SAILING TO PHILADELPHIA

Con quest'album Mark Knopfler inizia il suo viaggio per le americhe. Chiede compagnia a due amici che gi� hanno percorso tante volte questa traversata: James Taylor e Van Morrison. Lascia l'amata Scozia con il singolo di aperura What It Is. E raggiunge subito Philadelphia, una terra di confine lungo la Mason-Dixon line.
Ed eccoci nei campi di cotone a pregare il Dio di Baloney Again o ad ascoltare il blues per le strade della citt� delle miniere d'argento, o a seguire i travolgenti Gran Premi della formula Indy.
Sinceramente, penso che sia stato un errore che ottimi pezzi quali The Long Highway (scritta per i Dire Straits), Let's See You e la favolosa Camerado siano stati rilasciati nei side b dei singoli che accompagnano un album che, senza di essi, risulta in alcuni tratti troppo lento.

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All titles are written by Mark Knopfler

Produced by Chuck Ainlay and Mark Knopfler

Recorded and mixed by Chuck Ainlay

Mark Knopfler: vocals, lead and rhytm guitars

Richard Bennett: guitars

Jim Cox: piano and Hammond organ

Guy Fletcher: keyboards and backing vocals

Glenn Worf: bass

Chad Cromwell: drums

With the partecipation of Robert Bailey (backing vocal), Danny Cummings (percussion), Tim Davis (backing vocals), Chris Difford (backing vocals), Paul Franklin (pedal steel), Mike Haynes (flugel horn), Aubrey Hainie (violin), Mike Henderson (mandolin), Jim Hoke (harmonica and autoharp), Jim Horn (saxophone), Wayne Jackson (trumpet), Louis Nunley (backing vocals), David Rawlings (backing vocals), Frank Ricotti (marimba), Chris Rodriguez (backing vocals), Duan Starling (backing vocals), James Taylor (vocals), Harvey Thompson (tenor saxophone), Glenn Tillbrook (backing vocals), Van Morrison (vocals), Gillian Welch (backing vocals), Chris Willis (backing vocals).

SAILING TO PHILADELPHIA (2000)

WHAT IT IS

SAILING TO PHILADELPHIA promo cd in association with the Daily Telegraph

SAILING TO PHILADELPHIA