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Who sang Single Handed Sailor?

Release date: 1979

Duration: 04:43

Dire Straits released the song Single Handed Sailor. Date of release: 1979.

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The song tells the story of a sailor who sails alone in the night. He sees other boats and thinks of the days of sailing past. Then he sees a green light and realizes that someone is leaving on a barge. He asks what it is, but he could have called it "Pride of London". Finally, he continues to sail.

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Dire Straits - Short Biography

- Dire Straits is a British rock band formed in London in 1977.
- The band was composed of Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley and Pick Withers.
- Dire Straits was active from 1977 to 1988 and then from 1990 to 1995.
- They were known for their hit songs such as "Sultans of Swing" and "Money for Nothing".
- The band received four Grammy Awards and sold over 120 million albums worldwide.

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"Single Handed Sailor" appears on the album "Communiqué" by British rock band Dire Straits, released on June 5, 1979 by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album also included the single "Lady Writer," which reached #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #51 on the UK Singles Chart. "Communiqué" was also a commercial success, reaching number one in Germany, Spain, New Zealand and Sweden, number 11 in the United States and number 5 in the United Kingdom. The album went on to be certified gold in the U.S., platinum in the U.K. and double platinum in France.

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