''The Trawlerman's Song'' is an EP 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 26 April 2005 by

Mercury Records Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it i ...

. The EP contains the album version of "The Trawlerman's Song" from the 2004 album ''

Shangri-La Shangri-La is a fictional place in Asia's Kunlun Mountains (昆仑山), Uses the spelling 'Kuen-Lun'. described in the 1933 novel '' Lost Horizon'' by English author James Hilton. Hilton portrays Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, ...

'' and live in-studio versions of five other songs recorded in one take at Shangri-la Studios in Malibu, California.

Track listing

All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.

Personnel

;Music *

– vocals, guitars * Richard Bennett – guitars * Jim Cox – keyboards * Matt Rollings – keyboards *

Doug Pettibone Doug Pettibone (born in Los Angeles, California) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and studio musician. Career Doug Pettibone started to play the guitar at the age of eight. His first teacher was Andy Summers, formerly of The Police ...

– guitar (2,5), mandolin (8) *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Mad ...

– bass *

Chad Cromwell Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American rock drummer whose music career has spanned more than 30 years. He is the founding member of a band called Fortunate Sons, which released a self-titled album in 2004. Cromwell has worked with m ...

– drums ;Production * Mark Knopfler – producer *

Chuck Ainlay Chuck Ainlay is an American record producer and audio engineer. He has worked with Mark Knopfler on much of Knopfler's solo work, in addition to some Dire Straits material. He has 4 Grammy Awards and 5 nominations. Along with Knopfler and Bob ...

– producer, engineer * Rodney Pearson – digital editing * Bob Ludwig – mastering

References

External links

''The Trawlerman's Song''
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Mark Knopfler official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trawlermans Song EP, The Mark Knopfler albums 2005 debut EPs Albums recorded at Shangri-La (recording studio)