Kill to Get Crimson

Infobox Album | Name = Kill To Get Crimson
Type = Album
Artist = Mark Knopfler


Released = September 17 2007
Recorded = British Grove Studios
Genre = Rock
Length = 56:55
Label = Mercury Records
Warner Bros. Records (US)
Producer = Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay, Guy Fletcher
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fixzlgldfe link]
*Okayplayer Rating|3|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/kill_to_get_crimson/ link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16299408/review/16522160/kill_to_get_crimson link]
Last album = "All the Roadrunning"
(2006)
This album = "Kill To Get Crimson"
(2007)
Next album =|

"Kill To Get Crimson" is the fifth solo album by Mark Knopfler, released 17 September 2007. [ [http://www.mark-knopfler.co.uk/news/news_items.aspx#3f5d8598-a61a-438c-914c-10a03f34ab08:44 Mark Knopfler official web site] ] [ [http://www.guyfletcher.co.uk/guyedit/2007rd/2007rdhome.html Guy Fletcher's recording diary] ] The album cover image is taken from the painting "Four Lambrettas and Three Portraits of Janet Churchman" by John Bratby painted in 1958. The first singles from the album are "True Love Will Never Fade" (Europe) and "Punish The Monkey" (U.S., Canada). [ [http://www.markknopfler.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/08/07/162.aspx Mark Knopfler official web site 2007/08/07] ]

The album debuted at number 26 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 23,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003646687 "Reba Outmuscles Kanye, 50 To Score First No. 1"] , Billboard.com, September 26, 2007.]

The "Kill to Get Crimson tour", promoting this album, kicked off in Amsterdam, Netherlands on March 29, 2008 [ [http://www.markknopfler.com/tour/ "The Official Community of Mark Knopfler - Tour page"] ] and ended in Miami Beach, FL on July 31, 2008.

The album was released on: CD, CD and DVD set, double vinyl LP and deluxe set of 180g vinyl LP and CD.

Track listing

All songs are written by Mark Knopfler.

# "True Love Will Never Fade" - 4:21
# "The Scaffolder’s Wife" - 3:52
# "The Fizzy and the Still" - 4:07
# "Heart Full of Holes" - 6:36
# "We Can Get Wild" - 4:17
# "Secondary Waltz" - 3:43
# "Punish the Monkey" - 4:36
# "Let It All Go" - 5:17
# "Behind With the Rent" - 4:46
# "The Fish and the Bird" - 3:45
# "Madame Geneva’s" - 3:59
# "In the Sky" - 7:29

Personnel

* Mark Knopfler – vocals and guitars
* Guy Fletcher – keyboards
* Glenn Worf – bass guitar and string bass
* Danny Cummings – drums and percussion
Additional musicians:
* Ian Lowthian – accordion
* John McCusker – violin and cittern
* Frank Ricotti – vibes
* Chris White – flute, saxophone and clarinet
* Steve Sidwell – trumpet

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