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Cal (soundtrack) - Wikipedia

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Cal

Soundtrack album by

Mark Knopfler

Released

24 August 1984

Recorded

February–March 1984 AIR Studios, London, England, United Kingdom

Genre

Celtic music, folk, instrumental rock

Length

35:08

Label

Vertigo Records

Producer

Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler chronology

Local Hero
(1983)

Cal
(1984)

Comfort and Joy
(1984)

Singles from Cal

"The Long Road (Theme From 'Cal')"
Released: 14 September 1984^[1]

Cal is the second soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 24 August 1984 by Vertigo Records. The album contains music composed for the 1984 film Cal, produced by David Puttnam and directed by Pat O'Connor. Puttnam also produced the film Local Hero (1983).^[2]

Knopfler played the track "Father And Son" on his 2013 tour as an instrumental intro to the song "Hill Farmer's Blues."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

In a contemporary review in The New York Times, Janet Maslin called the album "an exceptionally lovely and haunting score."^[3]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald gave the album four out of five stars and called it a "quiet, reflective set of cues that eschew false dramatics in favor of supporting the story."^[2]

Track listing

All music was written by Mark Knopfler.^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Irish Boy"	3:55
2.	"The Road"	2:08
3.	"Waiting for Her"	0:38
4.	"Irish Love"	2:24
5.	"A Secret Place / Where Will You Go"	1:45
6.	"Father and Son"	7:41
7.	"Meeting Under the Trees"	0:48
8.	"Potato Picking"	2:06
9.	"In a Secret Place"	1:08
10.	"Fear and Hatred"	2:18
11.	"Love and Guilt"	3:04
12.	"The Long Road"	7:13
Total length:		35:08

Charts

Chart (1984/85)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	83

Personnel

Music

Mark Knopfler – guitars
Paul Brady – tin whistle, mandolin
Liam O'Flynn – Uilleann pipes
Guy Fletcher – keyboards
John Illsley – bass
Terry Williams – drums

Production

Mark Knopfler – producer
Neil Dorfsman – engineer
Matt d'Arbanlay-Butler – assistant engineer
Steve Jackson – assistant engineer
John Dent – mastering at the Sound Clinic in London
Sutton Cooper – sleeve design
Brian Aris – photograph of Mark Knopfler^[4]

References

^ "Music Week" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b ^c McDonald, Steven. "Cal". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
^ Maslin, Janet. "Screen: Love in Belfast" in The New York Times. 24 August 1984.
^ ^a ^b Cal (booklet). Mark Knopfler. London: Vertigo Records. 1984. p. 2. 822769-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

v t e Mark Knopfler
Studio albums	Golden Heart Sailing to Philadelphia The Ragpicker's Dream Shangri-La Kill to Get Crimson Get Lucky Privateering Tracker Down the Road Wherever One Deep River
Soundtracks	Local Hero Cal Comfort and Joy The Princess Bride Last Exit to Brooklyn Wag the Dog Metroland A Shot at Glory Altamira (with Evelyn Glennie)
Collaborations	Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time (with the Notting Hillbillies) Neck and Neck (with Chet Atkins) All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
Compilations	Screenplaying Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
Extended plays	The Trawlerman's Song One Take Radio Sessions The Boy
Singles	"Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" "The Long Road: Theme from Cal" "Storybook Love: Theme from The Princess Bride" "Darling Pretty" "Cannibals" "What It Is" "Why Aye Man" "Boom, Like That"
Other songs	"Are We in Trouble Now" "Irish Boy" "Piper to the End"
Videography	A Night in London Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
Musicals	Local Hero
Band personnel	Richard Bennett Jim Cox Chad Cromwell Danny Cummings Phil Cunningham Stuart Duncan Guy Fletcher Paul Franklin Mike Henderson John McCusker Michael McGoldrick Tim O'Brien Matt Rollings Ian Thomas Geraint Watkins Glenn Worf
Tours	Bob Dylan Tour with Mark Knopfler 2012 Down the Road Wherever Tour
Related articles	Mark Knopfler discography Brewers Droop Dire Straits The Notting Hillbillies British Grove Studios

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