Local Hero es un álbum de Mark Knopfler, publicado en 1983 por Vertigo. El disco incluye 14 canciones, entre ellas «The Rocks And The Water», «Wild Theme», «Freeway Flyer» y «Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite)».
Sobre el álbum
"Local Hero" es el primer álbum en la discografía de Mark Knopfler como solista, conocido por ser el vocalista, compositor y guitarrista principal de la banda británica Dire Straits y que con este trabajo iniciaba su carrera en solitario.Lanzado en marzo de 1983 como la banda sonora de la película del mismo título, una comedia dramática escocesa dirigida por el realizador Bill Forsyth. El lanzamiento se produjo tras el cuarto álbum de Dire Straits, con la banda en el cenit de su carrera pero con un Knopfler que buscaba nuevos retos musicales, que le llevaron a compatibilizar su trabajo con la banda con la creación de bandas sonoras para la gran pantalla.
El álbum fue autoproducido por el propio Knopfler y editado por los sellos Vertigo Records a nivel internacional y por Warner Bros. Records para Estados Unidos. Las grabaciones se realizaron a lo largo de 1982 en los estudios The Power Station de Nueva York y en los Eden Studios de Londres.
En 1984, "Local Hero" recibió una nominación al premio BAFTA a la Mejor Banda Sonora para una Película.
Listado de Canciones
- The Rocks And The Water3:30
- Wild Theme3:40
- Freeway Flyer1:50
- Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite)4:10
- The Way It Always Starts4:08
Letra
It gets so dark before the dawn That's when it gets to me Before the city symphony of taxi horns That's the way it always starts Sitting here and waiting on the beating of my heart Last night I thought I heard my name Well it was too dark to see, but it had to be The voice was just the same That's the way it always starts Sitting here and waiting on the beating of my heart So tell me why should it have to be this way Why can't it be all right Why can't I sleep at night? Why should it have to be this way? Why must there be this price to pay? Now all the streets are dark and bare Oh, if you can live in this town And stick around, you can live anywhere That's the way it always starts Sitting here and waiting on the beating of my heart - The Rocks And The Thunder0:40
- The Ceilidh And The Northern Lights4:07
- The Mist Covered Mountains5:13
Letra
Chorus Oh ro soon shall I see them; Oh he ro see them oh see them. Oh ro soon shall I see them the Mist covered mountains of home. There shall I visit the place of my birth And they'll give me a welcome the warmest on earth All so loving and kind full of music and mirth, In the sweet sounding language of home. Chorus Oh ro soon shall I see them; Oh he ro see them oh see them. Oh ro soon shall I see them the Mist covered mountains of home. There shall I gaze on the mountains again, On the fields and the woods and the burns and the glens, Away 'mong the corries beyond human ken In the haunts of the deer I will roam Chorus Oh ro soon shall I see them; Oh he ro see them oh see them. Oh ro soon shall I see them the Mist covered mountains of home. Hail to the mountains with summits of blue, To the glens with their meadows of sunshine and dew. To the women and men ever constant and true, Ever ready to welcome one home. - The Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite Billy's Tune3:42
- Whistle Theme0:53
- Smooching5:05
- Stargazer1:31
- The Rocks And The Thunder0:40
- Going Home (Theme of The Local Hero)5:01