Privateering is the seventh solo album by Mark Knopfler, released on 3 September 2012 by Mercury Records. The first studio double-album of Knopfler's 35-year career as a recording artist, Privateering consists of twenty original songs, and integrates meticulously crafted blues rock with traditional folk and country genres. Recorded between March and December 2011, the album received generally positive reviews throughout Europe, and reached the number one position on album charts in Austria, Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands, as well as the number two or three position in Belgium, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. The album peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom. Privateering is the seventh solo album by Mark Knopfler, released on 3 September 2012 by Mercury Records. The first studio double-album of Knopfler's 35-year career as a recording artist, Privateering consists of twenty original songs, and integrates meticulously crafted blues rock with traditional folk and country genres. Recorded between March and December 2011, the album received generally positive reviews throughout Europe, and reached the number one position on album charts in Austria, Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands, as well as the number two or three position in Belgium, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. The album peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom. false 2024-12-29 09:50:47 2013 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 90 Blues Rock Rock 113758 2126597 fb05556f-7ef3-4cfa-842d-b972fde43812 e49f69da-17d5-4c5c-bac0-dadcb0e588f5 f0dbf6b0-a259-4c3d-a6db-d8818c193024 /config/metadata/library/c6/c632b1a43a42d186d0046eff4b6104a8/folder.jpg Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler 1 03:18 2 04:01 3 05:14 4 06:18 5 04:17 6 03:31 7 04:52 8 04:53 9 04:26 10 04:16 11 05:22 12 04:00 13 05:13 14 03:36 15 04:14 16 03:26 17 04:57 18 05:18 19 04:45 20 03:53