Private Investigations

compilation album by Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
MusicAlbum album Q118032
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Private Investigations

Summary

Private Investigations is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Private Investigations's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Private Investigations's genre is roots rock[4].
  • Private Investigations followed Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits[5].
  • Private Investigations was performed by Dire Straits[6].
  • Private Investigations was performed by Mark Knopfler[7].
  • Private Investigations's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[8].
  • Private Investigations's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • Private Investigations's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Private Investigations was distributed by compact disc[11].
  • Private Investigations was published on 2005[12].
  • Private Investigations's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Private Investigations'}[13].
  • Private Investigations's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album[14].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Release type: Album[15]

  • Secondary type(s): Compilation[16]

  • First release date: 2005-11-04[17]

  • Genre(s): classic rock, country rock, rock, roots rock[18]

  • Community tags: classic rock, country rock, rock, roots rock[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 220dac35-e284-35be-ae11-3f842b593cee[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Dire Straits[6] and Mark Knopfler[7].

Publication

Private Investigations was published on 2005[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is roots rock[4]. It was distributed by compact disc[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Private Investigations followed Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits[5].

Why It Matters

Private Investigations ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Private Investigations. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/private-investigations
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_private-investigations_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Private Investigations}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/private-investigations}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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