Kill to Get Crimson

Kill to Get Crimson is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 17 September 2007 by Mercury Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.[1] The album's title comes from a line in the song "Let It All Go." The album cover image is taken from the painting Four Lambrettas and Three Portraits of Janet Churchman by John Bratby, painted in 1958. The first singles from the album were "True Love Will Never Fade" in Europe and "Punish The Monkey" in North America.[4] The album debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 23,000 copies in its first week.[5] The Kill to Get Crimson Tour promoting the album started on 29 March 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and ended on 31 July 2008 in Miami, Florida.[6] The album was released on CD, CD/DVD, double vinyl LP, and a Deluxe Set of 180g vinyl LP and CD.

Kill to Get Crimson
Studio album by Mark Knopfler
Released	17 September 2007
Recorded	British Grove Studios January–March 2007
Genre	Roots rock, folk rock
Length	56:55
Label	Mercury Warner Bros. (USA)
Producer	Mark Knopfler Chuck Ainlay Guy Fletcher
Mark Knopfler chronology
Real Live Roadrunning (2006) Kill to Get Crimson (2007) Get Lucky (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Okayplayer	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

The album track "Secondary Waltz" dates from the early '80s, and was mentioned by Knopfler in an interview in 1985.[7]

Touring

Knopfler supported the release of Kill to Get Crimson with the Kill to Get Crimson Tour of Europe and North America, which started on 29 March 2008 in Amsterdam, and included 94 concerts in 88 cities, ending on 31 July 2008 in Miami, Florida. The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitars, vocals), Richard Bennett (guitars), Danny Cummings (drums), Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Matt Rollings (keyboards), Glenn Worf (bass) and John McCusker (fiddle, cittern). The tour included a six-night run at the Royal Albert Hall in London, with Bap Kennedy as the supporting act. Jesca Hoop was the opening act for the North America leg of the tour.[8]

Track listing

All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"True Love Will Never Fade"	4:21
2.	"The Scaffolder's Wife"	3:52
3.	"The Fizzy and the Still"	4:07
4.	"Heart Full of Holes"	6:36
5.	"We Can Get Wild"	4:17
6.	"Secondary Waltz"	3:43
7.	"Punish the Monkey"	4:36
8.	"Let It All Go"	5:17
9.	"Behind with the Rent"	4:46
10.	"The Fish and the Bird"	3:45
11.	"Madame Geneva's"	3:59
12.	"In the Sky"	7:29
Total length:		56:55

Personnel

• Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar, producer
• Guy Fletcher – keyboards, producer, engineer
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar, string bass
• Danny Cummings – drums, percussion
• Richard Bennett – guitars
• Ian Lowthian – accordion
• Frank Ricotti – vibraphone
• John McCusker – violin, cittern
• Steve Sidwell – trumpet
• Chris White – flute, saxophone, clarinet

Production

• Chuck Ainlay – producer, engineer
• Rich Cooper – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• John Bratby – cover image
• Fabio Lovino – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 41 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 12 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[13] 5 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 15 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 9 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 2 Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 37 Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 2 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[21] 29 Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 12 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 9 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[26] 9 US Billboard 200[27] 26 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[28] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29] 61 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] 75 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 58

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[32]	Gold	15,000^^
Poland (ZPAV)[33]	Gold	10,000^*
Russia (NFPF)[34]	Gold	10,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35]	Gold	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[36]	Silver	60,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Kill to Get Crimson". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
2. Okayplayer review Archived 24 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
3. Rolling Stone review
4. Mark Knopfler official web site 2007/08/07
5. Katie Hasty, "Reba Outmuscles Kanye, 50 To Score First No. 1", Billboard.com, 26 September 2007.
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External links

• Kill to Get Crimson at Mark Knopfler official website