The Ragpicker's Dream

Infobox Album | Name = The Ragpicker's Dream (U.S.)
Type = Album
Artist = Mark Knopfler


Released = 30 September 2002
Recorded = 2002 (?)
Genre = Rock
Length = 55:39
Label = Warner Bros. Records (US)
Mercury Records
Producer = Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6gjyeal64xa7 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/markknopfler/albums/album/260215/review/5941728/the_ragpickers_dream link]
Last album = "Sailing to Philadelphia"
(2000)
This album = "The Ragpicker's Dream"
(2002)
Next album = "Shangri-La"
(2004) |

"The Ragpicker's Dream" is Mark Knopfler's third solo album (after "Golden Heart" and "Sailing to Philadelphia"), released in 2002. It is a collection of songs written from the point of view of poor but dignified people, struggling to get by in life, often enjoying small triumphs. Knopfler does not play the acoustic guitar as much as he used to, but gives a folk imprint to the whole album. The first song, "Why Aye Man", was used as the theme tune for the third series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and the album contains numerous other references to North East England, including the village of Tow Law on "Hill Farmer's Blues". Fact|date=March 2007 The album cover image is taken from a photo of Elliott Erwitt.

Track listing (international)

# "Why Aye Man" – 6:14
# "Devil Baby" – 4:05
# "Hill Farmer's Blues" – 3:45
# "A Place Where We Used To Live" – 4:34
# "Quality Shoe" – 3:56
# "Fare Thee Well Northumberland" – 6:29
# "Marbletown" – 3:33
# "You Don't Know You're Born" – 5:21
# "Coyote" – 5:56
# "The Ragpicker's Dream" – 4:20
# "Daddy's Gone To Knoxville" – 2:48
# "Old Pigweed" – 4:34

Track listing - limited edition bonus CD (UK & Canada)

# "Why Aye Man" (live at Shepherds Bush Empire)
# "Quality Shoe" (live at Shepherds Bush Empire)
# "Sailing to Philadelphia" (live in Toronto)
# "Brothers in Arms" (live in Toronto)
# "Why Aye Man" (enhanced video)

Personnel

*Mark Knopfler - guitars and vocals
*Guy Fletcher - keyboards, backing vocals ("You Don't Know You're Born")
*Glenn Worf - bass guitar
*Richard Bennett - guitars
*Jim Cox - piano, Hammond organ
*Chad Cromwell - drums

Album

Certifications

Why Aye Man

Infobox Single
Name = Why Aye Man


Artist = Mark Knopfler
from Album = The Ragpicker's Dream
B-side =
Released = 16 September 2002
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Mercury
Writer = Mark Knopfler
Producer = Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Silvertown Blues"
(2001)
This single = "Why Aye Man"
(2002)
Next single = "Boom, Like That"
(2004)"Why Aye Man" is the only official commercial single from "The Ragpicker's Dream" album, released in 2002.

2-track CD single

#"Why Aye Man"
#"Small Potatoes"

3-track CD single

#"Why Aye Man"
#"Small Potatoes"
#"So Far Away" (live)

4-track CD single

#"Why Aye Man" (full version 6:14)
#"Small Potatoes"
#"So Far Away" (live at Shepherds Bush Empire)
#"Speedway at Nazareth" (live at Massey Hall, Toronto)