Makore matatu mushure mekuburitswa kwedamba ravo rekupedzisira, Privateering (2012), Mark Knopfler achaenderera mberi nebasa rake ega nekuburitswa kwechigadzirwa chake chitsva, chinodaidzwa kuti Tracker. Mukuburitswa kwenhau yebasa idzva, Knopfler akati: "Zita rakasarudzirwa album 'Tracker' rinobva mukuedza kwangu pamakumi emakore aya kutsvaga nzira yangu. Kubva pakudzokorora kwangu kwenguva yakararama uye kuendeswa kunziyo dzangu, ruzivo rwangu rwekusangana nevanhu, kushanyira nzvimbo uye kurangarira zvinhu zvekare.".
Music Universal yakasimbisa mazuva mashoma apfuura kuti basa idzva raKnopfler richatanga kutengeswa munaKurume 17 inotevera uye dambarefu rinenge riine nziyo gumi nembiri dzisina kuburitswa nemuimbi anozivikanwa wekuScotland, akagadzirwa naKnopfler pachake pamwe chete nemushandi wake wenguva dzose, mugadziri weBritish Guy. Fletcher uye akarekodha kuBritish Grove Studios muLondon. Boka rakaumbwa rekugadzirwa uku rinosanganisira Mark Knopfler pagitare, Guy Fletcher pakiyibhodhi, John McCusker ari paviolin, Mike McGoldrick panyere, Glenn Worf ari pabass naIan Thomas pazvigubhu, uye pakati pevaimbi vakaenzi Ruth Moody (weThe Wailin' Jennys. ) pamanzwi, Nigel Hitchcock pasax uye Phil Cunningham paaccordion.
'Tracker' ichave iripo mumhando dzakasiyana siyana, yakajairwa CD, Double vinyl, Deluxe kaviri CD ine 4 mabhonasi enziyo uye yakakosha bhokisi rine iyo album muCD uye vinyl fomati, bhonasi CD ine 6 bhonasi tracks, zvakare yakakosha DVD ine yakasarudzika yakananga pfupi. naHenrik Hansen uye kubvunzurudzwa naMark nezve iyo albhamu pamwe nemifananidzo mitanhatu uye nenhamba dzakadhindwa.
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