Water of Love (from English- “Water of Love”) is the second song from the album of the British group Dire Straits of1978 . The author of the music and the text is the frontman of the group Mark Knopfler .
Water of love
SingleDire Straits from the Dire Straits album
Side "A"
Water of love
Party "B"
Down to the Waterline
Released
October 1978 [1]
Format
SP
Recorded by
March 1978
Genre
Rock
Duration
5:23
Producer
Muff Winwood
Composer
Mark Knopfler
Song author
Mark Knopfler
Label
Phonogram
Places in the charts
Australia (1978) # 54
Netherlands (1978) # 28 [2]
Chronology of Dire Straits singles
" Sultans of Swing " (1978)
"Water of Love" (1978)
" Lady Writer " (nineteen??)
Vertigo # 6173 588
Water of Love is a calm slow composition with original ragged rhythm and interesting [to whom?] guitar part.
She was a member of five songs that were recorded on a group's demo tape in the summer of 1977 .
History
The words and music of the song are written by British musician Mark Knopfler, he played it on the 1937 National Style O-14 Fret [3]
The first single of the debut album was Sultans of Swing . It was originally planned to release the second single Down to the Waterline , but the decision was changed. [4] The single was released in October 1978 under the name Water of Love, and Down to the Waterline became the composition of side B. The record was released in the Netherlands and in New Zealand , [1] but against the backdrop of the album Dire Straits was sold without much success. The single achieved the highest result in Australia , where, by the end of the year, it ranked 54th in the category of singles sales.
For the first time the song Water of Love was recorded by a group on a demo tape on July 27,1977 , with its help they found a record label. [5] The song was released on the Dire Straits album and single in 1978 and Live at the BBC1995 album . The composition as a part of the album was published by Phonogram in 1978 , since 1979 it has been published by Vertigo , and in the USA - by Warner Bros. In addition, there is a compilation album “Alchemy” , which is sold under the label Universal Music .
She was often included in the Dire Straits , The Notting Hillbillies concerts, as well as in Mark Knopfler's solo performances and is present on live recordings until 1998 . [6] As a live performance, she appeared on two third-party pre-recorded live albums: 40 Jaar Pinkpop and Rockpalast 1979 . These are tour recordings of Dire Straits tour 1978 . [7]
After the release of the album at all the concerts of 1978-1979, Mark plays solo on his brother’s guitar, David Knopfler with black Fender Telecaster Thinline S / N: 226264 [8] with capadastre . Later, after David left the band, Mark performed the song on the same National Style O, [9] on which it was recorded. Since 1996, the song has been played on the Gibson Les Paul Standard ('58) . According to the official site of the artist, in 1996, Mark Golden Heart used the 1986 Pensa- Suhr, Black for this song in the 1996 tour of the album, but if you watch video videos, it turns out that in 1986 Pensa-Suhr, Black Mark plays Water of Love at The Notting Hillbillies, [11] and Golden Heart performs on the Gibson Les Paul Standard ('58) tour. [12]
Song and score
Despite the fact that the song was written more than 30 years ago and at the time of release it did not cause a sensation, the listeners remember it and are ready to vote for it in the charts.
Amazon.com buyer review (one of the review competition leaders):
"Water of Love" continues the album, on it a complex drawing of drummer Pick Withers playing the rhythm, Knopfler imposes his solo
- Amazon.com Review [13]
Since 2007, the famous German radio station SWR1 publishes charts with a view of 2,000 positions. Water of Love reappeared in them. [14]
Song water of love
2007–1752 place [15]
2008–1535 place [16]
20091401 place [17]
1749 Lullaby(2001,Aguilera, Cristina) 1750 Lady Marmalade(1989,The Cure) 1751 True Colors(1969,Lauper, Cindy) 1752 Water of love 1753 Wenn ein Mensch lebt (1975,Puhdys)
1532 (-206) I'm Alive(2002,Celine Dion) 1533 (+474) Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)(1979,Neil Young) 1534 (+473) The One I Love, 1987),REM 1535 (+217) Water of love 1536 (-696) Believe (song Cher)(1998,Cher)
1398 (-287) (You Want To) Make a Memory(2007,Bon Jovi) 1399 (-371) Jolene (1974,Dolly Parton) 1400 (-398) Lodi (1969,Creedence Clearwater Revival) 1401 (+134) Water of love 1402 (+404) He knows, you know (1983,Marion)
The single also achieved some success. In Greece,Hellenic radio stations in 2009 compiled a list of the most popular singles written in the period 1979-1989. Water of Love also entered it. [18] In addition, the single was noted in the charts of different countries:
A country
Highest position
Australia
# 54
Netherlands
# 28 [2]
Text
The name of the song translates as "water of love" , it is an infrequently used phraseological unit. In the song Knopfler tells a fantastic poem about the magic water of love, without which he can not do. In addition, this is a song that has a chorus - a rare occurrence for Knopfler.
Opinions
Existing opinions about the song use it as a foothold, thereby recognizing its artistic value.
The Courier-Journal publication Interviewed Emmilou Harris , in which she named Water of Love with all Knopfler's work:
Knopfler wrote everything except two songs. The basis of his music is the songs of the old Dire Straits such as “Water of Love” and “Portobello Belle”, but many country music and American culture are added to them.
- Courier-Journal interview by Jeffrey Lee Puckett [19]
In an interview with Mixology Report , a Phonogram representative uses a song to compare with Sultans of Swing :
... If it were not possible, I could choose “Water of Love” , “Setting Me Up”, “Lions” or “Down To The Waterline” for their first recording. But I really like this song. [meaning "Sultans of Swing"]
- Press Digest for 1978 [20]
The TopTenReviews music site selected the article with starling.rinet.ru as the best review:
However, Dire Straits does not so much take the tune. Well - okay, this is so for the most part, because despite the positive reviews from critics, most of the album is not at all an easy to remember melody, an unforgettable masterpiece like a refrain in “Water of Love” or “Setting Me Up”, falling into memory and everything such
- starling.rinet.ru [21]
The famous English music site ukmix.org briefly mentions three songs from the band's debut album in his biography of Knopfler:
In the spring of 1978, Dire Straits recorded a debut solo album. It includes the songs “Water Of Love”, “Six Blade Knife” and the ever-beautiful “Sultans of Swing”. The album did not receive the first places in the charts, stopping in the lower half of the list, occasionally flying out of them, to return again later.
- Article Oscar van Duijn [22]
ITunes has posted a review of the album, which also mentions Water of Love:
“Sultans of Swing” is surely a hit, it’s impossible to break away from this fast work of your fingers, but “Water of Love” , “Down to the Waterline” and “Wild West End” are disturbed, enveloped in an atmosphere that is also not easy to ignore.
- iTunes Review
In the works of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
from the album Rockpalast 1979
Duration
Three to five
Label
WDR-Studio
Single Handed Sailor (five)
' Water of Love' (6)
In The Gallery (7)
from the album Alchemy
Duration
5:29
Label
Universal music
Six Blade Knife (Bonus) (13)
' Water of Love (Bonus)' (14)
Wild West End (Bonus) (15)
from the album Live at the BBC
Duration
5:37
Label
Vertigo
Six Blade Knife (2)
' Water of Love' (3)
Wild west end (four)
from the album Dire Straits ": The Very Best" (2002)
Duration
5:37
Label
Vertigo
One world (6 - CD 2)
' Water of Love' (7 - CD 2)
Setting me up (8 - CD 2)
from the album Mark Knopfler - All The Guest Appearances
Duration
4:21
Label
Unknown yet
It's Money That Matters (one)
' Water of Love' (2)
Love over and over (3)
from album 40 Jaar Pinkpop
Duration
05:27
Label
Unknown yet
Promised You A Miracle (39)
' Water of Love' (40)
Water of Love Performances
Dire straits and Mark Knopfler
From the very beginning, the author changed the song Water of Love - the version on the 1977 demo tape is very different from how the song was performed on the Dire Straits album. In addition, during remastering, there were additional changes - a bass was imposed on the percussion entry. [23] Subsequently, he worked on the song for many years, presenting various arrangements and solos to the audience. Bootlegs are preserved in which there are different versions of songs.
1989 The song was performed jointly with The Judds . Hoffler, playing the guitar, greatly softened the solo. [24]
From this point on, several arrangements of the song were performed, which were presented to fans at concerts:
1990 There is a concert video where The Notting Hillbillies perform a song in a gentle manner peculiar to the group, and the part of the pedal slide guitar is added to the composition. At the same time, Mark plays for 1986 Pensa -Suhr, Black. [eleven]
1996 Interest is caused by the performance on the promo album of the Golden Heart album - it reminds of the songs of the future sailing to Philadelphia album. Water of Love was performed at concerts in London , Bern , Rotterdam , Knopfler performed it at Gibson Les Paul Standard ('58). [12]
Video
The song has repeatedly appeared on the video of concert performances. Here are the most interesting ones:
1979 The band recorded a concert in the hall of the Empire ( Paris , France ), where the song is played on a TV caster. [25] This is the first television concert in which this song was performed.
1979 The band recorded a concert in 1979 , which was shown in the program Rockpalast . Marc, playing on a black telecaster, improvises with a solo and changes the lyrics. [26]
1995 Knopfler played the composition on the Gibson Les Paul , essentially transforming it. [12]
Movie song
The song sounds in two films, but in none of them did the soundtrack appear on a separate disc.
1983 The song accompanied 103 episodes of the Derrick series . The series was called “Die kleine Ahrens” and its soundtrack included three songs: Water of Love and Six Blade Knife from Dire Straits and the title track of the episode from Les Humphries . [27][28][29]
1998 The song was included in the film Around the Fire . [30] The film did not become a significant event, but won the prize at the Giffoni Film Festival In the youth film nomination “Window in the Last Century”. [31][32]
Performances by other artists
The song was performed not only by rock performers, but also by performers of country music . There are no bands in the list that copy Dire Straits, performing a large number of their songs.
1989 The song was released in the album of the famous country group The Judds from the album River of Time1989 . In it Knopfler plays the guitar part, and the song is performed by the member of The Judds duet. [24]
1996 Mark Knopfler and Alex Board record an instrumental version of the song. She was included on the album Blues Ballads . [33]
1997 Last year's record was reissued in the album Alex Bollard - Mark Knopfler's Album Of Hits . [34]
1999Lex Vandyke releases another instrumental version of the song. She was included on the Guitar Greatest album. [35]
1999 Australian guitarist Michael Fix records his own version of the song. She was included on the Promise album. [36]
2000 : Italian band Bermuda Acoustic Trio released an acoustic cover of this song for their album Livin 'Studio . [37]
2001 : The American band Acoustic Syndicate performs this song at their concerts. The record was preserved on June 8, 2001, when they performed at the Van Hoy Farms Family Campground . The performance is extremely expressive, radically different from the original [38]
2002 : German band Vergana Music included the song on the album Look Of Joy . Acoustic version without solo. [39]
2002 : American singer Steve McMurry (leader of Acoustic Syndicate ) Included the song on the 2002 album Big Daddy Bluegrass Band CD . [40]
2002 : American band All Thumbs Trio sang a song at an acoustic concert in Lidlow . The song is performed almost unchanged in the musical figure, but the rhythm is much slower than that of Dire Straits . [41]
2003 : American singer Larry Keel performed the song at concerts, in particular at the 2003 concert. [42]
2004 : American artist Tony Stenger included on the album American vision one;Two ton combo;American vision II ... [et al.] Compilation of this song. [43]
2001 : American singer Matt Hartle performs this song at his concerts. Preserved records of seven of them. The performance is original, the music is absolutely not the same as the original. [44]
2008 : American country band The Tex Pistols Band included this song on the 2008 album Fully Loaded . The performance is very similar to the original 1978.
2008 : American folk group Montana Soul included this song in their 2008 debut album, First Light CD . The song performed in the style of folk. [45]
Songs matching by title only
Despite the rarity of this name, at the turn of the century a number of musical compositions with the name “Water of Love” appeared .
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↑Water of love- CHORUS TV 1978(English) (Television concert).YouTube .- CHORUS TV 1978. Empire, Paris.The appeal date is February 4, 2010.
↑"Derrick" Die kleine Ahrens(English) on the Internet Movie Database
↑Around the Fire(Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database
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↑Blues Ballads(English) .e-bay- Album page.Circulation date February 2, 2010. Archived April 16, 2012.
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↑Dire Straits - New Old Waldorf(English) (Blog).markknopflermusic.blogspot.com (24 May 2009).The appeal date is February 4, 2010. Archived April 16, 2012.
On Every Cover(English) (version of the composition of Mark Knopflera).The appeal date is February 4, 2010. Archived April 16, 2012.
Links
Water Of Love(English) (Album information).The official site of the artist.The appeal date is February 4, 2010. Archived April 16, 2012.
Water Of Love Tab(Eng.) (Chords songs).ultimate-guitar.com .The appeal date is February 4, 2010. Archived April 16, 2012.