Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is the second greatest hits compilation by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 19 October 1998 by Mercury Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was originally released, featuring liner notes by Robert Sandall, as both a one-disc edition and two-disc edition. The second disc contains live performances. The release is named after the band's 1978 hit single of the same name. The compilation was re-released together with a DVD in 2002. The DVD features the music videos of all the songs on the first disc, in addition to short interviews with Mark Knopfler about each song.

Sultans of Swing:
The Very Best of Dire Straits
Compilation album by
Dire Straits
Released19 October 1998 (1998-10-19)
Recorded1978–1992
GenreRoots rock
Length78:59
LabelMercury
Warner Bros. (U.S.A.)
Dire Straits chronology
Live at the BBC
(1995)		 Sultans of Swing:
The Very Best of Dire Straits
(1998)		 Private Investigations
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Track listing

All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except track 4, containing an extract from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel Waltz with the rest of the song by Knopfler, and track 9, written by Knopfler and Sting.

Disc one
  1. "Sultans of Swing" (from Dire Straits, 1978) – 5:50
  2. "Lady Writer" (from Communiqué, 1979) – 3:49
  3. "Romeo and Juliet" (from Making Movies, 1980) – 6:05
  4. "Tunnel of Love" (from Making Movies, 1980) – 8:14
  5. "Private Investigations" (Edited version) (from Love over Gold, 1982) – 5:54
  6. "Twisting by the Pool" (from ExtendedancEPlay, 1983) – 3:36
  7. "Love over Gold" (live, from Alchemy: Dire Straits Live, 1984) – 3:40
  8. "So Far Away" (Edited version) (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:03
  9. "Money for Nothing" (Radio edit) (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:09
  10. "Brothers in Arms" (Edited version) (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:55
  11. "Walk of Life" (from Brothers in Arms, 1985) – 4:12
  12. "Calling Elvis" (Edited version) (from On Every Street, 1991) – 4:41
  13. "Heavy Fuel" (from On Every Street, 1991) – 5:01
  14. "On Every Street" (Edited version) (from On Every Street, 1991) – 4:39
  15. "Your Latest Trick" (live, from On the Night, 1993) – 5:41
  16. "Local Hero/Wild Theme" (live, from On the Night (future DVD version), 2004 and Encores, 1993) – 4:23
Disc two

The following tracks were recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 May 1996 by Mark Knopfler.

  1. "Calling Elvis" – 9:05
  2. "Walk of Life" – 5:28
  3. "Last Exit to Brooklyn" – 2:23
  4. "Romeo and Juliet" – 7:30
  5. "Sultans of Swing" – 13:14
  6. "Brothers in Arms" – 8:54
  7. "Money for Nothing" – 6:37

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[30] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[31] 6× Platinum 420,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[32] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[33] Platinum 50,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[34] Platinum 42,743[34]
France (SNEP)[35] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[36] Gold 250,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[37] Gold 3,000^
Italy (FIMI)[38] Gold 50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[39] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[40] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[41] Platinum 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[42] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[43] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] 2× Platinum 600,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[45] 4× Platinum 4,000,000*

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

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