Golden Heart | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 25 March 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1994–1996 | |||
Studio | Emerald Sound Studios, Javelina Recording Studios, AIR Studios, Windmill Lane Studios | |||
Genre | Roots rock, folk rock, country | |||
Length | 70:18 | |||
Label | Vertigo Warner Bros. (USA) | |||
Producer | Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay | |||
Mark Knopfler chronology | ||||
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Golden Heart is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 25 March 1996[1] by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Following a successful career leading British rock band Dire Straits and composing a string of critically acclaimed film soundtrack albums, Knopfler recorded his first solo album, drawing upon the various musical influences he'd engaged since emerging as a major recording artist in 1978.[2] The album reached the top-10 position on charts in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.[3][4] The album peaked at 105 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.