and effortless guitar work" to explore everything from the plight of the modern fisherman (on the beautiful and rustic "Trawlerman's Song"), to the entrepreneurial skills of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc (on "Boom, Like That"). Monger concludes: In his review for The Music Box, John Metzger gave the album an "excellent" four out of five stars, writing that Knopfler has rarely sounded so relaxed and his arrangements so unassuming. Metzger continued: In his review for MusicTap, George Bennett gave the album four out of five stars, calling Knopfler's Shangri-La the "best album of his solo career". Bennett writes that Knopfler has produced "the most melodic, tasteful, laid-back yet wholly engrossing tunes" of his solo career. Bennett concluded that Shangri-La contains the best music and lyrics of Knopfler's solo career—the first album to "stand up solidly to anything Dire Straits did." Track listing All songs were written by Mark Knopfler. Personnel Music Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitars Richard Bennett – guitars Jim Cox – piano, organ, harmonica Guy Fletcher – piano, organ Glenn Worf – bass guitar Chad Cromwell – drums Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar Production Mark Knopfler – producer Chuck Ainlay – producer, engineer Guy Fletcher – engineer Rupert Coulson – assistant engineer Bob Ludwig – mastering Chart positions Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales References External links Shangri-La at Mark Knopfler official website Mark Knopfler albums 2004 albums Albums produced by Mark Knopfler Albums produced by Chuck Ainlay Albums recorded at Shangri-La (recording studio) Country folk albums Folk albums by English artists Country albums by English artists