Song · Dire Straits
“Expresso Love” by Dire Straits
From the album Making Movies (1980)
“Expresso Love” by Dire Straits appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1991 and 2019. It was first released in 1980 on the album Making Movies. Its best result is #411 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,160 indie & aaa song of all time.
Mark Knopfler wrote "Expresso Love" for Making Movies, the third Dire Straits album, and in 1980 it caught the band leaning harder on the amps than usual. The main riff rides a guitar pushed just into overdrive, recycled from an unreleased track called "Making Movies", while a piano line shadows it all the way. Knopfler sings lead and co-produced with Jimmy Iovine, Roy Bittan is on keyboards, and John Illsley and Pick Withers hold down bass and drums and add backing vocals. Knopfler even slips in a nod to "Wild West End" from the band's self-titled album.
In the US it went to radio as a single and reached 39 on the Mainstream Rock chart. It stayed in the set on the tours for Love Over Gold and Brothers in Arms, and the version on the live album Alchemy is the one to hear.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 411 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 2019 | 800 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 800 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
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