Kill to Get Crimson
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{{Infobox album
| name = Kill to Get Crimson
| type = studio
| artist = Mark Knopfler
| cover = Kill to Get Crimson Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2007|09|17|df=y}}
| recorded = January–March 2007
| venue =
| studio = British Grove Studios, Chiswick, West London
| genre = Roots rock, folk rock
| length = {{Duration|m=56|s=55}}
| label = Mercury
Warner Bros. (US)
| producer = {{hlist|Mark Knopfler|Chuck Ainlay|Guy Fletcher}}
| prev_title = Real Live Roadrunning
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Get Lucky
| next_year = 2009
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = Okayplayer
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/kill_to_get_crimson/ Okayplayer review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224032350/http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/kill_to_get_crimson/ |date=24 December 2007 }}
| rev3 = Rolling Stone
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011021438/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16299408/review/16522160/kill_to_get_crimson Rolling Stone review]
| rev4 =
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}}
Kill to Get Crimson is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 17 September 2007 by Mercury Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.{{cite web|last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Kill to Get Crimson |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kill-to-get-crimson-r1111886 |publisher=AllMusic|access-date=24 November 2011}} The album's title comes from a line in the song "Let It All Go." The album cover image is taken from the painting Four Lambrettas and Three Portraits of Janet Churchman by John Bratby, painted in 1958. The first singles from the album were "True Love Will Never Fade" in Europe and "Punish The Monkey" in North America.[http://www.markknopfler.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/08/07/162.aspx Mark Knopfler official web site 2007/08/07] The album debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 23,000 copies in its first week.Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048990/reba-outmuscles-kanye-50-to-score-first-no-1 "Reba Outmuscles Kanye, 50 To Score First No. 1"], Billboard.com, 26 September 2007. The Kill to Get Crimson Tour promoting the album started on 29 March 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and ended on 31 July 2008 in Miami, Florida.{{cite web|title=Tour Archives |url=http://www.markknopfler.com/tour/history/ktgc_europe.aspx |website=Mark Knopfler Official Website |access-date=2011-11-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208205744/http://www.markknopfler.com/tour/history/ktgc_europe.aspx |archive-date= 8 December 2011 }} The album was released on CD, CD/DVD, double vinyl LP, and a Deluxe Set of 180g vinyl LP and CD.
The album track "Secondary Waltz" dates from the early '80s, and was mentioned by Knopfler in an interview in 1985.{{cite web |url=http://www.knopfler.net/interview48.html |title=Archived copy |website=www.knopfler.net |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527141355/http://www.knopfler.net/interview48.html |archive-date=27 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}
Touring
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Knopfler supported the release of Kill to Get Crimson with the Kill to Get Crimson Tour of Europe and North America, which started on 29 March 2008 in Amsterdam, and included 94 concerts in 88 cities, ending on 31 July 2008 in Miami, Florida. The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitars, vocals), Richard Bennett (guitars), Danny Cummings (drums), Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Matt Rollings (keyboards), Glenn Worf (bass) and John McCusker (fiddle, cittern). The tour included a six-night run at the Royal Albert Hall in London, with Bap Kennedy as the supporting act. Jesca Hoop was the opening act for the North America leg of the tour.{{cite web |title=Kill to Get Crimson Tour 2008 |work=Mark Knopfler News |url=http://www.mark-knopfler-news.co.uk/KTGC_sets.html |access-date=26 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118183603/http://www.mark-knopfler-news.co.uk/KTGC_sets.html |archive-date=18 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Track listing
All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.
{{Track listing
| total_length = 56:55
| title1 = True Love Will Never Fade
| length1 = 4:21
| title2 = The Scaffolder's Wife
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = The Fizzy and the Still
| length3 = 4:07
| title4 = Heart Full of Holes
| length4 = 6:36
| title5 = We Can Get Wild
| length5 = 4:17
| title6 = Secondary Waltz
| length6 = 3:43
| title7 = Punish the Monkey
| length7 = 4:36
| title8 = Let It All Go
| length8 = 5:17
| title9 = Behind with the Rent
| length9 = 4:46
| title10 = The Fish and the Bird
| length10 = 3:45
| title11 = Madame Geneva's
| length11 = 3:59
| title12 = In the Sky
| length12 = 7:29
}}
Personnel
- Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar, producer
- Guy Fletcher – keyboards, producer, engineer
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar, string bass
- Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
- Richard Bennett – guitars
- Ian Lowthian – accordion
- Frank Ricotti – vibraphone
- John McCusker – violin, cittern
- Steve Sidwell – trumpet
- Chris White – flute, saxophone, clarinet
;Production
- Chuck Ainlay – producer, engineer
- Rich Cooper – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- John Bratby – cover image
- Fabio Lovino – photography
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2007)
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{{album chart|Australia|41|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Austria|10|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|11|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|12|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Denmark|5|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|4|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Finland|15|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|France|9|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|2|id=66353|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Ireland2|37|artist=Mark Knopfler|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Italy|2|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Norway|2|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Portugal|29|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|12|date=20070929|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Spain|9|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Sweden|4|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Mark Knopfler|album=Kill to Get Crimson|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|UK2|9|date=20070929|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|26|artist=Mark Knopfler|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRock|9|artist=Mark Knopfler|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 August 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (2007)
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scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2007&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2007|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=9 August 2020}}
| 61 |
scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2007|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=9 August 2020}}
| 75 |
scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2007|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=9 August 2020}}
| 58 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Germany|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Kill to Get Crimson|award=Gold|certyear=2023|relyear=2007|accessdate=30 March 2023}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Poland|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Kill to Get Crimson|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|accessdate=13 July 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Russia|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Kill to Get Crimson|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|accessdate=13 July 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Kill to Get Crimson|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|accessdate=13 July 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Kill to Get Crimson|award=Silver|certyear=2013|certmonth=7|relyear=2007|id=9191-2608-2|accessdate=13 July 2019}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.markknopfler.com/music/discography/cd/mk_SoloDetails.aspx?AlbumId=cebb6fa3-0a2d-4b34-a305-6e98b86b2110 Kill to Get Crimson ] at [http://www.markknopfler.com/ Mark Knopfler official website]
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