1991 studio album by Dire Straits
On Every Street Dire Straits , released on 9 September 1991 byVertigo Records internationally, and byWarner Bros. Records in the United States. The follow-up to the band's massively successful albumBrothers in Arms On Every Street reached the top of theUK Albums Chart and was also certified platinum by theRIAA .
On Every Street was released more than six years after the band's previous album,Brothers in Arms On Every Street reached number 12 in the United States and number one in the United Kingdom and numerous European countries. The album was produced byMark Knopfler and Dire Straits.
By this time, the band consisted of Knopfler,John Illsley ,Alan Clark andGuy Fletcher , and the album features session musicians includingChris White ,Paul Franklin ,Phil Palmer , Danny Cummings and American drummerJeff Porcaro fromToto , who was asked to play the band's subsequent world tour, although he declined because of other commitments, both with Toto and as a studio musician.
Dire Straits promoted the album with a 14-monthworld tour which comprised 216 shows in Europe, North America, and Australia, sold 7.1 million tickets, and lasted from August 1991 to October 1992.[ 11] On the Night Les Arenes in Nîmes, France, and atFeijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and was released in May 1993.
Dire Straits disbanded permanently in 1995, after which Mark Knopfler pursued a solo career.
The album was remastered and reissued with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world, except for the United States, where it was reissued on 19 September 2000.
"Iron Hand" relates to theBattle of Orgreave during the1984–1985 UK miners' strike , with Knopfler remarking on how the police charge on horseback into the crowd of striking miners had reminded him of the savagery of medieval times.[ 12] Nintendo: White Knuckle Scorin'
Note: On some reissues of the album, "Heavy Fuel" was 5:10.
Dire Straits
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Production
Mark Knopfler – producer Dire Straits – producers Chuck Ainlay – engineerBill Schnee – engineerSteve Orchard – assistant engineer Jack Joseph Puig – assistant engineerAndy Strange – assistant engineer Neil Dorfsman – mixing (1–6, 8–11)Bob Clearmountain – mixing (7)Avril Mackintosh – mix assistant Bob Ludwig – mastering atMasterdisk (New York City, New York)Jo Motta – project coordinator Sutton Cooper – design Paul Cummins – design Paul Williams – sleeve photography Ron Eve – guitar technician to Mark Knopfler On Every Street produced six singles:
"Calling Elvis " "Heavy Fuel " "On Every Street " "The Bug " "You and Your Friend " (released in France and Germany) "Ticket to Heaven" (released in The Netherlands) Chart (1991) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 26] 25 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 27] 15 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 28] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 29] 12 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[ 30] 26 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 31] 36
Chart (1992) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 32] 34 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 33] 39
Year Song UK AUS AUT FRA ITA NLD NOR SWE SWI US US 1991 "Calling Elvis" 21 8 8 7 3 4 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 [ edit ] Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 34] 2× Platinum 140,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 35] Platinum 50,000* Belgium (BRMA )[ 36] Platinum 50,000* Canada (Music Canada )[ 37] 2× Platinum 200,000^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat )[ 38] Platinum 90,664[ 38] France (SNEP )[ 39] Diamond 1,000,000* Germany (BVMI )[ 40] Platinum 500,000^ Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[ 36] 2× Platinum 40,000* Ireland (IRMA )[ 36] Platinum 15,000^ Italy (FIMI )[ 36] 2× Platinum 600,000[ 41] Malaysia[ 36] 2× Platinum 50,000[ 42] Netherlands (NVPI )[ 36] 2× Platinum 200,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 43] Platinum 15,000^ Norway (IFPI Norway)[ 36] Platinum 100,000[ 44] Portugal (AFP )[ 36] Platinum 40,000^ South Africa (RISA )[ 36] 2× Platinum 100,000* Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 45] 4× Platinum 400,000^ Sweden (GLF )[ 46] 2× Platinum 200,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 47] 4× Platinum 200,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 48] 2× Platinum 600,000^ United States (RIAA )[ 49] Platinum 1,000,000^ * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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