So Far Away by Dire Straits

First released: 15 May 1985, Length: 5:11

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. So Far Away
   

   Composer

   1. Mark Knopfler

   Lyricist

   1. Mark Knopfler

Links (1)

Stream For Free

1. https://open.spotify.com/track/4DDyybdhC9su038YIG6JDj

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 West Germany
4. Brothers in Arms 15 May 1985 Dire Straits made in Japan by Sanyo
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 1985 Dire Straits made in Japan for RCA
10. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
11. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits mastered by Bob Ludwig
12. Brothers in Arms 1986 Dire Straits reissue, made by PDO
13. Brothers in Arms 1987 Dire Straits club edition
14. Brothers in Arms 1990 Dire Straits club edition
15. Brothers in Arms 09 Sep 1991 Dire Straits
16. Brothers in Arms 1991 Dire Straits SRC
17. Brothers in Arms 1992 Dire Straits
18. Brothers in Arms 03 Jun 1996 Dire Straits SBM remastered
19. Brothers in Arms 25 Jul 1996 Dire Straits
20. Brothers in Arms 1996 Dire Straits
21. Brothers in Arms 1996 Dire Straits
22. Brothers in Arms 1996 Dire Straits BIEM MCPS,PMDC France, Matrix Code 824 499_2 70 L7
23. Brothers in Arms 1996 Dire Straits SBM remastered, made in Brazil
24. Brothers in Arms 1996 Dire Straits
25. Brothers in Arms 2000 Dire Straits
26. Brothers in Arms 2000 Dire Straits
27. Brothers in Arms 2001 Dire Straits
28. Brothers in Arms 23 May 2005 Dire Straits 20th anniversary edition
29. Brothers in Arms 23 May 2005 Dire Straits 20th anniversary edition
30. Brothers in Arms 23 May 2005 Dire Straits 20th anniversary edition limited edition digipak
31. Brothers in Arms 16 Aug 2005 Dire Straits 20th anniversary edition
32. Brothers in Arms 16 Aug 2005 Dire Straits 20th anniversary edition
33. Brothers in Arms 2006 Dire Straits 180 gram

Album - Compilation

1. Sounds of the Eighties: 1986 1994 Various Artists
2. The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations 04 Nov 2005 Dire Straits
3. Private Investigations - The Best Of 07 Nov 2005 Dire Straits
4. The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations 07 Nov 2005 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler Special Edition
5. The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations 07 Nov 2005 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
6. The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations 15 Nov 2005 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
7. The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations 15 Nov 2005 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
8. The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations 2005 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
9. The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations 2005 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
10. The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations 2005 Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

Single

1. Money for Nothing 1987 Dire Straits
2. Money for Nothing 1988 Dire Straits

Promotion

Album - Compilation

1. Premie CD '87 Internationaal 1987 Various Artists

Single

1. So Far Away 1985 Dire Straits

Bootleg

Album

1. Brothers in Arms 1993 Dire Straits

Album - Compilation

1. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 1998 Dire Straits
2. The Very Best 2001 Dire Straits