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- Artist: Dire Straits
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- Release Date: 1979 06
- Total Time: 42:24
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Rushed out less than nine months after the surprise success of Dire Straits' self-titled debut album, the group's sophomore effort, Communiqué, continues in the same vein. Mark Knopfler and co. had established a sound (derived largely from J.J. Cale) of laid-back shuffles and intricate, bluesy guitar playing, and Communiqué provides more examples of it. "Lady Writer" (a lesser singles chart entry on both sides of the Atlantic) nearly duplicated the sound of "Sultans of Swing," even if . Communiqué sold immediately to Dire Straits' established audience, but no more, and it did not fare as well critically as its predecessor or its follow-up. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Once Upon a Time in the West (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (5:25) |
| News (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (4:14) |
| Where Do You Think You're Going? (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (3:49) |
| Communiqué (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (5:49) |
| Lady Writer (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (3:45) |
| Angel of Mercy (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (4:36) |
| Portobello Belle (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (4:29) |
| Single-Handed Sailor (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (4:42) |
| Follow Me Home (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (5:50) |
