| Kill to Get Crimson | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 September 2007 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 2007 | |||
| Studio | British Grove Studios, Chiswick, West London | |||
| Genre | Roots rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 56:55 | |||
| Label | Mercury Warner Bros. (US) | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Mark Knopfler chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Okayplayer | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Kill to Get Crimson is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 17 September 2007 by Mercury Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.[1] The album's title comes from a line in the song "Let It All Go." The album cover image is taken from the painting Four Lambrettas and Three Portraits of Janet Churchman by John Bratby, painted in 1958. The first singles from the album were "True Love Will Never Fade" in Europe and "Punish The Monkey" in North America.[4] The album debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 23,000 copies in its first week.[5] The Kill to Get Crimson Tour promoting the album started on 29 March 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and ended on 31 July 2008 in Miami, Florida.[6] The album was released on CD, CD/DVD, double vinyl LP, and a Deluxe Set of 180g vinyl LP and CD.
The album track "Secondary Waltz" dates from the early '80s, and was mentioned by Knopfler in an interview in 1985.[7]
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Kill to Get Crimson". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Okayplayer review Archived 24 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Mark Knopfler official web site 2007/08/07
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Reba Outmuscles Kanye, 50 To Score First No. 1", Billboard.com, 26 September 2007.
- ^ "Tour Archives". Mark Knopfler Official Website. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.knopfler.net. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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