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Track: 4U (Rabbit Song)
Artist: David Knopfler
Album: Ship of Dreams

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David Knopfler (born December 27, 1952 in Glasgow) is a Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter. Founder member of [a=Dire Straits] along with his brother [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/236897-Mark-Knopfler]Mark[/url], though David left the group after recording the first three albums so as to 'broaden his horizons'. David played rhythm guitar on [a=Dire Straits]' first two albums, [url=https://www.discogs.com/Dire-Straits-Dire-Straits/master/23759]Dire Straits[/url] and [url=https://www.discogs.com/Dire-Straits-Communiqu%C3%A9/master/23731]Communiqué[/url]. During the recording of [url=https://www.discogs.com/Dire-Straits-Making-Movies/master/23815]Making Movies[/url] he left the group to pursue a solo career. After leaving [a=Dire Straits], David released his first solo album in 1983 titled [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-Release/master/73772]Release[/url]. [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-Behind-The-Lines/master/171693]Behind the Lines[/url] his second album was released in 1985 and [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-Cut-The-Wire/master/233148]Cut the Wire[/url] in 1986. 1988 saw the release of his fourth album, [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-Lips-Against-The-Steel/master/233149]Lips Against the Steel[/url]. - released in the U.S. by [l=Cypress Records]. [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-Lifelines/master/303999]Lifelines[/url] in 1991 was recorded in [a=Peter Gabriel]'s [l=Real World Studios]. David released [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-The-Giver/master/943928]The Giver[/url] in 1993. ([url=https://www.discogs.com/label/339449-MesaBluemoon-Recordings]MESA/Bluemoon[/url] in the US). Its sparse acoustic arrangements brought strong critical acclaim. Co-produced with [a=Harry Bogdanovs], [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-Small-Mercies/master/747767]Small Mercies[/url] and [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-Wishbones/master/817190]Wishbones[/url] followed in 1995 & 2001. [a=Chris Rea] guested on [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-Wishbones/master/817190]Wishbones[/url]. His latest CD, [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-Ship-Of-Dreams/master/335128]Ship of Dreams[/url] was released in 2004. A book of poetry has been recently published with the title "Blood Stones and Rhythmic Beasts" by UK's BlackWing books (Released 6 May 2005. ISBN 0-9550260). The US & Canadian jazz label [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/291725-Justin-Time-Records-Inc]Justintime Records[/url] released [url=https://www.discogs.com/David-Knopfler-Ship-Of-Dreams/master/335128]Ship of Dreams[/url] in October 2005 with an alternate rendition of "Tears Fall" featuring [a=Megan Slankard] (replacing [a=Jule Neigel] on the original European release). Recent co-writing projects have included co-writes with [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1064705-Amilia-K-Spicer]Amilia Spicer[/url], [a=Mack Starks], [a=Megan Slankard] and [a=Wendy Lands]. David has also scored the soundtracks for German TV productions including such films as: Treffer (1984), Jakob hinter der blauen Tür (1989) and Der grosse Bellheim. Knopfler has started recording his next album with keyboardist/producer, [a=Tony Carey].

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Release: David Knopfler - 4U (Rabbit Song)
Year: 2004
Genres: Rock, Folk, World, & Country

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