Screenplaying
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{{Infobox album
| name = Screenplaying
| type = compilation
| artist = Mark Knopfler
| cover = Mark_screenplaying.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1993|11|09|df=y}}
| recorded = 1982–1989
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Film music
| length = {{Duration|m=71|s=16}}
| label = Vertigo
Warner Bros. (USA)
| producer = Mark Knopfler
| prev_title = Neck and Neck
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Golden Heart
| next_year = 1996
}}
Screenplaying is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 9 November 1993 by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album contains previously released tracks from Knopfler's soundtrack albums Cal (1984), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), The Princess Bride (1987), and Local Hero (1983).
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}
}}
In his review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann gave the album four and a half out of five stars, writing, "The music is reminiscent of the calmer parts of Dire Straits songs: melodic, lyrical, and touching."{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=Screenplaying |work=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/screenplaying-mw0000103868 |accessdate=24 November 2012}}
Track listing
All music was written by Mark Knopfler, except where indicated.
{{Track listing
| total_length = 71:16
| title1 = Irish Boy
| note1 = Cal
| writer1 =
| length1 = 4:38
| title2 = Irish Love
| note2 = Cal
| writer2 =
| length2 = 2:26
| title3 = Father and Son
| note3 = Cal
| writer3 =
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = Potato Picking
| note4 = Cal
| writer4 =
| length4 = 2:06
| title5 = The Long Road
| note5 = Cal
| writer5 =
| length5 = 7:20
| title6 = A Love Idea
| note6 = Last Exit to Brooklyn
| writer6 =
| length6 = 3:06
| title7 = Victims
| note7 = Last Exit to Brooklyn
| writer7 =
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Finale – Last Exit to Brooklyn
| note8 = Last Exit to Brooklyn
| writer8 =
| length8 = 6:22
| title9 = Once Upon a Time...Storybook Love
| note9 = The Princess Bride
| writer9 =
| length9 = 3:58
| title10 = Morning Ride
| note10 = The Princess Bride
| writer10 =
| length10 = 1:34
| title11 = The Friends' Song
| note11 = The Princess Bride
| writer11 =
| length11 = 3:01
| title12 = Guide My Sword
| note12 = The Princess Bride
| writer12 =
| length12 = 5:09
| title13 = A Happy Ending
| note13 = The Princess Bride
| writer13 =
| length13 = 1:51
| title14 = Wild Theme
| note14 = Local Hero
| writer14 =
| length14 = 3:39
| title15 = Boomtown
| note15 = Local Hero
| writer15 =
| length15 = 4:08
| title16 = The Mist Covered Mountains
| note16 = Local Hero
| writer16 = Traditional, arrangement by Mark Knopfler
| length16 = 4:59
| title17 = Smooching
| note17 = Local Hero
| writer17 =
| length17 = 5:00
| title18 = Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero
| note18 = Local Hero
| writer18 =
| length18 = 4:59
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Chart (1993) ! Peak |
| Netherlands Albums Chart
| align="center"| 21 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart
| align="center"| 21 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Screenplaying|award=Gold|type=album|id=1994-02-04|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=1993}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Mark Knopfler|title=Screenplaying|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1993|certyear=1994|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/vqzno2c0fe48zam/Spanish+Certifications+for+1991-1995.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=Spanish |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |page=937 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |accessdate=16 September 2019}}}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.markknopfler.com/music/discography/cd/mk_SoloDetails.aspx?AlbumId=ed468f86-4205-4ac2-8cda-1e76bbf72a8d Screenplaying] at [http://www.markknopfler.com/ Mark Knopfler official website]
- {{IMDb title|qid=Q1545298|id=tt0087019|title=Cal}}
- {{IMDb title|qid=Q475800|id=tt0097714|title=Last Exit to Brooklyn}}
- {{IMDb title|qid=Q506418|id=tt0093779|title=The Princess Bride}}
- {{IMDb title|qid=Q639969|id=tt0085859|title=Local Hero}}
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Category:1993 compilation albums
Category:Albums produced by Mark Knopfler
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