On every street
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| Studio album by Dire Straits | ||||
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Publication |
2nd September 1991 |
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admission |
November 1990 - May 1991 |
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| Label (s) | Vertigo Records | |||
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Format (s) |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
60:23 |
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Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark |
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Studio (s) |
Air Studios, London (England) |
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On Every Street is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits . It was released in September 1991 as the group's last studio album.
background
Six years after the successful Brothers in Arms album , Dire Straits released their last studio album. It's an album that goes back to the roots of the sound, but also strongly reflects the influence of Mark Knopfler, who was already active as a solo artist at that time. For example, the titles Iron Hand or How Long are voice-oriented and without long instrumental passages, similar to pop music. Nevertheless, the album contains later classics such as Calling Elvis or Heavy Fuel , which were performed live on the following tour. The song On Every Street can be seen as a synthesis of the two described styles of the album : It begins with a strong vocal part by Mark Knopfler, but from the halfway point on, the band's instrumental skills come to the fore.
Two years later, the live album On the Night was released as the result of Dire Straits' last major world tour . After that it became quiet for the band, but an official breakup never took place.
Track list
All pieces are written by Mark Knopfler.
- Calling Elvis - 6:26
- On Every Street - 5:04
- When It Comes to You - 5:01 am
- Fade to Black - 3:50
- The Bug - 4:16
- You and Your Friend - 5:59
- Heavy Fuel - 4:56
- Iron Hand - 3:09
- Ticket to Heaven - 4:25
- My Parties - 5:33
- Planet of New Orleans - 7:48
- How Long - 3:49
Bonus Tracks (Limited Edition)
- Millionaire Blues - 4:22
- Kingdom Come - 4:15
Musician
tape
- Vocals , guitar : Mark Knopfler
- Keyboard : Alan Clark
- Guitar , keyboard , vocals : Guy Fletcher
- Bass : John Illsley
Additional musicians
- Percussion: Danny Cummings
- Pedal steel guitar : Paul Franklin
- Guitar, backing vocals : Vince Gill
- Conductor : George Martin
- Percussion, drums: Manu Katché (only on Heavy Fuel and Planet of New Orleans )
- Guitar: George Martin
- Guitar: Phil Palmer
- Drums, percussion: Jeff Porcaro
- Flute, saxophone: Chris White
Chart successes
album
| year | Album name | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||
| 1991 | On every street | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Singles
| year | title | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||
| 1991 | Calling Elvis Iron Hand / Millionaire Blues |
8th | 8th | 2 | 21st | - |
| 1991 | Heavy Fuel Planet of New Orleans / Kingdom Come |
48 | - | - | 55 | - |
| 1992 | On Every Street Romeo and Juliet |
- | - | - | 42 | - |
| 1992 | The Bug Twisting by the Pool |
52 | - | - | 67 | - |
Sales figures and awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 3 × platinum
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210,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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platinum
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500,000 |
 Finland (IFPI)
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platinum
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90,664 |
 France (SNEP)
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 diamond
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1,000,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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2 × platinum
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200,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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platinum
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100,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
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platinum
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50,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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2 × platinum
|
200,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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4 × platinum
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200,000 |
 Spain (Promusicae)
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4 × platinum
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400,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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platinum
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1,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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2 × platinum
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600,000 |
| All in all |
22 × platinum 1 × diamond |
4,495,664 |
Main article: Dire Straits / Music Sales Awards
Web links
- On every street at Discogs (English)
- On Every Street at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ On Every Street by Dire Straits (album, rock). rateyourmusic.com, accessed March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Charts.de DE: Chart placements Dire Straits
- ↑ a b austriancharts.at AT: Chart placements Dire Straits
- ↑ a b hitparade.ch CH: Chart placements Dire Straits
- ↑ a b chartstats.com UK: Chart positions Dire Straits
- ↑ a b allmusic.com US: Billboard Charts On Every Street