We look back on the story behind their mega-successful 1985 album Brothers In Arms, featuring brand new interviews with ...

“Twisting by the Pool” from ExtendeDanceEPlay (1983) Brothers in Arms displayed some playful humor in songs like “Money for Nothing,” but the MTV hit wasn’t Dire Straits’ first tune ...

With their fourth studio album, 1982's aptly titled Love Over Gold, Dire Straits successfully subverted commercial expectations. When they returned in 1985 with their follow-up effort, Brothers in ...

Dire Straits will release a 3-CD expanded edition of their massively successful 1985 album Brothers in Arms on May 16. Two of the three CDs are dedicated to a previously unreleased live recording ...

Dire Straits’ Knopfler, Illsley tell story of recording Brothers In Arms as album reissued From Sting barking on Money for Nothing to replacing the drummer halfway through, recording bestselling ...

Set to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday 17 May, Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms is many things - not least the album that’s viewed as the one that turned the world on to the compact disc.

With more than 30 million copies sold worldwide, it's a stretch to say that Dire Strait's Brother in Arms album is "lost" since it was released in 1985. While the No. 1 smash Money For Nothing is a ...

In 1985, Dire Straits released “Brothers in Arms,” one of the world’s best-selling albums, with more than 30 million copies sold worldwide. The album garnered a Grammy in 1986 for Best Engineered ...

Dire Straits’ album ‘Brothers in Arms’ has been named as the second best of the 1980s, according to a BBC Radio 2 listeners poll. All Sections. Dare to be Honest. Sign In. Subscribe.

Jack Sonni, an American guitarist who played on Dire Straits' 1985 album 'Brothers in Arms' and was onstage with the band at Live Aid that year, has died at 68. Skip to main content.