Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Rocks And The Water	3:30
2	Wild Theme	3:40
3	Freeway Flyer Bass – John IllsleyGuitar – Hal Lindes	1:50
4	Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite) Bass – Neil JasonPercussion – Steve JordanVibraphone – Mike Mainieri	4:10
5	The Way It Always Starts Bass – Neil JasonPercussion – Steve JordanVocals – Gerry Rafferty	4:08
6	The Rocks And The Thunder	0:40
7	The Ceilidh And The Northern Lights	4:07
8	The Mist Covered Mountains Arranged By – Mark KnopflerBass – Eddie Gomez	5:13
9	The Ceilidh: Louis Favourite / Billy's Tune Engineer – Louis Kramer	3:42
10	Whistle Theme	0:53
11	Smooching Bass – Tony LevinVibraphone – Mike Mainieri	5:05
12	Stargazer	1:31
13	The Rocks And The Thunder	0:40
14	Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero Bass – Tony Levin	5:01

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.

Credits

• Engineer – Josh Abbey, Neil Dorfsman, Phil Vinall, Tim Palmer
• Featuring – The Acetones (tracks: 7, 8, 9)
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Percussion – Terry Williams (tracks: 3, 11, 14)
• Producer – Mark Knopfler
• Saxophone – Michael Brecker (tracks: 4, 11, 14)
• Written-By – Mark Knopfler (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 14)

Notes

Japanese release edition,came with full back OBI.
The disc was made in West Germany by Polygram.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (on inray): 042281103827
• Barcode (on OBI): 4988011301308

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VERL 4, 811 038-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album, Non)	Vertigo, Vertigo	VERL 4, 811 038-1	UK	1983
811 038-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	811 038-1	Portugal	1983
811 038-2	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(CD, Album)	Vertigo	811 038-2	Germany	1983
811 038-2	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(HDCD, Album, RE, RM)	Vertigo	811 038-2	Europe	Unknown
1-23827, 9 23827-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	1-23827, 9 23827-1	US	1983

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