- rock, blues rock, country rock, classic rock
- 42 min
- 9 tracks
- PolyGram
Communiqué is the second studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 5 June 1979 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada.
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Spare, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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- AllMusic2.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB−
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3/5 ★
- Pitchfork6.2/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Once Upon a Time in the West5:15
- 2News4:14
- 3Where Do You Think You’re Going?3:46
- 4Communiqué5:43
- 5Lady Writer3:40
- 6Angel of Mercy4:30
- 7Portobello Belle4:25
- 8Single‐Handed Sailor4:43
- 9Follow Me Home5:43
9 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dire Straits
- Label
- PolyGram
- Released
- 1979
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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