Neck and Neck es un álbum de Mark Knopfler, publicado en 1990. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Poor Boy Blues», «Sweet Dreams», «There'll Be Some Changes Made» y «Just One Time».
Sobre el álbum
Un encuentro cumbre entre dos leyendas de la guitarra define este álbum, una pieza esencial en la discografía de Mark Knopfler. "Neck and Neck", su colaboración de 1990 con el maestro del country y el fingerpicking, Chet Atkins, es una celebración de la música, la amistad y el virtuosismo. Es un disco que transmite una alegría y una complicidad contagiosas.
A lo largo del álbum, ambos guitarristas dialogan con sus instrumentos, intercambiando solos, armonías y bromas musicales con una fluidez asombrosa. Más que una competición, el disco es una conversación entre dos maestros que se admiran mutuamente. El repertorio se compone de clásicos del country y algunas composiciones nuevas, todo ello impregnado de un humor y una calidez deliciosos.
El álbum fue un éxito de crítica y público, y ganó varios premios Grammy. "Neck and Neck" es una joya atemporal, un trabajo que no solo deleitará a los amantes de la guitarra, sino a cualquiera que aprecie la música hecha con talento, elegancia y, sobre todo, desde el corazón.
Listado de Canciones
- Poor Boy Blues4:01
Letra
Do I want you? Yes I do Do I need you? Baby you know it's true But I ain't got nothin' that you can use So I'm sittin' on my own here, with these poor boy blues One day, baby, you will see You're gonna give all your love to me I'm the one, babe, that you're gonna choose But in the meantime, I got these poor boy blues Pick it son, pick it nice Things won't always be the same Someday soon, everything will change You'll tell your mama her baby's got good news But until then, well, I got these poor boy blues But until then, well, I got these poor boy blues - Sweet Dreams3:24
- There'll Be Some Changes Made6:28
- Just One Time4:11
Letra
If I could see you just one time Oh how it'd ease my troubled mind If I could hold you just one time And then pretend that you're still mine Oh, how I miss you so Oh I need you so I'd give this heart of mine If I could see you just one time Lips that used to thrill me so They now thrill someone else I know Gone is the love that once was mine Wish I could see you just one time Oh, how I miss you so Oh I need you so I'd give this heart of mine If I could see you just one time Wish I could relive just one time Turn back the pages and there I'd find That same old love that once was mine Wish I could see you just one time Oh, how I miss you so Oh I need you so I'd give this heart of mine If I could see you just one time - So Soft, Your Goodbye3:16
- Yakety Axe3:24
Letra
Poverty stricken but still I'm a-stickin' to the things I know to be facts One day it's feathers and the next day chicken while I'm pickin' my yakety axe Ev'rybody says that I never will get far, keepin' out of work by pickin' this guitar Livin' on a shoestring, puttin' off things like a shave and a haircut Money don't matter as long as I scatter a little bit of happiness around If people keep a grinnin' I figure I'm a winnin' my good old yakety sound City folks go around turnin' up their noses and countin' their greenbacks and smellin' their roses But I wouldn't trade my yakety axe, even for a T-bone I'm confessin' I never took a lesson, all my notes are a matter of guessin' Hopin' they'll come out in some kinda manner that'll make the yakety sound So if you're in the mood and your feet start tappin' And you feel laid back and your hands start clappin' Then I'll have done what I wanted to from way back You're diggin' my yakety axe - Tears3:54
- Tahitian Skies3:18
- I'll See You in My Dreams2:59
- The Next Time I'm in Town3:21