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Dire Straits - Making Movies
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Side one
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
1. "Expresso Love" 5:12
2. "Hand in Hand" 4:48
3. "Solid Rock" 3:19
4. "Les Boys" 4:07
Total length: 37:39
Dire Straits Band Members / Musicians
Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar
John Illsley – bass guitar, vocals
Pick Withers – drums, vocals
Additional musicians
Roy Bittan – piano, organ
Sid McGinnis – guitar (uncredited)
Greg Calbi – mastering
Brian Griffin – photography
Jeff Hendrickson – assistant engineer
Jimmy Iovine – producer
Mark Knopfler – producer
Bob Ludwig – remastering
Jon Mathias – assistant engineer
Neil Terk – original design and artwork
Shelly Yakus – engineer
Making Movies is the 3rd 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 #8 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as one of Dire Straits’ best known cuts, “Tunnel of Love”, which was also 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. It is regarded as one of Dire Straits’ best albums.
