''Cal'' is the second soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist

Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...

, released on 24 August 1984 by

Vertigo Records Vertigo Records is a record company with United Kingdom origins. It was a subsidiary of the Philips/Phonogram record label, launched in 1969 to specialise in progressive rock and other non-mainstream musical styles. Today, it is operated by Uni ...

. The album contains music composed for the 1984 film '' Cal'', produced by

David Puttnam David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (born 25 February 1941) is a British film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include ''Chariots of Fire'', which wo ...

and directed by Pat O'Connor. Puttnam also produced the film '' Local Hero'' (1983).

Critical reception

In a contemporary review in ''

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'', Janet Maslin called the album "an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."Maslin, Janet. "Screen: Love in Belfast" in ''The New York Times''. 24 August 1984. In a retrospective review for

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, Steven McDonald gave the album four out of five stars and called it a "quiet, reflective set of cues that eschew false dramatics in favor of supporting the story."

Track listing

All music was written by Mark Knopfler.

Charts

Personnel

;Music *

– guitars *

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

– tin whistle, mandolin *

Liam O'Flynn Liam Óg O'Flynn ( ga, Liam Ó Floinn, 15 September 1945 – 14 March 2018) was an Irish uilleann piper and Irish traditional musician. In addition to a solo career and as a member of Planxty, O'Flynn recorded with: Christy Moore, Dónal Lun ...

–

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Guy Fletcher Guy Edward Fletcher (born 24 May 1960) is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as one of the two Keyboard instrument, keyboard players in the rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his subs ...

– keyboards *

John Illsley John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bass guitarist of the rock band Dire Straits. With it, he has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award. As one of the founding band members, ...

– bass * Terry Williams – drums ;Production * Mark Knopfler – producer * Neil Dorfsman – engineer * Matt d'Arbanlay-Butler – assistant engineer * Steve Jackson – assistant engineer * John Dent – mastering at the Sound Clinic in London * Sutton Cooper – sleeve design * Brian Aris – photograph of Mark Knopfler

References

External links

''Cal''
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Mark Knopfler official website
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