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	[1]
Rolling Stone	[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.

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

13. "Millionaire Blues" – 4:22
14. "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

• Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar
• Alan Clark – organ, piano, synthesizer
• Guy Fletcher – synthesizer, background vocals
• John Illsley – bass

Additional personnel

• Danny Cummings – percussion
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel (acoustic lap steel on "You and Your Friend")
• Vince Gill – guitar, background vocals (on "The Bug")
• Manu Katché – percussion, drums
• George Martin – conductor
• Phil Palmer – guitar
• Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
• Chris White – flute, saxophone

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

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Rolling Stone review

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