Song · Dire Straits
“Solid Rock” by Dire Straits
From the album Making Movies (1980)
“Solid Rock” by Dire Straits appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1996. It was first released in 1980 on the album Making Movies. Its best result is #464 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,686 classic rock song of all time.
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"Solid Rock" comes off Making Movies, the third Dire Straits album, which landed in October 1980 on Vertigo, with Warner Bros. handling it in the States and Mercury in Canada. Mark Knopfler wrote it alone, words and music, and he's out front on lead vocal and guitar, with John Illsley on bass and Pick Withers on drums, the two of them chipping in backing vocals as well.
Jimmy Iovine co-produced it with Knopfler, Shelly Yakus engineered, and Roy Bittan sits in on keyboards. It shares the record with "Romeo and Juliet" and "Tunnel of Love", which tells you something about the company it keeps.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 464 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) | 500 |
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