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On the Night Live album by Dire Straits Released 10 May 1993 Recorded May 1992, Les Arenes, Nîmes, France; Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands Genre Roots rock Length 75:33 Label Vertigo
Warner Bros. (USA)Producer Mark Knopfler, Neil Dorfsman, Guy Fletcher Dire Straits chronology On Every Street
(1991)On the Night
(1993)Encores
(1993)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic (CD)[1]
Allmusic (DVD)[2]
On the Night is the second live album by Dire Straits. It was released in 1993, between Alchemy (1984) and Live at the BBC (1995, but recorded much earlier). It features many of their later hits, including the successful singles "Walk of Life" and "Money for Nothing". "On the Night" is a collection of recordings from two different concerts during the On Every Street tour.
The musical virtuosity of all players can clearly be heard, and the album makes good use of Paul Franklin's pedal steel guitar skills, and Chris White's saxophone solos. These two musicians had previously appeared on the album On Every Street; On the Night highlights their talents more prominently.
Contents
Video and DVD releases
The video version of On the Night included three additional tracks: "The Bug", "Solid Rock" and "Wild Theme" (from the Local Hero soundtrack). "The Bug" was placed between "Romeo and Juliet" and "Private Investigations", while the other two tracks were at the end. The three omitted tracks were released separately on the Encores EP.
The concert film was eventually released in a PAL-format DVD in the UK, VideoCD in Netherlands, and a region-free NTSC DVD importable from Argentina.
Track listing
All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except where noted.
Album version
- "Calling Elvis" – 10:25
- "Walk of Life" – 5:06
- "Heavy Fuel" – 5:23
- "Romeo and Juliet" – 10:05
- "Private Investigations" – 9:43
- "Your Latest Trick" – 5:35
- "On Every Street" – 7:01
- "You and Your Friend" – 6:48
- "Money for Nothing" (Knopfler, Sting) – 6:28
- "Brothers in Arms" – 8:54
Video and DVD version
- "Calling Elvis"
- "Walk of Life"
- "Heavy Fuel"
- "Romeo and Juliet"
- "The Bug"
- "Private Investigations"
- "Your Latest Trick"
- "On Every Street"
- "You and Your Friend"
- "Money for Nothing" (Knopfler, Sting)
- "Brothers in Arms"
- "Solid Rock"
- "Local Hero - Wild Theme"
Charts
The second live album by Dire Straits stayed for 7 weeks in the UK Albums Chart. [1]
Album
Year Chart Position 1993 Austrian Albums Chart 1 1993 Dutch Albums Chart 2 1993 Italian Albums Chart 3 1993 UK Albums Chart 4 1993 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 5 1993 Norwegian Albums Chart 5 1993 Swiss Albums Chart 5 1993 French Albums Chart 1 1993 Swedish Albums Chart 14 1993 U.S. Billboard 200 116 Personnel
- Mark Knopfler – lead vocals, lead guitar
- John Illsley – bass, backing vocals
- Alan Clark – keyboards
- Guy Fletcher – keyboards, backing vocals
- Danny Cummings – percussion, backing vocals
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Phil Palmer – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Chris White – saxophone, flute, backing vocals
- Chris Whitten – drums
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. On the Night at Allmusic
- ^ Davies, Ben. On the Night at Allmusic
Mark Knopfler · John Illsley
Alan Clark · Guy Fletcher · David Knopfler · Pick Withers · Hal Lindes · Terry Williams · Jack SonniStudio albums Live albums Compilations Money for Nothing · Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits · The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations · Dire Straits - Walk of Life - The HitsEPs Singles "Sultans of Swing" · "Water of Love" · "Lady Writer" · "Romeo and Juliet" · "Skateaway" · "Tunnel of Love" · "Private Investigations" · "Industrial Disease" · "Twisting by the Pool" · "Love Over Gold" (live) · "So Far Away" · "Money for Nothing" · "Brothers in Arms" · "Walk of Life" · "Your Latest Trick" · "Calling Elvis" · "Heavy Fuel" · "On Every Street" · "The Bug"Tours Dire Straits Tour · Communiqué TourRelated articles Discography · Band members · Michael Brecker · The Notting Hillbillies · Chris White · Birmingham at BarbarellaBook:Dire Straits ·
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Categories:- Dire Straits live albums
- 1993 live albums
- Albums produced by Mark Knopfler
- Albums produced by Guy Fletcher
- 1993 video albums
- Live video albums
- Warner Bros. Records live albums
- Vertigo Records live albums
- Vertigo Records video albums
- Warner Bros. Records video albums
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