Cal_(album)

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Cal (soundtrack)

1984 soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler

Cal is the second soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 24 August 1984 by Vertigo Records. The album contains music composed for the 1984 film Cal, produced by David Puttnam and directed by Pat O'Connor. Puttnam also produced the film Local Hero (1983).[2]

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Knopfler played the track "Father And Son" on his 2013 tour as an instrumental intro to the song "Hill Farmer's Blues."

Critical reception

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In a contemporary review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin called the album "an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."[3]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald gave the album four out of five stars and called it a "quiet, reflective set of cues that eschew false dramatics in favor of supporting the story."[2]

Track listing

All music was written by Mark Knopfler.[4]

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Charts

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Personnel

Music
Production
  • Mark Knopfler – producer
  • Neil Dorfsman – engineer
  • Matt d'Arbanlay-Butler – assistant engineer
  • Steve Jackson – assistant engineer
  • John Dent – mastering at the Sound Clinic in London
  • Sutton Cooper – sleeve design
  • Brian Aris – photograph of Mark Knopfler[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 227. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. [2]
    McDonald, Steven. "Cal". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. [3]
    Maslin, Janet. "Screen: Love in Belfast" in The New York Times. 24 August 1984.
  4. [4]
    Cal (booklet). Mark Knopfler. London: Vertigo Records. 1984. p. 2. 822769-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. [5]
    Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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