Kill to Get Crimson

Kill to Get Crimson
Kill to Get Crimson
Studio album by Mark Knopfler
Released	17 September 2007
Recorded	January–March 2007
Studio	British Grove Studios, Chiswick, West London
Genre	Roots rock, folk rock
Length	56:55
Label	Mercury; Warner Bros. (US)
Producer	Mark Knopfler; Chuck Ainlay; Guy Fletcher;
Mark Knopfler chronology

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

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.

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 Danmark)^[32]	Gold	15,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[33]	Gold	100,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)^[34]	Gold	10,000^*
Russia (NFPF)^[35]	Gold	10,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[36]	Gold	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[37]	Silver	60,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Kill to Get Crimson". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
^ Okayplayer review Archived 24 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Rolling Stone review
^ Mark Knopfler official web site 2007/08/07
^ Katie Hasty, "Reba Outmuscles Kanye, 50 To Score First No. 1", Billboard.com, 26 September 2007.
^ "Tour Archives". Mark Knopfler Official Website. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
^ "Archived copy". www.knopfler.net. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Kill to Get Crimson Tour 2008". Mark Knopfler News. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Lescharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Mark Knopfler". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Mark Knopfler Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Mark Knopfler Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2007". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Danish album certifications – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mark Knopfler; 'Kill to Get Crimson')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2007 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "Russian album certifications – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Kill to Get Crimson')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
^ "British album certifications – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

External links

Kill to Get Crimson at Mark Knopfler official website

[allmusic-ktgc-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.

[mk-6] "Tour Archives". Mark Knopfler Official Website. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

[7] "Archived copy". www.knopfler.net. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[mknews-ktgc-tour-8] "Kill to Get Crimson Tour 2008". Mark Knopfler News. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.

[ac_Australia_Mark_Knopfler-9] "Australiancharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Austria_Mark_Knopfler-10] "Austriancharts.at – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Flanders_Mark_Knopfler-11] "Ultratop.be – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Wallonia_Mark_Knopfler-12] "Ultratop.be – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Denmark_Mark_Knopfler-13] "Danishcharts.dk – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Mark_Knopfler-14] "Dutchcharts.nl – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Finland_Mark_Knopfler-15] "Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_France_Mark_Knopfler-16] "Lescharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Germany_Mark_Knopfler-17] "Offiziellecharts.de – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_Mark_Knopfler-18] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Mark Knopfler". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Italy_Mark_Knopfler-19] "Italiancharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Norway_Mark_Knopfler-20] "Norwegiancharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Portugal_Mark_Knopfler-21] "Portuguesecharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Scotland_-22] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Spain_Mark_Knopfler-23] "Spanishcharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Mark_Knopfler-24] "Swedishcharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Mark_Knopfler-25] "Swisscharts.com – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_UK2_-26] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Mark_Knopfler-27] "Mark Knopfler Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[ac_BillboardRock_Mark_Knopfler-28] "Mark Knopfler Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[29] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2007". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[30] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[31] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[DenmarkMark_KnopflerKill_to_Get_CrimsonalbumCertRef-32] "Danish album certifications – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[GermanyMark_KnopflerKill_to_Get_CrimsonalbumCertRef-33] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mark Knopfler; 'Kill to Get Crimson')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[PolandMark_KnopflerKill_to_Get_CrimsonalbumCertRef-34] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2007 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[RussiaMark_KnopflerKill_to_Get_CrimsonalbumCertRef-35] "Russian album certifications – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[SwitzerlandMark_KnopflerKill_to_Get_CrimsonalbumCertRef-36] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Kill to Get Crimson')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[United_KingdomMark_KnopflerKill_to_Get_CrimsonalbumCertRef-37] "British album certifications – Mark Knopfler – Kill to Get Crimson". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

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Soundtracks	Local Hero Cal Comfort and Joy The Princess Bride Last Exit to Brooklyn Wag the Dog Metroland A Shot at Glory Altamira (with Evelyn Glennie)
Collaborations	Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time (with the Notting Hillbillies) Neck and Neck (with Chet Atkins) All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
Compilations	Screenplaying Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
Extended plays	The Trawlerman's Song One Take Radio Sessions
Singles	"Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" "Darling Pretty" "Cannibals" "What It Is" "Why Aye Man" "Boom, Like That"
Other songs	"Are We in Trouble Now" "Irish Boy" "Piper to the End"
Videography	A Night in London Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
Musicals	Local Hero
Band personnel	Richard Bennett Jim Cox Chad Cromwell Danny Cummings Phil Cunningham Stuart Duncan Guy Fletcher Paul Franklin Mike Henderson John McCusker Michael McGoldrick Tim O'Brien Matt Rollings Ian Thomas Geraint Watkins Glenn Worf
Tours	Bob Dylan Tour with Mark Knopfler 2012 Down the Road Wherever Tour
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