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Studio album by Dire Straits
Released 17 October 1980
Recorded 20 June – 25 August 1980
Studio Power Station, New York City
Genre Roots rock
Length 38:17
Label
Vertigo (UK)Warner Bros. (US)Mercury (Canada)
Producer
Jimmy IovineMark Knopfler
Dire Straits chronology
Communiqué
(1979) Making Movies
(1980) Love over Gold
(1982)

Making Movies is the third studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 17 October 1980 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album includes the single `Romeo and Juliet`, which reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as `Tunnel of Love`, featured in the 1982 Richard Gere film An Officer and a Gentleman.

Making Movies reached number one on the album charts in Italy and Norway, number 19 in the United States and number 4 in the United Kingdom. Making Movies was later certified platinum in the United States and double-platinum in the United Kingdom by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) respectively.

Background
After Dire Straits` Communiqué Tour ended on 21 December 1979 in London, Mark Knopfler spent the first half of 1980 writing the songs for the band`s next album. He contacted Jimmy Iovine after hearing Iovine`s production on the song `Because the Night` by Patti Smith, a song written by Smith and Bruce Springsteen. Iovine had also worked on Springsteen`s Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town albums, and was instrumental in recruiting E-Street Band keyboardist Roy Bittan for the Making Movies sessions.[2]

Making Movies was recorded at the Power Station in New York from 20 June to 25 August 1980.[citation needed] Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler produced the album.

David Knopfler left Dire Straits in August 1980 during the recording of the album, following heated arguments with his brother[3] and almost immediately after the recording of a BBC2 Arena documentary about the group featuring several individual interviews with the band members. His guitar tracks were almost complete for the album, but were re-recorded by Mark. David appears on video playing `Solid Rock` and `Les Boys` live in concert, but these performances preceded the recording. The album sessions continued with Sid McGinnis on rhythm guitar, although he was uncredited. Dire Straits expanded into a quintet when keyboard player Alan Clark and Californian guitarist Hal Lindes were recruited as full-time group members shortly after the album`s release in October 1980.

Four songs were recorded during the sessions but not released on the album: `Making Movies`, `Suicide Towers`, `Twisting by the Pool` and `Sucker for Punishment`. `Twisting by the Pool` was released on the ExtendedancEPlay EP on 10 January 1983 and reached the UK Top 20 when released as a single. The title of the album is taken from a line in the song `Skateaway` and from the outtake `Making Movies`.

All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except where indicated.[16]

Side one
No. Title Length
1. `Tunnel of Love` (Extract from `The Carousel Waltz` by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II) 8:11
2. `Romeo and Juliet` 6:00
3. `Skateaway` 6:40
Side two
No. Title Length
1. `Expresso Love` 5:12
2. `Hand in Hand` 4:48
3. `Solid Rock` 3:19
4. `Les Boys` 4:07
Total length: 38:17
Personnel
Dire Straits

Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitars
John Illsley – bass, vocals
Pick Withers – drums, vocals
Additional musicians

Roy Bittan – keyboards
Sid McGinnis – guitars (uncredited)[17]
Production

Jimmy Iovine – producer
Mark Knopfler – producer
Shelly Yakus – engineer
Jeff Hendrickson – assistant engineer
Jon Mathias – assistant engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
Bob Ludwig – remastering[16]
Neil Terk – original design and artwork
John Illsley – artwork
Brian Griffin – photography