- rock, pop rock, blues rock, general rock
- 38 min
- 7 tracks
- Vertigo
Making Movies is the third 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 number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as "Tunnel of Love", featured in the 1982 Richard Gere film An Officer and a Gentleman.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC+
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography6/10
- MusicHound5/5
- Pitchfork8.9/10
- Record Mirror4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Smash Hits3/10
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Tracks
- A1Tunnel of Love8:09
- A2Romeo and Juliet5:54
- A3Skateaway6:19
- B1Expresso Love5:03
- B2Hand in Hand4:49
- B3Solid Rock3:20
- B4Les Boys4:06
7 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dire Straits
- Label
- Vertigo
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- PT
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