Mark Knopfler

Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977.

Since Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler has recorded and produced eight solo albums, and, as with his previous band, produced many hit songs. He has composed and produced film scores for eight films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), and Wag the Dog (1997).

In addition to his work with Dire Straits and as a solo artist and composer, Knopfler has recorded and performed with many prominent musicians, including Chet Atkins, Chris Botti, John Anderson, the Chieftains, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Bryan Ferry, George Jones, Emmylou Harris, Jools Holland, Sonny Landreth, Phil Lynott, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, Sting, and James Taylor, sometimes working as a session musician. He has produced albums for Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and Randy Newman.

Get Lucky (Mark Knopfler album)

Get Lucky is the sixth solo album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 14 September 2009 in Europe by Mercury Records, and on 15 September in the United States by Reprise Records. The album was released in four formats, including CD, a Limited Edition CD/DVD Digipak, a Deluxe Edition Boxset, and a double vinyl album. Get Lucky received generally favorable reviews, and reached the top three positions on album charts in Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland. The album peaked at number nine in the United Kingdom, and number 17 in the United States.

Recording

Get Lucky was recorded at British Grove Studios in London between October 2008 and March 2009.

Release

Get Lucky was released on 14 September 2009 in four formats. The Standard International version is a CD containing eleven songs. The Limited Edition version is a CD/DVD Digipak, which includes a tour of British Grove Studio conducted by Mark and Chuck Ainlay. The Deluxe Edition Boxset contains 3 engraved poker chips, 2 branded poker craps, a guitar tab for the title track, 2 180g vinyl LPs, a facsimile gig ticket, and a DVD containing 1 acoustic track performed live, a video tour of British Grove Studios with interviews, and a short 20-minute film. The Vinyl Edition version is a double vinyl LP.

Get Lucky

Get Lucky may refer to:

Get Lucky (Johnny Coppin album)

Get Lucky is a folk/rock album by Johnny Coppin released in 1982, his third solo album.

The album was produced by Mark Tibenham and Johnny Coppin and engineered by Mark Tibenham. It was recorded and mixed at Zella Studios, Birmingham, except 'Everybody Knows', which was recorded and mixed at Old Smithy Studios, Worcestershire.

Get Lucky was originally released by Starward Records as a vinyl LP, catalogue number SWL 2003 with sleeve artwork by Tony Price Studios and photography by Pete Seaward. The mastering for the original album was by George "Porky" Peckham, and the runout bears the distinctive "A Porky Prime Cut" inscription, as well as an additional annotation "Tuggin' at the heartstrings..." . It has never been released on CD, though some tracks have appeared on subsequent Coppin compilations.

Track listing

(All composed by Johnny Coppin unless otherwise noted)

Get Lucky (Jermaine Stewart song)

"Get Lucky" is a song by American recording artist Jermaine Stewart's first of two singles from 1988. The song was included on Stewart's third album Say It Again. This single was the second of four singles released from the album. "Get Lucky" was written by Errol Brown and Simon Climie. Brown is a Jamaican-born singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of Hot Chocolate. Climie is a songwriter and the former lead singer of the 1980s, UK pop duo, Climie Fisher, but is now more well known for his work as a collaborator with Eric Clapton.

The B-side for the single "Imagine" was exclusive to the single, written by Stewart and Roy Carter. The b-side later appeared on the 2005 compilation Attention: A Tribute to Jermaine Stewart. Carter was rhythm guitarist for the disco band Heatwave before leaving to pursue a career in record production.

For the single, various remixes of "Get Lucky" were released along with the CD single track "Say It Again (The Jingle Mix)" which is a remix of Stewart's previous hit single, also from Stewart's album "Say It Again". The remix was created by Phil Harding for Pete Waterman Entertainment. "Say It Again" was written by Bunny Sigler and Carol Davis.