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David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a Scottish musician. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist on their first two albums. After quitting the band in 1980 during the recording of their third album, Knopfler embarked upon a ...
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Ed Cardinal of Crosswalk.com called the track an "early standout [off of Come to the Well]" [3] and a "thoughtful pop hymn". [3] Kevin Davis of New Release Tuesday commented that "Jesus, Friend of Sinners" has "the most challenging message on [Come to the Well]" [4] and praised the song's "bold" lyrical content". [4]
Infidels is the twenty-second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on October 27, 1983, by Columbia Records.. Produced by Mark Knopfler and Dylan himself, Infidels is seen as his return to secular music, following a conversion to Christianity, three evangelical records and a subsequent return to a less religious lifestyle.
Before the lyrics were added, the song's title was "Do The New Thing", possibly referencing Tony Banks' opening keyboard notes, which are heard again in the bridge. According to the behind-the-scenes documentary Genesis: No Admittance , the first lyric Phil Collins wrote out of improvisation was the chorus line "Jesus, he knows me, and he knows ...
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. It was released in 1983 on the Peach River and Passport labels, and in 1997 on the Paris label.
Exactly the same recording was issued in Australia as "Message to Martha", where it was a No. 15 hit for Faith. In the United States, Dionne Warwick's version, titled "Message to Michael", was a top ten hit there in 1966. In all versions of the song, the lyrics are addressed to a bluebird by the singer.
As a result of that and because Knopfler had become more relaxed after having played it for several years, West's version sounded more like the original version. [citation needed] The song is credited to Mark Knopfler and Sting (writers of the original "Money for Nothing") and Paul Henning (writer of "The Ballad of Jed Clampett").