Communiqué (Dire Straits album)

Communiqué is the second studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 5 June 1979 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album featured the single "Lady Writer," which reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 51 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached number one on album charts in Germany, Spain, New Zealand, and Sweden, number 11 in the United States and number 5 in the United Kingdom. Communiqué was later certified gold in the United States, platinum in the United Kingdom and double-platinum in France.

For the American indie rock band, see Communiqué (band).

Communiqué
Studio album by
Dire Straits
Released5 June 1979
Recorded28 November – 12 December 1978
StudioCompass Point (Nassau)
GenreRoots rock
Length42:44
Label
  • Vertigo
  • Warner Bros.
  • Mercury
ProducerBarry Beckett, Jerry Wexler
Dire Straits chronology
Dire Straits
(1978)		 Communiqué
(1979)		 Making Movies
(1980)
Singles from Communiqué
  1. "Lady Writer"
    Released: 13 July 1979
  2. "Once Upon a Time in the West"
    Released: October 1979 (US)

It is the last album to feature David Knopfler, who would later depart from the band during the making of their following album, and the last with the original lineup.

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