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.

This article is about the album. For the title song, see On Every Street (song).

On Every Street
Studio album by
Dire Straits
Released9 September 1991 (1991-09-09)
RecordedNovember 1990 – May 1991
StudioAIR Studios, London
GenreRoots rock
Length60:16
LabelVertigo
Warner Bros. (US)
ProducerMark Knopfler
Alan Clark
Dire Straits chronology
Money for Nothing
(1988)		 On Every Street
(1991)		 On the Night
(1993)
Singles from On Every Street
  1. "Calling Elvis"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Heavy Fuel"
    Released: 1991
  3. "On Every Street"
    Released: 1992
  4. "The Bug"
    Released: 1992
  5. "You and Your Friend"
    Released: 1992
  6. "Ticket to Heaven"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork5.2/10[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

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 was released to mixed reviews and was neither as popular nor as successful as its predecessor, though it had sold more than 15 million copies worldwide by 2008.[4] It reached number 12 in the United States and number one in the United Kingdom and numerous European countries; it was particularly successful in France, selling nearly two million copies. 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.

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. He released his debut album Golden Heart in 1996 and has released many solo albums 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 19 September 2000.

Track listing

The album was released on LP, compact cassette and CD. The track list below corresponds to the original LP and cassette variants.

The LP version is notable to have the same duration as the CD and cassette versions, being more than one hour long.[5][6] This was achieved by narrowing the grooves, which reduced the sound level.[6] The 2014 pressing of the album comes on two LPs having three songs per side.[7]

All songs written by Mark Knopfler.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Calling Elvis"6:26
2."On Every Street"5:04
3."When It Comes to You"5:02
4."Fade to Black"3:49
5."The Bug"4:18
6."You and Your Friend"5:59
Side two
No.TitleLength
7."Heavy Fuel"4:57
8."Iron Hand"3:09
9."Ticket to Heaven"4:26
10."My Parties"5:32
11."Planet of New Orleans"7:47
12."How Long"3:53
Total length:60:16

Personnel

Dire Straits

Additional musicians

Production
  • Chuck Ainlay – engineer
  • Mark Knopfler and Alan Clark – producers
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing (7)
  • Sutton Cooper – design
  • Paul Cummins – design
  • Neil Dorfsman – mixing
  • Jo Motta – project coordinator
  • Steve Orchard – assistant engineer
  • Jack Joseph Puig – assistant engineer
  • Bill Schnee – engineer
  • Andy Strange – assistant engineer
  • Paul Williams – photography

Singles

On Every Street produced six 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)

Charts

Singles charts
Year Song UK AUS AUT FRA ITA NLD NOR SWE SWI US
Alt.		 US
Main.
Rock
1991 "Calling Elvis" 21 8 8 7 3 — 2 6 2 25 3
1991 "Heavy Fuel" 55 26 — 32 22 — — — — 22 1
1992 "On Every Street" 42 — — 23 — — — — — — —
1992 "The Bug" 67 — — 44 — — — — — — 8
1992 "You and Your Friend" — — — 49 — — — — — — —
1994 "Ticket to Heaven" — — — — — 43 — — — — —

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[27] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[28] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[29] Platinum 90,664[29]
France (SNEP)[30] Diamond 1,000,000*
Germany (BVMI)[31] Platinum 500,000^
Italy — 520,000[32]
Latvia (LaMPA)[33] 2× Platinum 16,000* 
Netherlands (NVPI)[34] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[35] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Sweden (GLF)[37] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[38] 4× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[40] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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