Mark Knopfler has been a super star in the Pop genre for quite some time now and All The Roadrunning is an excellent illustration as to why.
These days it's a very rare CD on which every single song is good or better than the one before it. This CD is certainly one of those rare CDs.
Listen to and I think you'll agree that the song choices are excellent, the production is outstanding and Mark Knopfler is clearly in top form.
While this entire album is outstanding some of my favorites are track 2 - I Dug Up A Diamond, track 6 - Love And Happiness For You, and track 12 - If This Is Goodbye
My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 10 - Beyond My Wildest Dreams. Outstanding!
All The Roadrunning Release Notes:
Mark Knopfler originally released All The Roadrunning on Apr 25, 2006 on the Warner Bros. Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Beachcombing 2. I Dug Up A Diamond 3. This Is Us 4. Red Staggerwing 5. Rollin' On 6. Love And Happiness For You 7. Right Now 8. Donkey Town 9. Belle Star 10. Beyond My Wildest Dreams 11. All The Roadrunning 12. If This Is Goodbye
Personnel: Mark Knopfler (vocals, guitar); Emmylou Harris (vocals, acoustic guitar); Richard Bennett (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar); Dan Dugmore (acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Glenn Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); Stuart Duncan (violin); Steve Conn (accordion); The Memphis Horns (horns); Guy Fletcher (piano, organ, synthesizer); Jim Cox (piano, organ); Glenn Worf (bass instrument); Danny Cummings (drums, tambourine); Chad Cromwell (drums).
