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<h1><em>Shangri-La</em> (Mark Knopfler album)</h1><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5c/MK_Shangri-La.jpg/220px-MK_Shangri-La.jpg" alt="MK Shangri-La.jpg" height="220" width="220"></p><h1><br></h1><h1>Studio albu<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">m</a> by Mark Knopfler</h1><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Knopfler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Knopfler</a>Released28&nbsp;September&nbsp;2004RecordedShangri-La Studios, Malibu,</p><p>February 2004<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Genre</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roots rock</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_folk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">country folk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blues</a>Length66:14<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Label</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mercury</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Warner Bros.</a> (USA)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Producer</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Knopfler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Knopfler</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Ainlay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chuck Ainlay</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Knopfler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Knopfler</a> chronology <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ragpicker%27s_Dream" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Ragpicker's Dream</em></a></p><p>(2002) <strong><em>Shangri-La</em></strong></p><p>(2004) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trawlerman%27s_Song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Trawlerman's Song</em></a></p><p>(2005) <strong><em>Shangri-La</em></strong> is the fourth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Knopfler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Knopfler</a>, released on 28 September 2004 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mercury Records</a> internationally and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Warner Bros. Records</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">United States</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#cite_note-allmusic-shangri-la-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a> <em>Shangri-La</em> received generally favorable reviews.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#cite_note-metacritic-shangri-la-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a></p><h2>Contents</h2><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Background" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1 Background</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Recording" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2 Recording</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Composition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">3 Composition</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Touring" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">4 Touring</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Critical_reception" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">5 Critical reception</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Track_listing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">6 Track listing</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Personnel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">7 Personnel</a></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Chart_positions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">8 Chart positions</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Weekly_charts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">8.1 Weekly charts</a></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Year-end_charts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">8.2 Year-end charts</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#Certifications_and_sales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">9 Certifications and sales</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#References" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">10 References</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#External_links" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">11 External links</a></li></ul><h2>Background</h2><p>In March 2003, Knopfler was involved in a motorbike crash in Grosvenor Road, Belgravia, and suffered a broken collarbone, broken shoulder blade, and seven broken ribs.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#cite_note-telegraph-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a> The planned Ragpicker's Dream Tour was subsequently cancelled. Knopfler spent seven months away from the guitar in physiotherapy,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#cite_note-allmusic-shangri-la-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a> but eventually recovered and was able to return to the studio in 2004 for his fourth album and supporting tour the following year.</p><h2>Recording</h2><p><em>Shangri-La</em> was recorded in February 2004 at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La_(Mark_Knopfler_album)#cite_note-gf-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a></p><h2>Composition</h2><p>The album features Knopfler's signature storytelling style of songwriting. The album's first single, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom,_Like_That" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boom, Like That</a>", was inspired by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kroc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray Kroc</a>'s autobiography, <em>Grinding It Out</em>, and the starting of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">McDonald's</a>, using many of Mr. Kroc's exact words. "Song for Sonny Liston" is a song about the famous boxer, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Liston" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sonny Liston</a>. "Donegan's Gone" is about Scottish musician and singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Donegan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lonnie Donegan</a>. "5.15 AM" tells the story of the 1967 "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-armed_bandit_murder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">one-armed bandit murder</a>". "Back to Tupelo" is about the life of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elvis Presley</a> and his acting career. The album was released on LP, HDCD and in 5.1 Surround Sound on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Super Audio CD</a> (SACD) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-Audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DVD-Audio</a>.</p>