Brothers in Arms verkaufte sich weltweit etwa 30 Millionen mal, stieg in den USA, UK, D und unzähligen weiteren Ländern auf Platz Eins in die Charts ein und zählt damit zu den erfolgreichsten Alben der Musikgeschichte.

   
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Hybrid Super Audio CD  
*** digitally remastered
Sound: stereo & multichannel
Erscheinungstermin: 19.5.2005
Label: Mercury, 1985



Tracklist:

1. So Far Away (Mark Knopfler) – 3:59
2. Money for Nothing (Mark Knopfler, Sting) – 7:04
3. Walk of Life (Mark Knopfler) – 4:07
4. Your Latest Trick (Mark Knopfler) – 4:46
5. Why Worry (Mark Knopfler) – 5:22
6. Ride Across the River (Mark Knopfler) – 5:57
7. The Man's Too Strong (Mark Knopfler) – 4:40
8. One World (Mark Knopfler) – 3:40
9. Brothers in Arms (Mark Knopfler) – 6:00 

Band personnel
Mark Knopfler: guitars, vocals
John Illsley: bass, vocals
Alan Clark: keyboards
Guy Fletcher: keyboards, vocals
Terry Williams: drums
Additional personnel
Omar Hakim: drums
Jack Sonni: guitar
Michael Brecker: saxophone
Randy Brecker: horn
Malcolm Duncan: tenor saxophone
Neil Jason: bass
Tony Levin: bass
Michael Mainieri: vibraphone
Dave Plews: horn
Sting: vocals on "Money for Nothing"

Rezensionen:

C. Böhm in Audio 6 / 02: "Unter klanglichen Aspekten ist "Brothers In Arms" ein Meisterwerk und unumstritten ein Top-Pick."

Brothers in Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international best-seller. Of course, the success of Brothers in Arms was helped considerably by the clever computer-animated video for "Money for Nothing," a sardonic attack on MTV. But what kept the record selling was Mark Knopfler's increased sense of pop songcraft "Money for Nothing" had an indelible guitar riff, "Walk of Life" is a catchy up-tempo boogie variation on "Sultans of Swing," and the melodies of the bluesy "So Far Away" and the down-tempo, Everly Brothers-style "Why Worry" were wistful and lovely. Dire Straits had never been so concise or pop-oriented, and it wore well on them. Though they couldn't maintain that consistency through the rest of the album only the jazzy "Your Latest Trick" and the flinty "Ride Across the River" make an impact Brothers in Arms remains one of their most focused and accomplished albums, and in its succinct pop sense, it's distinctive within their catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine/AMG.