

Sailing To Philadelphia. Steel Guitar – Paul Franklin (Honorary 69er) Vocals – James Taylor (2). 5:29. Producer – Chuck Ainlay, Mark Knopfler. Recorded By, Mixed By – Aaron Swihart, Graham Lewis (2), Jon Bailey, Mark Ralston. Recorded By, Mixed By – Chuck Ainlay. Vocals, Guitar – Mark Knopfler. Written-By – Mark Knopfler.

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