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. 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. The album debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling about 23,000 copies in its first week. 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. 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.

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.

Track listing
All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.

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