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The Man’s Too Strong by Dire Straits

First released: 15 May 1985, Length: 4:40

Creators (16)

Instruments

  1. Alan Clark keyboard
  2. Guy Fletcher keyboard
  3. John Illsley bass guitar
  4. Mark Knopfler guitar
  5. Omar Hakim drums (drum set)

Vocals

  1. Guy Fletcher background vocals
  2. John Illsley background vocals
  3. Mark Knopfler

Engineer

  1. Neil Dorfsman

Producer

  1. Mark Knopfler
  2. Neil Dorfsman

Recording Engineer

  1. Steve Jackson assistant

Mixer

  1. Bruce Lampcov assistant
  2. Dave Greenberg assistant

Locations

Recorded At

  1. AIR Studios Montserrat (Oct 1984 - Feb 1985)

Mixed At

  1. Power Station at BerkleeNYC

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. The Man’s Too Strong

    Composer

    1. Mark Knopfler

    Lyricist

    1. Mark Knopfler

Links (1)

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/track/1AH4vynITvfsVtpJq9NUB2

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album

  1. Brothers in Arms 15 May 1985 Dire Straits
  2. Brothers in Arms 15 May 1985 Dire Straits made in USA by DADC
  3. Brothers in Arms 15 May 1985 Dire Straits made in Japan by Sanyo
  4. Brothers in Arms 15 May 1985 Dire Straits made in West Germany
  5. Brothers in Arms 15 May 1985 Dire Straits made in Japan by Daio Kosan
  6. Brothers in Arms 15 May 1985 Dire Straits made in Japan by Matsushita
  7. Brothers in Arms 17 May 1985 Dire Straits mastered by John Dent
  8. Brothers in Arms May 1985 Dire Straits
  9. Brothers in Arms May 1985 Dire Straits
  10. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits made in Japan for RCA
  11. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
  12. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
  13. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
  14. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
  15. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
  16. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits mastered by Bob Ludwig
  17. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
  18. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
  19. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
  20. Brothers in Arms 1986 Dire Straits reissue, made by PDO
  21. Brothers in Arms 1987 Dire Straits club edition
  22. Brothers in Arms 1990 Dire Straits club edition
  23. Brothers in Arms 09 Sep 1991 Dire Straits
  24. Brothers in Arms 1991 Dire Straits SRC
  25. Brothers in Arms 1992 Dire Straits
  26. Brothers in Arms 03 Jun 1996 Dire Straits SBM remastered
  27. Brothers in Arms 25 Jul 1996 Dire Straits
  28. Brothers in Arms 1996 Dire Straits BIEM MCPS,PMDC France, Matrix Code 824 499_2 70 L7
  29. Brothers in Arms 1996 Dire Straits SBM remastered, made in Brazil
  30. Brothers in Arms 1996 Dire Straits
  31. Brothers in Arms 1996 Dire Straits
  32. Brothers in Arms 1996 Dire Straits
  33. Brothers in Arms 2000 Dire Straits
  34. Brothers in Arms 2000 Dire Straits
  35. Brothers in Arms 2001 Dire Straits
  36. Brothers in Arms 23 May 2005 Dire Straits 20th anniversary edition
  37. Brothers in Arms 23 May 2005 Dire Straits 20th anniversary edition
  38. Brothers in Arms 23 May 2005 Dire Straits 20th anniversary edition limited edition digipak
  39. Brothers in Arms 16 Aug 2005 Dire Straits 20th anniversary edition

Album - Compilation

  1. Worldstars for Freedom 1991 Various Artists
  2. Set Me Free: Worldstars for Freedom 1991 Various Artists
  3. Rock Legends – Volume 1 1993 Various Artists
  4. The Star Collection of the 60’s 70’s 80’s 1994 Various Artists
  5. Worldstars for Freedom 03 Sep 1998 Various Artists

Single

  1. Brothers in Arms 1987 Dire Straits
  2. Brothers in Arms 1989 Dire Straits

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime 1991 Various Artists

Bootleg

Album

  1. Brothers in Arms 1993 Dire Straits

Album - Compilation

  1. The Very Best 2001 Dire Straits