So Far Away by Dire Straits

First released: May 1985, Length: 4:02
single version

Creators (12)

Instruments

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

Vocals

1. Mark Knopfler

Engineer

1. Neil Dorfsman

Producer

1. Mark Knopfler
2. Neil Dorfsman

Recording Engineer

1. Steve Jackson assistant

Locations

Recorded At

1. AIR Studios Montserrat

Mixed At

1. Power Station at BerkleeNYC

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. So Far Away
   

   Composer

   1. Mark Knopfler

   Lyricist

   1. Mark Knopfler

Links (2)

Stream For Free

1. https://open.spotify.com/track/4DDyybdhC9su038YIG6JDj
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtdRdgHkUsU

Releases containing this recording (37)

Official

Album

1. Brothers in Arms May 1985 Dire Straits
2. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
3. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
4. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
5. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
6. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
7. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
8. Brothers in Arms 1985 Dire Straits
9. Brothers in Arms 23 Apr 2014 Dire Straits
10. Brothers in Arms 23 Apr 2014 Dire Straits
11. Brothers in Arms 20 Jun 2018 Dire Straits Hi-Res CD MQA x UHQCD
12. Brothers in Arms 2019 Dire Straits 180 gram, pressed by MPO

Album - Compilation

1. Hits on CD, Volume 3 1985 Various Artists
2. Earthrise II 1995 Various Artists
3. Earthrise II 1995 Various Artists
4. Top Gear 3: Rock Ballads 22 Feb 1996 Various Artists
5. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 16 Oct 1998 Dire Straits
6. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 19 Oct 1998 Dire Straits
7. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 19 Oct 1998 Dire Straits
8. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 19 Oct 1998 Dire Straits
9. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 27 Oct 1998 Dire Straits
10. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 1998 Dire Straits limited edition
11. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 1998 Dire Straits
12. A música do século, volume 36 1999 Various Artists
13. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 2003 Dire Straits
14. FM Light Hits 2003 Various Artists
15. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 18 Nov 2008 Dire Straits
16. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 20 Jun 2012 Dire Straits
17. Drive: Smooth Car Classics 20 Sep 2019 Various Artists
18. 80’s Pop Heroes 13 Mar 2020 Various Artists
19. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits Dire Straits

Single

1. So Far Away 1985 Dire Straits

Promotion

Album - Compilation

1. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits 3CD Promo 1998 Dire Straits

Single

1. So Far Away 1985 Dire Straits

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

1. Star Profile 2002 Dire Straits
2. Bacobens Rock Top 500 2007 Various Artists
3. The Ultimate Best of Dire Straits 2011 Dire Straits