Artist: MARK KNOPFLER [DIRE STRAITS]
Album: WAG THE DOG (CD)

Release date: 1998
Media type: CD

Mark Knopfler wrote and performed the soundtrack to Barry Levinson's political satire Wag the Dog, and it is one of his best scores, alternately graceful and rootsy. Seven of the eight tracks are instrumental, with the last being reserved for the agreeably humorous single "Wag the Dog."

TRACKLIST:

1. Wag The Dog
2. Working On It
3. In The Heartland
4. An American Hero
5. Just Instinct
6. Stretching Out
7. Drooling National
8. We're Going To War

LINE-UP:

Richard Bennett Guitar
Jim Cox Piano, Organ (Hammond)
Chad Cromwell Drums
Guy Fletcher Keyboards
Mark Knopfler Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Glenn Worf Bass