Single‐Handed Sailor
~ Recording by Dire Straits
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 9102 031 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| PolyGram | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | HS 3330 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 6360 170 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album | Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 6360 170 | |
| 1.8 | Single-Handed Sailor | 4:40 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | RJ-7588 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:41 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (made in Japan) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3330-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:42 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (Germany, 2nd pressing, divided blue swirl, black lettering) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:42 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (Germany, 1st pressing, blue swirl, blue lettering) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:42 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (Germany, orange/red swirl, 1st pressing) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:41 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (made in Japan, target) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3330-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:42 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (Germany, 2nd pressing misprint, divided blue swirl, black lettering) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (Made in West Germany by Polygram) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3330-2, 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (Germany, orange/red swirl, 4th pressing with PDO imprint) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 7138 109 |
| 2.8 | Single-Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Dire Straits | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | PHCR-3137-40 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Phonogram | MMTCD 1685 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (Germany, PMDC) | Dire Straits | Album | Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 | |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | STARCD 5080 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (red labels) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Ладъ | LD - 238014 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (white labels) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Ладъ | LD - 238014 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (France, PMDC, red CD) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (Dire Straits Remastered, Super Bit Mapping) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (“BIEM MCPS” printed on disc label) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 47770-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”) | UICY-93728 |
| 1.13 | Single Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | New Collection | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| D.K. & Moon Producing Centre, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 065, [none] |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:41 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 47770-1 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | UIGY-9519 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (SBM remastered) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), USM JAPAN (Universal Music Japan label; read the annotation before using!), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | UICY-25352 |
| 2.8 | Single-Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | The Studio Albums 1978–1991 | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 0602537529193, 0602537529193v |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:42 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | UICY-40084 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:45 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 3752904 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:44 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (special edition) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2185 |
| 2.8 | Single-Handed Sailor | 4:44 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (special edition) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2185 |
| 2.4 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:44 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 2-467 |
| 2.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | The Studio Albums 1978 - 1991 | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | 603497860562, R2 567156 |
| 2.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:42 | Dire Straits | The Studio Albums 1978 – 1991 (remaster) | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 00602508391361, 0839136 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:41 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | R1 3330 |
| 1.8 | Single Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Dire Straits | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | [none] |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (2026 reissue) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music Recordings (imprint of Universal Music Operations Ltd.; renamed from UMC in early 2023), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 00602478782374, 787 823-7, 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:41 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (made in USA) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 3330-2 |
| 1.8 | Single Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (DIRE STRAITS REMASTERED, “BIEM MCPS” printed on disc label, “4228005221 AF05662-01” matrix, SBM Super Bit Mapping) | Dire Straits | Album | Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 | |
| 1.8 | Single Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (“Made in Australia” printed on disc label and case insert) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:42 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (Disc: Made in Korea by SKC Red swirl print.) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (Germany, orange/red swirl, 5th pressing with PDO imprint) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| 1.8 | Single‐Handed Sailor | 4:43 | Dire Straits | Communiqué (SBM, BIEM/MCPS, Made in Germany by EDC) | Dire Straits | Album |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 800 052-2 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 2.8 | Single-Handed Sailor | 4:41 | Dire Straits | The Studio Albums 1978–1991 | Dire Straits | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| engineer: | Jack Nuber |
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| producer: | Barry Beckett Jerry Wexler |
| mixer: | Gregg Hamm (US engineer) |
| bass guitar: | John Illsley (in 1978-12) |
| drums (drum set): | Pick Withers (in 1978-12) |
| electric guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals: | Mark Knopfler (in 1978-12) |
| electric guitar [rhythm guitar]: | David Knopfler (in 1978-12) Mark Knopfler (in 1978-12) |
| guest keyboard: | B. Bear (in 1978-12) |
| background vocals: | John Illsley (in 1978-12) David Knopfler (in 1978-12) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) |
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| recorded at: | Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1978-12) |
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| mixed at: | Portside Sound Studios (formerly Muscle Shoals Sound Studio) in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1979-01) |
| recording of: | Single‐Handed Sailor (in 1978-12) |
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Related works
Single‐Handed Sailor
| lyricist and composer: | Mark Knopfler |
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| publisher: | Rondor Music (London) Ltd. Straightjacket Songs |
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