Shangri-La (Mark Knopfler album)

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Shangri-La
Studio album by Mark Knopfler
Released	September 28, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Rock
Length	66:00
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone October 28, 2004
Mark Knopfler chronology
The Ragpicker's Dream (2002) Shangri-La (2004) Kill To Get Crimson (2007)

Shangri-La is the fourth solo album by Mark Knopfler, released in 2004. It features his signature storytelling style of songwriting.

Contents 1 Songs 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Tour

[edit] Songs

"Boom, Like That", which started receiving airplay in some areas of the United States in September 2004, was inspired by Ray Kroc's autobiography Grinding It Out and the starting of McDonald's, using many of Mr. Kroc's exact words.

"Song for Sonny Liston" is a song about the famous boxer of the same name, and "Donegan's Gone" is about the Scottish musician and singer Lonnie Donegan. "5.15 AM" tells the story of the 1967 "one-armed bandit murder".

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Mark Knopfler.

1. "5.15 A.M." – 5:54
2. "Boom, Like That" – 5:49
3. "Sucker Row" – 4:56
4. "The Trawlerman's Song" – 5:02
5. "Back to Tupelo" – 4:31
6. "Our Shangri-La" – 5:41
7. "Everybody Pays" – 5:24
8. "Song for Sonny Liston" – 5:06
9. "Whoop De Doo" – 3:53
10. "Postcards from Paraguay" – 4:07
11. "All That Matters" – 3:08
12. "Stand Up Guy" – 4:32
13. "Donegan's Gone" – 3:05
14. "Don't Crash the Ambulance" – 5:06

[edit] Personnel

• Mark Knopfler – guitars, vocals
• Richard Bennett – guitars
• Jim Cox – organ, piano, harmonica
• Chad Cromwell – drums, percussion
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar, bass
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
• Guy Fletcher – organ, piano, clavinet

[edit] Tour

From February to July 2005, Mark Knopfler set out on a world tour to promote the album, performing both solo material and old Dire Straits numbers.
The setlist remained nearly unchanged and was as follows:

• "Why Aye Man"
• "Walk of Life"
• "What It Is"
• "Sailing to Philadelphia"
• "Romeo and Juliet"
• "Sultans of Swing"
• "Done With Bonaparte"
• "Song for Sonny Liston"
• "Boom, Like That"
• "Speedway at Nazareth"
• "Telegraph Road"

Encores

• "Brothers in Arms"
• "Money for Nothing"
• "So Far Away"

Other songs

• "The Trawlerman's Song" (a couple of times, after "Sailing to Philadelphia")
• "Donegan's Gone" (very often, after "Song for Sonny Liston")
• "Rüdiger" (very often, after "Donegan's Gone")
• "All That Matters" (a couple of times, after "Rüdiger")
• "Baloney Again" (rarely)
• "A Night in Summer Long Ago" (only once, in Johannesburg, after "Done With Bonaparte")
• "Our Shangri-La" (approx. 50% of the shows, after "So Far Away")
• "The Mist Covered Mountains" & "Wild Theme" from Local Hero (approx. 50% of the shows, as a 2nd encore)

v • d • e Mark Knopfler Tour personnel Richard Bennett • Danny Cummings • Guy Fletcher • John McCusker • Matt Rollings • Glenn Worf former members Jim Cox • Chad Cromwell Studio albums Golden Heart • Sailing to Philadelphia • The Ragpicker's Dream • Shangri-La • Kill To Get Crimson Singles and EPs Darling Pretty • Cannibals • Rüdiger • What It Is • Sailing to Philadelphia • Silvertown Blues • Why Aye Man • Boom, Like That • The Trawlerman's Song EP • One Take Radio Sessions • True Love Will Never Fade • Punish the Monkey Soundtracks Local Hero • Cal • Comfort and Joy • The Princess Bride • Last Exit to Brooklyn • Screenplaying • Metroland • Wag the Dog • A Shot at Glory Collaborations Neck and Neck (with Chet Atkins) • All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) • Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) Videography A Night in London • Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) Related articles Dire Straits • The Notting Hillbillies