Dire Straits

Summary

Dire Straits is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.86% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,104 views/month, #522 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dire Straits's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Dire Straits's genre is rock music^[4].
• Dire Straits was produced by Muff Winwood^[5].
• Among the performers on Dire Straits was Dire Straits^[6].
• Dire Straits's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records^[7].
• Dire Straits's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[8].
• Dire Straits is part of Dire Straits' albums in chronological order^[9].
• Dire Straits's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Dire Straits was distributed by LP record^[11].
• Dire Straits was distributed by compact cassette^[12].
• Dire Straits was distributed by compact disc^[13].
• Dire Straits was distributed by music streaming^[14].
• Dire Straits's review score is recorded as 4^[15].
• Dire Straits was released on June 9, 1978^[16].
• Dire Straits's tracklist is recorded as Down to the Waterline^[17].
• Dire Straits's tracklist is recorded as Water of Love^[18].
• Dire Straits's tracklist is recorded as Setting Me Up^[19].
• Dire Straits's tracklist is recorded as Six Blade Knife^[20].
• Dire Straits's tracklist is recorded as Southbound Again^[21].
• Dire Straits's tracklist is recorded as Sultans of Swing^[22].
• Dire Straits's tracklist is recorded as In the Gallery^[23].
• Dire Straits's tracklist is recorded as Wild West End^[24].
• Dire Straits's tracklist is recorded as Lions^[25].
• Dire Straits's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dire Straits'}^[26].
• Dire Straits's has characteristic is recorded as eponymous album^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• First release date: 1978-06-02^[29]

• Genre(s): blues rock, classic rock, country rock, pop rock, pub rock, rock, roots rock^[30]

• Community tags: atmospheric, bittersweet, blues rock, calm, classic rock, country rock, introspective, lush, male vocalist, mellow, melodic, playful, poetic, pop rock, pub rock, rhythmic, rock, roots rock, soft, technical, urban, warm^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0c9bc273-a9e9-3290-b423-c61b9f8d20bc^[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dire Straits was performed by it^[6]. It was produced by Muff Winwood^[5].

Publication

Dire Straits was released on June 9, 1978^[16]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is rock music^[4]. It is part of it' albums in chronological order^[9]. Recorded distribution format include LP record^[11], compact cassette^[12], compact disc^[13], and music streaming^[14].

Reception

Dire Straits's review score is recorded as 4^[15].

Why It Matters

Dire Straits ranks in the top 0.86% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,104 views/month, #522 of 60,676).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]