On Every Street

On Every Street
On Every Street
Studio album by Dire Straits
Released 10 September 1991
Recorded November 1990 to May 1991 at Air Studios, London
Genre Roots rock
Length 59:39
69:16 (with bonus tracks)
Label Vertigo
Warner Bros. (US)
Producer Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark
Dire Straits chronology
Brothers in Arms
(1985)
On Every Street
(1991)
On the Night
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[2]

On Every Street is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). It made #1 on the UK Albums Chart.

Contents

History

On Every Street was released on 10 September 1991 - more than six years after the band's previous album - Brothers in Arms, and was Dire Straits' sixth and final studio album. It was released to mixed reviews and was not as popular - nor as successful - as its predecessor, though it still sold more than eight million copies worldwide (six million in Europe and one million in the United States). It reached number 12 in the United States and number one in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits.

By this time, the band comprised Knopfler, John Illsley, Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher, and the album features session musicians including Paul Franklin, Phil Palmer, Danny Cummings and American drummer Jeff Porcaro from Toto.

Dire Straits promoted the album with a gruelling world tour which lasted until the end of 1992. The group disbanded in 1995, after which Mark Knopfler pursued a solo career and released his debut album Golden Heart in 1996 (not counting previously released soundtracks), and has released many solo records since.

This album was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world, except for the United States, where it was issued on September 19, 2000.

Track listing

All songs by Mark Knopfler.

  1. "Calling Elvis" – 6:26
  2. "On Every Street" – 5:04
  3. "When It Comes to You" – 5:01
  4. "Fade to Black" – 3:50
  5. "The Bug" – 4:16
  6. "You and Your Friend" – 5:59
  7. "Heavy Fuel" – 5:10
  8. "Iron Hand" – 3:09
  9. "Ticket to Heaven" – 4:25
  10. "My Parties" – 5:33
  11. "Planet of New Orleans" – 7:48
  12. "How Long" – 3:49

Limited edition bonus tracks

  1. "Millionaire Blues" – 4:22
  2. "Kingdom Come" – 4:15

Singles

  1. "Calling Elvis"
  2. "Heavy Fuel"
  3. "On Every Street"
  4. "The Bug"
  5. "You and Your Friend" (released in France and Germany)
  6. "Ticket to Heaven" (released in The Netherlands)

Personnel

Dire Straits

Additional personnel

Production

  • Producers: Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits
  • Engineers: Chuck Ainlay, Bill Schnee
  • Assistant engineers: Steve Orchard, Jack Joseph Puig, Andy Strange
  • Mixing: Neil Dorfsman; except "Heavy Fuel" by Bob Clearmountain
  • Project coordinator: Jo Motta
  • Design: Sutton Cooper and Paul Cummins

Charts

The album stayed for 36 weeks in the UK Albums Chart.[1]

Album

Year Chart Position
1991 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
1991 Austrian Albums Chart 1
1991 Italian Albums Chart 1
1991 Norwegian Albums Chart 1
1991 Spanish Albums Chart 1
1991 Swedish Albums Chart 1
1991 Swiss Albums Chart 1
1991 French Albums Chart 1
1991 UK Albums Chart 1
1991 US Billboard 200 12

Singles

Year Song Hot Mainstream Rock Hot Modern Rock Australian Singles Chart Austrian Singles Chart Dutch Singles Chart French Singles Chart Italian Singles Chart Norwegian Singles Chart Swedish Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart UK Singles Chart
1991 "Calling Elvis" #3 #25 #8 #8 - #7 #3 #2 #6 #2 #21
1991 "Heavy Fuel" #1 #22 #26 - - #32 #22 - - - #55
1992 "On Every Street" - - - - - #23 - - - - #42
1992 "The Bug" #8 - - - - #44 - - - - #67
1992 "You and Your Friend" - - - - - #49 - - - - -
1994 "Ticket to Heaven" - - - - #43 - - - - - -

Certifications

Organisation Level Date
BPI – UK Silver October 1, 1991
BPI – UK Gold October 1, 1991
BPI – UK Platinum October 1, 1991
BPI – UK 2X Platinum October 1, 1991
RIAA – U.S. Gold November 13, 1991
RIAA – U.S. Platinum November 13, 1991
SNEP – France Diamond 1991
IFPI – Germany Gold 1991
IFPI – Germany Platinum 1991

References

Preceded by
From Time to Time - The Singles Collection
by Paul Young
UK number one album
21 September 1991 – 27 September 1991
Succeeded by
Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses
Preceded by
Metallica by Metallica
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
22–28 September 1991
Succeeded by
Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses

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