Sailing to Philadelphia

Untitled

Sailing to Philadelphia is an album by Mark Knopfler (former frontman of Dire Straits) released in 2000. The album's sixth song, "Do America", replaces "One More Matinee" on the Warner Bros. release in North America and is included on the UK and North American releases only. The title track is about the surveying of the Mason-Dixon line, the demarcation established in 1781 between the free and the slave states.

In some territories (Western Europe being one example), the album was released as an HDCD.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Knopfler.

1. "What It Is" – 4:57
2. "Sailing to Philadelphia" – 5:29
3. "Who's Your Baby Now" – 3:05
4. "Baloney Again" – 5:09
5. "The Last Laugh" – 3:22
6. "Do America" – 4:11
7. "Silvertown Blues" – 5:32
8. "El Macho" – 5:29
9. "Prairie Wedding" – 4:26
10. "Wanderlust" – 3:52
11. "Speedway at Nazareth" – 6:23
12. "Junkie Doll" – 4:34
13. "Sands of Nevada" – 5:29
14. "One More Matinee" – 3:57

Personnel

• Mark Knopfler – guitars and vocals
• Richard Bennett – guitars and other string instruments
• Jim Cox – piano and organ
• Guy Fletcher – keyboard and backing vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Chad Cromwell – drums

There are many guest appearances by other musicians on various tracks, including:

• James Taylor – vocals on "Sailing to Philadelphia"
• Van Morrison – vocals on "The Last Laugh"
• Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – vocals on "Prairie Wedding" and "Speedway at Nazareth"
• Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford – vocals on "Silvertown Blues"
• Aubrey Haynie – violin on "What It Is" and "Speedway at Nazareth"