Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
Missing image Dire_Straits_-_Alchemy_Dire_Straits_Live.jpg Album cover
Album by Dire Straits
Released	March 1984
Recorded	July 1983 at Hammersmith Odeon, London
Genre	Rock
Length	48 min 51 sec
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer	Mark Knopfler
Professional reviews
AMG	3/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB5B08CCC8EE56F890673C378CEEAC63382E3A7B&uid=MIDMR0411171110&sql=10:vx3ibkg96ak0~T1)
Dire Straits Chronology
Love over Gold (1982)	Alchemy: Dire Straits Live (1984)	Brothers in Arms (1985)

Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is the first live album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). It features their best-known tracks up to that point, but significantly different in sound from the studio versions, and featuring extended improvisations. It effectively captures the best of their live sound.

Contents

1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

Track listing

all songs by Mark Knopfler

1. "Once upon a Time in the West" - 13:01
2. "Expresso Love" [*] - 5:45
3. "Romeo and Juliet" - 8:17
4. "Love Over Gold" - 3:27
5. "Private Investigations" - 7:34
6. "Sultans of Swing" - 10:54
7. "Two Young Lovers Intro: The Carousel Waltz" - 4:49
8. "Tunnel of Love" - 14:29
9. "Telegraph Road" - 13:37
10. "Solid Rock" - 6:01
11. "Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" - 6:05

* available on CD only

Personnel

Dire Straits

• Mark Knopfler - guitar, vocals
• Alan Clark - keyboard
• John Illsley - bass
• Hal Lindes - guitar
• Terry Williams - drums

Additional personnel

• Mel Collins - saxophone
• Joop de Korte - percussion
• Tom Mandel - keyboard

Production

• Producer: Mark Knopfler
• Engineers: Mike McKenna, Nigel Walker
• Mixing: Nigel Walker
• Mixing assistant: Jeremy Allom
• Artwork: Brett Whiteley

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1984	The Billboard 200	46

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