On the Night

Performer: Dire Straits
Artist: Sting
Engineer: Neil Dorfsman
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler (vocals, guitar); Phil Palmer (guitar, background vocals); Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar); Chris White (saxophone, background vocals); Alan Clark (keyboards); Guy Fletcher (keyboards, background vocals); John Illsley (bass, background vocals); Chris Whitten (drums); Danny Cummings (percussion, background vocals). Additional personnel: Sting (background vocals). Producers: Guy Fletcher, Neil Dorfsman, Mark Knopfler. Recorded live at Les Arenes, Nimes, France and Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands in May 1992. A live document of Dire Straits' 1991-92 world tour supporting the On Every Street album, On the Night works sporadically, offering enough good material to interest fans but not enough to win back the commercial audience earned by Brothers in Arms. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Entertainment Weekly (6/4/93, p.61) - "...proves that the subtleties of Dire Straits are best appreciated when no concept-laden video auteur gets in the way..." - Rating: B+

The U.K.'s Dire Straits became one of the world's most popular rock bands the old-fashioned way, through songwriting and musicianship. When "Sultans of Swing" broke through on both sides of the Atlantic in 1979, the sound suggested Bob Dylan backed by J.J. Cale. It sure didn't sound like anything else on the radio. Mark Knopfler's gruff singing and exquisite guitar playing were critical to the group's sound. The next two records cemented Dire Straits' reputation and bolstered its popularity. 1985's BROTHERS IN ARMS became one of the biggest sellers of the decade. After the band dissolved, Knopfler (who had already done some well regarded soundtrack work) embarked on a solo career, opting for a more low-key approach.

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