Tracklist

A1	Once Upon A Time In The West	5:24
A2	News	4:13
A3	Where Do You Think You're Going?	3:50
A4	Communiqué	5:50
B1	Lady Writer	3:44
B2	Angel Of Mercy	4:35
B3	Portobello Belle	4:31
B4	Single-handed Sailor	4:40
B5	Follow Me Home	5:53

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Phonogram Ltd.
• Marketed By – Phonogram
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Recorded At – Compass Point Studios
• Mixed At – Muscle Shoals Sound Studios

Credits

• Art Direction – Alan Schmidt
• Bass, Vocals – John Illsley
• Design – Hothouse
• Drums – Pick Withers
• Engineer – Jack Nuber
• Illustration [Cover] – Geoff Halpin
• Keyboards – B. Bear
• Mixed By – Gregg Hamm
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Barry Schulz
• Producer – Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler
• Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – David Knopfler
• Songwriter – Mark Knopfler
• Tape Op – Thelbert Rigby
• Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Mark Knopfler

Notes

Recorded December 1978, Compass Point Studio, Nassau, Bahamas.
Mixed January 1979 at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama.
© 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
℗ 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
℗ 1979
Printed in The Netherlands

Also released with black Vertigo labels
Also released with different Vertigo labels

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: STEMRA
• Label Code: LC 1633
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): 6360 170.1
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): 6360 170.2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6360 170	Dire Straits	Communiqué ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	UK	1979
6360 170	Dire Straits	Communiqué ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Brazil	1979
3330-2	Dire Straits	Communiqué ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Warner Bros. Records	3330-2	US	Unknown
6360 170	Dire Straits	Communiqué ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Netherlands	1979
7231 021	Dire Straits	Communiqué ‎(Cass, Album)	Vertigo	7231 021	UK	1979

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