Brothers in Arms (album)

Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by British rock band Dire Straits. It was released on 13 May 1985 by Vertigo Records, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It went to number one in the charts in many countries. It was number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States for 9 weeks and was number one on the UK Albums Chart for 14 weeks. It is the eighth-best-selling album in UK chart history and one of the world's best-selling albums. It sold over 30 million copies worldwide.

Brothers in Arms
Studio album by Dire Straits
Released	13 May 1985 (1985-05-13)
Recorded	October 1984 – February 1985
Studio	AIR Studios, Montserrat
Genre	Pop rock
Length	55:07 (CD and cassette) 47:21 (LP)
Label	Vertigo (UK) Warner Bros. (U.S.)
Producer	Neil Dorfsman Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits chronology
Alchemy (1984) Brothers in Arms (1985) Money for Nothing (1988)
Singles from Brothers in Arms
"So Far Away" Released: April 1985 "Money for Nothing" Released: June 1985 "Brothers in Arms" Released: October 1985 "Walk of Life" Released: December 1985 "Your Latest Trick" Released: April 1986

The album won a Grammy Award in 1986 for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The 20th anniversary version of the album also won a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Surround Sound Album.

Track listings

All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except where noted. Some of the track lengths on the LP version are different from the lengths on the CD and cassette versions because the full tracks would not all fit on a single vinyl disc.

CD and cassette

No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Far Away"	5:12
2.	"Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting)	8:26
3.	"Walk of Life"	4:12
4.	"Your Latest Trick"	6:33
5.	"Why Worry"	8:31
6.	"Ride Across the River"	6:58
7.	"The Man's Too Strong"	4:40
8.	"One World"	3:40
9.	"Brothers in Arms"	6:59
Total length:		55:07

Original single LP

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Far Away"	3:59
2.	"Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting)	7:04
3.	"Walk of Life"	4:12
4.	"Your Latest Trick"	4:46
5.	"Why Worry"	5:22

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ride Across the River"	6:58
2.	"The Man's Too Strong"	4:40
3.	"One World"	3:40
4.	"Brothers in Arms"	6:59
Total length:		47:21

Double LP

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Far Away"	5:12
2.	"Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting)	8:26

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Walk of Life"	4:12
2.	"Your Latest Trick"	6:34

Side three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Why Worry"	8:31
2.	"Ride Across the River"	6:58

Side four
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Man's Too Strong"	4:40
2.	"One World"	3:40
3.	"Brothers in Arms"	6:59
Total length:		55:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.

Dire Straits Mark Knopfler – guitars and vocals John Illsley – bass guitar and vocals Alan Clark – keyboards Guy Fletcher – keyboards and vocals Omar Hakim – drums Terry Williams – drums on intro to Money For Nothing

Other musicians Nature of contributions uncredited on album; contributions added where known. Michael Brecker – saxophone on "Your Latest Trick" Randy Brecker Malcolm Duncan Neil Jason Tony Levin – bass on "One World" Jimmy Maelen Mike Mainieri Dave Plews Jack Sonni – guitar synthesizer on "The Man's Too Strong" Sting – vocals on "Money For Nothing"

Brothers In Arms (album) Media

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  Brothers in Arms was recorded at the now-abandoned AIR Studios in Montserrat (pictured in 2013), frequented by many famous artists and bands in the late 1970s and 1980s.