All titles are written by Mark Knopfler, except The Mist Covered Mountains: a traditional song arranged by Mark Knopfler.

Produced by Mark Knopfler

Recorded at Power Station New York and Utopia-Eden Studios London, aug 1983

• Mark Knopfler: guitars, synthesizer, percussion and linn drums

• Alan Clark: synthesizers, hammond organ and piano

• Mike Brecker: saxophone

• Mike Mainieri: vibes

• Neil Jason, Tony Levin John Illsey and Eddie Gomez: bass

• Steve Jordan and Terry Williams: drums

With the partecipation of The Acetones (Ed Bricknell, Alan Clark, Alan Darby, Roddy Murray, Jimmy Yuill, Mark Winchester, Brian Rowan), Dire Straits (in Freeway Flyer) and Gerry Rafferty (voice in The Way It Always Starts).

Local Hero is a movie by Bill Forsyth