All the Roadrunning
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All the Roadrunning is a collaborative album by Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...

 and Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...

. Released in 2006 by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
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 in the US and Universal Music in Europe, "This Is Us" was released as the first single, followed by "Beachcombing".

The album was the result of a longtime collaboration between the two. Over the course of seven years, the songs were recorded by the pair with minimal information coming out about it.

A live album, Real Live Roadrunning
Real Live Roadrunning
Real Live Roadrunning is a live album by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris. Released in November 2006, it was recorded at the end of their summer tour in support of their critically acclaimed album, All the Roadrunning. The album is released by Warner Bros. Records and Mercury Records as a DVD...

, was released following Harris and Knopfler's tour supporting All the Roadrunning.

Although Harris is a songwriter, ten of the twelve tracks on the album were penned by Knopfler.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mark Knopfler, except where noted.
  1. "Beachcombing" – 4:14
  2. "I Dug Up a Diamond" – 3:38
  3. "This Is Us" – 4:39
  4. "Red Staggerwing" – 3:03
  5. "Rollin' On" – 4:14
  6. "Love and Happiness" (Emmylou Harris/Kimmie Rhodes) – 4:22
  7. "Right Now" – 3:33
  8. "Donkey Town" – 5:42
  9. "Belle Starr" (Harris) – 3:06
  10. "Beyond My Wildest Dreams" – 4:25
  11. "All The Roadrunning" – 4:49
  12. "If This Is Goodbye" – 4:44

Album

Year Chart Position
2006 Denmark
Denmark
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 Albums Chart
1
2006 Norway
Norway
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 Albums Chart
1
2006 Switzerland
Switzerland
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 Albums Chart
1
2006 Sweden
Sweden
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 Albums Chart
2
2006 Belgium
Belgium
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 Albums Chart
3
2006 Italy
Italy
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 Albums Chart
3
2006 Netherlands
Netherlands
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 Albums Chart
3
2006 Austria
Austria
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 Albums Chart
8
2006 UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
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8
2006 Spain
Spain
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 Albums Chart
9
2006 Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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17
2006 France
France
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 Albums Chart
17
2006 New Zealand
New Zealand
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 Albums Chart
19
2006 Finland
Finland
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 Albums Chart
22
2006 Australia ARIA
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 Albums Chart
41

Certifications

Organisation Level Date
BPI – UK Silver May 12, 2006
BPI – UK Gold August 25, 2006
IFPI – Switzerland Gold 2006
BVMI – Germany Gold 2006

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