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- Communiqué
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Dire Straits
Released 1979

Once Upon a Time in the West
05:25
6,886 plays

Lady Writer
03:45
5,498 plays

Communiqué
05:49
5,117 plays

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- 1
- Once Upon a Time in the West
- 05:25
- 6,886 plays

- 2
- News
- 04:14
- 4,801 plays

- 3
- Where Do You Think You're Going?
- 03:49
- 4,799 plays

- 4
- Communiqué
- 05:49
- 5,117 plays

- 5
- Lady Writer
- 03:45
- 5,498 plays

- 6
- Angel of Mercy
- 04:36
- 4,510 plays

- 7
- Portobello Belle
- 04:29
- 4,370 plays

- 8
- Single-Handed Sailor
- 04:42
- 4,289 plays

- 9
- Follow Me Home
- 05:50
- 4,141 plays

album review

Rushed out less than nine months after the surprise success of Dire Straits' self-titled debut album, the group's sophomore effort, Communiqué, continues in the same vein. Mark Knopfler and co. had established a sound (derived largely from J.J. Cale) of laid-back shuffles and intricate, bluesy guitar playing, and Communiqué provides more examples of it. "Lady Writer" (a lesser singles chart entry on both sides of the Atlantic) nearly duplicated the sound of "Sultans of Swing," even if . Communiqué sold immediately to Dire Straits' established audience, but no more, and it did not fare as well critically as its predecessor or its follow-up. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide