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Studio album by Mark Knopfler
Released 30 September 2002
Recorded January–June 2002
Studio Ocean Way, Nashville
Genre Roots rock, folk rock, blues
Length 55:34
Label Mercury
Warner Bros. (USA)
Producer Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
Mark Knopfler chronology
A Shot at Glory
(2002) The Ragpicker`s Dream
(2002) Shangri-La
(2004)

The Ragpicker`s Dream is the third solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 30 September 2002 by Mercury Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.[1] The album received generally favorable reviews upon its release.[2]

Composition
The album is a collection of songs written from the point of view of poor but dignified itinerant men, struggling to get by in life, often enjoying small triumphs. Knopfler gives a folk imprint to the whole album without relying too heavily on the acoustic guitar. The first song, `Why Aye Man`, was used as the theme tune for the third series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet which first aired in 2002. The album contains numerous other references to North East England, including the village of Tow Law on `Hill Farmer`s Blues`.[1]

Artwork
The album cover shows a black and white photograph of a man and a woman dancing in a kitchen. The photograph was taken by Elliott Erwitt and is titled `Spain, Valencia, 1952, Robert and Mary Frank`.[3] The photo was also used as the book cover for two novels: The Marriage Artist by Andrew Winer (2010, Henry Holt & Company), and Ancient Light by John Banville (2012, Viking).[4]

All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.[1]

No. Title Length
1. `Why Aye Man` 6:14
2. `Devil Baby` 4:05
3. `Hill Farmer`s Blues` 3:45
4. `A Place Where We Used to Live` 4:34
5. `Quality Shoe` 3:56
6. `Fare Thee Well Northumberland` 6:29
7. `Marbletown` 3:33
8. `You Don`t Know You`re Born` 5:20
9. `Coyote` 5:56
10. `The Ragpicker`s Dream` 4:20
11. `Daddy`s Gone to Knoxville` 2:48
12. `Old Pigweed` 4:34
Total length: 55:34
Limited edition bonus disc[Note 1]
No. Title Length
1. `Why Aye Man` (live at Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23 July 2002) 6:48
2. `Quality Shoe` (live at Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23 July 2002) 4:01
3. `Sailing to Philadelphia` (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, 3 May 2001) 7:18
4. `Brothers in Arms` (live at Massey Hall, Toronto, 3 May 2001) 9:03
5. `Why Aye Man` (enhanced video) 6:48
Total length: 33:58
Personnel
Music
Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitars
Richard Bennett – guitars
Jim Cox – piano, Hammond organ
Guy Fletcher – keyboards, backing vocals (8)
Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Chad Cromwell – drums
Glen Duncan – violin (11)
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (3,5,10)
Mike Henderson – harmonica (6)
Jimmy Nail – backing vocals (1)
Tim Healy – backing vocals (1)
Production
Mark Knopfler – producer
Chuck Ainlay – producer, engineer, mixing
John Saylor – engineer
Jon Bailey – engineer
Jake Jackson – engineer
Tony Cousins – mastering
Stephen Walker – art direction
Neil Kellerhouse – art direction, design
Elliot Erwitt – photography (front cover)
Ken Sharp – photography
North Bank Fred – photography (trains)[6]