Mark Knopfler – Local Hero
Tracklist
| A1 | The Rocks & The Water | 3:30 | |
| A2 | Wild Theme | 3:40 | |
| A3 | Freeway Flyer | 1:50 | |
| A4 | Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite) | 4:10 | |
| A5 | The Way It Always Starts | 4:08 | |
| A6 | The Rocks & The Thunder | 0:40 | |
| A7 | The Ceilidh & The Northern Lights | 4:07 | |
| B1 | The Mist Covered Mountains | 5:13 | |
| B2 | The Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite - Billy's Tune | 3:42 | |
| B3 | Whistle Theme | 0:53 | |
| B4 | Smooching | 5:05 | |
| B5 | Stargazer | 1:31 | |
| B6 | The Rocks & The Thunder | 0:40 | |
| B7 | Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero | 5:01 |
Credits
- Bass – Tony Levin (tracks: B4, B7)
- Drums – Terry Williams (3) (tracks: A3, B4, B7)
- Engineer – Neil Dorfsman
- Engineer [Assistant] – Tim Palmer
- Featuring – The Acetones (tracks: A7, B1, B2)
- Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion, Producer, Drums [Lynn], Written-By – Mark Knopfler
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Photography By [Back] – Frank Griffin
- Photography By [Front] – Denis Waugh
- Rhythm Guitar – Hal Lindes (tracks: A3)
- Saxophone – Mike Brecker* (tracks: A4, B4, B7)
- Synthesizer, Piano, Organ [Hammond] – Alan Clark
- Vibraphone – Mike Mainieri (tracks: A4, B4)
- Vocals – Gerry Rafferty (tracks: A5)
Notes
Music for the Film.
The Acetones are:
Alan Clark - Piano
Roddy Murray - Guitar
Jimmy Yuill - Whistle
Mark Winchester - Violin
Dale Winchester - Accordion
Brian Rowan - Bass
Ed Bicknell - Percussion
Mastered at Masterdisk.
Ceilidh recorded at Hilton Women's Royal Institute Hall, Banff, Scotland, 19th June 1982. Engineered by Louis Kramer on a Nagra 4.2L recorder.
The Acetones are:
Alan Clark - Piano
Roddy Murray - Guitar
Jimmy Yuill - Whistle
Mark Winchester - Violin
Dale Winchester - Accordion
Brian Rowan - Bass
Ed Bicknell - Percussion
Mastered at Masterdisk.
Ceilidh recorded at Hilton Women's Royal Institute Hall, Banff, Scotland, 19th June 1982. Engineered by Louis Kramer on a Nagra 4.2L recorder.
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Local Hero (LP, Album, Non Textured Sleeve) | Phonogram | VERL 4, 811 038-1 | UK | 1983 | ||
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Local Hero (CD, Album) | Vertigo | 811 038-2 | UK | 1983 | ||
| Local Hero (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 811 038-1 | Netherlands | 1983 | |||
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Local Hero (LP, Album, Repress) | Warner Bros. Records | 1-23827, 9 23827-1 | US | 1983 | ||
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Local Hero (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 811 038-1 | 1983 |
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Local Hero is the debut soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released in March 1983 by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It contains music composed for the 1983 film Local Hero, produced by David Puttnam and both written and directed by Bill Forsyth. In 1984, the album received a BAFTA award nomination for Best Score for a Film.
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