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- Artist: Dire Straits
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- Release Date: 1991 09
- Total Time: 59:55
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
It took Mark Knopfler more than six years to craft a followup to Dire Straits' international chart-topper, Brothers In Arms, but though On Every Street sold in the expected multi-millions worldwide on the back of the band's renown and a year-long tour, it was a disappointment. Knopfler remained a gifted guitar player with tastes in folk ("Iron Hand"), blues ("Fade To Black"), and rockabilly ("The Bug"), among other styles, but much of the album was low-key to the point of being background music. The group had long-since dwindled to original members Knopfler and bassist John Illsley, plus a collection of semi-permanent sidemen who provided support but no real musical chemistry. The closest thing to a successor to "Money For Nothing," the big hit from Brothers In Arms, was the sarcastic rocker "Heavy Fuel." It became an album rock radio favorite (though not a chart single), and fans still filled stadiums to hear "Sultans Of Swing," but On Every Street was not the comeback it should have been. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Calling Elvis (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (6:26) |
| On Every Street (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (5:04) |
| When It Comes to You (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (5:01) |
| Fade to Black (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (3:50) |
| The Bug | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (4:16) |
| You and Your Friend (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (5:59) |
| Heavy Fuel (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (5:10) |
| Iron Hand (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (3:09) |
| Ticket to Heaven (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (4:25) |
| My Parties (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (5:33) |
| Planet of New Orleans (Lyrics) | Mark Knopfler | Dire Straits | (7:48) |
| How Long (Lyrics) | Dire Straits | (3:49) |
