On Every Street

On Every Street is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 9 September 1991 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The follow-up to the band's massively successful album Brothers in Arms, On Every Street reached the top of the UK Albums Chart and was also certified platinum by the RIAA.
History
On Every Street was released more than six years after the band's previous album, Brothers in Arms, and was Dire Straits' final studio album. It reached number 12 in the United States and number one in the United Kingdom and numerous European countries. The album was produced by Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits.
By this time, the band comprised Knopfler, John Illsley, Alan Clark, Guy Fletcher and Chris White, and the album features session musicians including Paul Franklin, Phil Palmer, Danny Cummings and American drummer Jeff Porcaro from Toto, who was asked to play the band's subsequent world tour, although he declined because of other commitments, both with Toto and as a studio musician.
Dire Straits promoted the album with a world tour which lasted until the end of 1992. The group disbanded in 1995, after which Mark Knopfler pursued a solo career.
The album was remastered and reissued with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world, except for the United States, where it was reissued on 19 September 2000.
Track listing
The album was released on LP, compact cassette, Digital Compact Cassette and CD. The track list below corresponds to the original LP and cassette variants.
The LP version has the same duration as the CD and cassette versions, being more than one hour long. This was achieved by narrowing the grooves on vinyl, which reduced the sound level. The 2014 pressing of the album spans two LPs with three songs per side.
All songs written by Mark Knopfler.
Certain versions of the album feature a slightly longer version of "Heavy Fuel" (length of 5:10), which includes approximately four measures of additional instrumental music both between the first chorus and second verse, and between the bridge and the third verse. It is unclear if the 5:10 version is the original "uncut" version or if these instrumental passages were simply added afterward to extend the song.
Personnel
Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler – vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
John Illsley – bass, backing vocals
Alan Clark – keyboards, string conductor (9)
Guy Fletcher – keyboards, backing vocals
Chris White – flute, saxophones
Additional musicians
Phil Palmer – guitars
Vince Gill – guitar and backing vocals (5)
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar, acoustic lap steel guitar (6)
Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
Manu Katché – drums and percussion (7, 11)
Danny Cummings – percussion
George Martin – string arranger and conductor (9)
Production
Mark Knopfler – producer
Dire Straits – producers
Chuck Ainlay – engineer
Bill Schnee – engineer
Steve Orchard – assistant engineer
Jack Joseph Puig – assistant engineer
Andy Strange – assistant engineer
Neil Dorfsman – mixing (1-6, 8-11)
Bob Clearmountain – mixing (7)
Avril Mackintosh – mix assistant
Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
Jo Motta – project coordinator
Sutton Cooper – design
Paul Cummins – design
Paul Williams – sleeve photography
Ron Eve – guitar technician to Mark Knopfler
Singles
On Every Street produced six singles:
"Calling Elvis"
"Heavy Fuel"
"On Every Street"
"The Bug"
"You and Your Friend" (released in France and Germany)
"Ticket to Heaven" (released in The Netherlands)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles charts
Sales and certifications
References
External links
On Every Street at Mark Knopfler's website
Dire Straits albums
1991 albums
Albums produced by Mark Knopfler
Vertigo Records albums
Warner Records albums
Roots rock albums
Albums produced by Alan Clark (keyboardist)