title: Release (David Knopfler album)
text: # Release (David Knopfler album)
  
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  Release is David Knopfler's first solo album after leaving Dire Straits. It was released in 1983 on the Peach River and Passport labels, and in 1997 on the Paris label.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks composed by David Knopfler; except where indicated
  
  * "Soul Kissing"
  * "Come to Me" (David Knopfler, Harry Bogdanovs)
  * "Madonna's Daughter"
  * "The Girl and the Paperboy"
  * "Roman Times" (David Knopfler, Harry Bogdanovs)
  * "Sideshow"
  * "Little Brother"
  * "Hey Henry"
  * "Night Train" (David Knopfler, Harry Bogdanovs)
  * "The Great Divide"
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * David Knopfler – guitar, vocals, piano, synthesizer
  * Bub Roberts – guitar
  * Mark Knopfler – rhythm guitar (3)
  * Betsy Cook – piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  * Danny Schogger – piano (10)
  * Harry Bogdanovs – synthesizer
  * Kevin Powell – bass (except 1 & 8)
  * John Illsley – bass (1)
  * Pino Palladino – bass (8)
  * Arran Ahmun – drums, percussion
  * DMX - drums
  * Germaine Johnson, Marie Broady – backing vocals
  * Mike Pace – saxophone
  * Roger Downham – vibraphone
  * Bobby Valentino – violin (8)
  