What It Is

~ Recording by Mark Knopfler

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
  • XW2000-09-15
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
1.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
  • GB2000-09-25
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)542 981-2
1.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)542 477-2
1.1What It Is5:00Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
  • GB2000-09-25
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)542 546-2
1.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
  • US2000-09-26
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)9 47753-2
1.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
  • JP2000-10-25
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)UICR-1007
1.2What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerGrand CollectionMark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000
Polystar (Germany)
1.1What It Is5:00Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)73145425462
1.1What It Is5:00Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
1.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)CP2- 42800
1.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)STARCD 6566
1.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
1.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 542 800-2
1.13What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerCulture Pub RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
  • US2005-04-19
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)48119-2
1.1What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
  • US2005-04-19
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)48119-2
2.8What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire StraitsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2005-11-04
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)9874478
2.8What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerPrivate Investigations - The Best OfDire StraitsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2005-11-07
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)9873051
2.8What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations (Special Edition)Dire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-11-07
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)9873054
1.13What It Is4:57Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-11-07
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)9872936
2.8What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2005-11-07
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)9874475, 9874476, 9874481
1.13What It Is4:57Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2005-11-09
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICZ-1183
2.7What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-11-15
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)49891-2
1.18What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-11-15
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
2.7What It Is4:57Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire StraitsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2005-12-09
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)987576-7
1.13What It Is4:57Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)9874050
2.8What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)9874476
2.7What It Is4:56Dire Straits & Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)49891-2, D211177
2.8What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)9874475
1.1What It Is4:57Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)
2.8What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations (Deezer)Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.13What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsMark Knopfler & Dire StraitsAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
2.8What It Is4:56Mark KnopflerThe Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private InvestigationsDire Straits & Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)0249874476
Promotion
1.1What It Is5:00Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)SAILPRO2
Bootleg
1.2What It Is4:57Mark KnopflerGreatest HitsMark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
Star Mark19269-1/2
1.3What It Is4:58Mark KnopflerGreatest HitsMark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
24316-1/2
1.5What It Is5:00Mark KnopflerGreatest Hits (2015 Including songs from Tracker)Mark KnopflerAlbum + Compilation
British Grove Records35183 1/2, 4607147917909
1.1What It Is4:57Mark KnopflerWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.1What It Is4:57Mark KnopflerSailing to PhiladelphiaMark KnopflerSingle

Relationships

recording engineer and mixer:Chuck Ainlay
producer:Chuck Ainlay
Mark Knopfler
bass:Glenn Worf
drums (drum set):Chad Cromwell
guitar:Richard Bennett (American guitarist)
Mark Knopfler
Hammond organ and piano:Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
keyboard and background vocals:Guy Fletcher (songwriter)
violin:Aubrey Haynie
vocals:Mark Knopfler
recording of:What It Is

Related works

What It Is

lyricist and composer:Mark Knopfler