Release (David Knopfler album)

Release is David Knopfler's first solo album after leaving Dire Straits. It was released in 1983 on the Peach River and Passport labels, and in 1997 on the Paris label.

Release
Studio album by David Knopfler
Released	1983
Recorded	May–June 1983
Studio	Birdland Studios, Buckinghamshire; The Workhouse, Old Kent Road; Matrix, London
Genre	Rock
Label	Peach River Records
Producer	Tony Spath, David Knopfler
David Knopfler chronology
Release (1983) Behind the Lines (1985)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Knopfler; except where indicated

1. "Soul Kissing"
2. "Come to Me" (David Knopfler, Harry Bogdanovs)
3. "Madonna's Daughter"
4. "The Girl and the Paperboy"
5. "Roman Times" (David Knopfler, Harry Bogdanovs)
6. "Sideshow"
7. "Little Brother"
8. "Hey Henry"
9. "Night Train" (David Knopfler, Harry Bogdanovs)
10. "The Great Divide"

Personnel

• David Knopfler – guitar, vocals, piano, synthesizer
• Bub Roberts – guitar
• Mark Knopfler – rhythm guitar (3)
• Betsy Cook – piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Danny Schogger – piano (10)
• Harry Bogdanovs – synthesizer
• Kevin Powell – bass (except 1 & 8)
• John Illsley – bass (1)
• Pino Palladino – bass (8)
• Arran Ahmun – drums, percussion
• DMX - drums
• Germaine Johnson, Marie Broady – backing vocals
• Mike Pace – saxophone
• Roger Downham – vibraphone
• Bobby Valentino – violin (8)