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Studio album by Dire Straits
Released
5 June 1979
Recorded
28 November – 12 December 1978
Studio
Compass Point (Nassau)
Genre
Roots rock
Length
42:44
Label
VertigoWarner Bros.Mercury
Producer
Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler
Dire Straits chronology
Dire Straits
(1978) Communiqué
(1979) Making Movies
(1980)

Communiqué is the second studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 5 June 1979[2] by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album featured the single `Lady Writer,` which reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 51 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached number one on album charts in Germany, Spain, New Zealand, and Sweden, number 11 in the United States and number 5 in the United Kingdom. Communiqué was later certified gold in the United States, platinum in the United Kingdom and double-platinum in France.

It is the last album to feature David Knopfler, who departed from the band during the making of their following album, and the last with the original lineup.

Recording
After the Dire Straits Tour finished in Hitchin on 18 November 1978, Dire Straits set to work on recording their second album. The recording sessions for Communiqué took place from 28 November to 12 December 1978 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau. The album was mixed in January 1979 at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama. The album was produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett, veteran producers from Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. Beckett (credited as B. Bear) also contributed keyboards to some of the album`s nine tracks.

Track listing
All tracks are written by Mark Knopfler

Side one
No. Title Length
1. `Once Upon a Time in the West` 5:14
2. `News` 4:11
3. `Where Do You Think You`re Going?` 3:43
4. `Communiqué` 5:42
Side two
No. Title Length
1. `Lady Writer` 3:38
2. `Angel of Mercy` 4:29
3. `Portobello Belle` 4:21
4. `Single-Handed Sailor` 4:42
5. `Follow Me Home` 5:42
Total length: 41:42
Personnel
Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler – vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
David Knopfler – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
John Illsley – bass guitar, backing vocals
Pick Withers – drums
Additional musician
Barry Beckett – keyboards
Production
Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett (credited as B. Bear) – producers
Gregg Hamm – mix engineer
Jack Nuber – engineer
Bobby Hata – mastering
Paul Wexler – mastering supervisor
Bob Ludwig – remastering
Thelbert Rigby – tape operator
Alan Schmidt – art direction[12]
Geoff Halpin – illustrations