Communiqué

Communiqué is the second album by British rock band Dire Straits. It was recorded in December 1978, at Compass Point Studio, Nassau and was produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. The album became the first LP ever to enter the German charts at number 1 in its first week of release (while their debut LP Dire Straits was still at number 3 in that country). Communiqué went on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide; in Europe, it sold 3.6 million copies and in the U.S. it reached gold status.

It was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the U.S. and on September 19, 2000 in the United States.

Mark Knopfler: lead guitar, lead vocals, composer
John Illsley: bass, vocals
David Knopfler: rhythm guitar, vocals
Pick Withers: drums
B. Bear: keyboard
Art direction: Alan Schmidt
Illustrations: Geoff Halpin
Released 15 June 1979
Recorded 28 November - 12 December 1978
Length 42:24
Label Vertigo
Warner Bros. (US)
Producer Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler