Dire Straits - On the Night (Live) (1993)

Dire Straits - On the Night (Live) (1993)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Calling Elvis"   10:25

2. "Walk of Life"   5:06

3. "Heavy Fuel"   5:23

4. "Romeo and Juliet"   10:05

5. "Private Investigations"   9:43

6. "Your Latest Trick"   5:35

7. "On Every Street"   7:01

8. "You and Your Friend"   6:48

9. "Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting)   6:28

10. "Brothers in Arms"   8:54

Total length:   75:33

Dire Straits Band Members / Musicians

Mark Knopfler – lead guitar, lead vocals

John Illsley – bass guitar, backing vocals

Alan Clark – piano, organ, synthesizers

Guy Fletcher – synthesizers, backing vocals

Chris White – saxophone, flute, percussion, backing vocals

Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar

Phil Palmer – guitar, backing vocals

Danny Cummings – percussion, backing vocals

Chris Whitten – drums

Guy Fletcher – producer

Neil Dorfsman – producer, engineer, mixing

Mark Knopfler – producer

Ronald Prent – assistant engineer

Peter Brandt – assistant engineer

Appie van Els – assistant engineer

Andre den Besten – driver, Eurosound Mobil 4

Bob Ludwig – mastering

Sutton Cooper – artwork

Paul Cummins – artwork

Ross Halfin – photography

Mark Leialoha – photography

Guido Karp – photography

Roger Ressmeyer – photography (Science Photo Library)

Video Release

On the Night video was released on 11 May 1993 by Universal Music internationally, and included all of the songs from the CD plus three additional tracks: "The Bug", "Solid Rock", and "Wild Theme". "The Bug" was placed between "Romeo and Juliet" and "Private Investigations", while the other two tracks were placed at the end. The three omitted tracks were released separately on the Encores EP. The concert film was released in a PAL-format DVD in the United Kingdom, VideoCD in the Netherlands, and a region-free NTSC DVD importable from Canada on 23 November 2004.

Track listing

All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except where indicated.

1. "Calling Elvis"

2. "Walk of Life"

3. "Heavy Fuel"

4. "Romeo and Juliet"

5. "The Bug"

6. "Private Investigations"

7. "Your Latest Trick"

8. "On Every Street"

9. "You and Your Friend"

10. "Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Gordon Sumner)

11. "Brothers in Arms"

12. "Solid Rock"

13. "Local Hero – Wild Theme"

Total length:   94:00

 

Dire Straits Band Members / Musicians

Mark Knopfler – lead guitar, lead vocals

John Illsley – bass guitar, backing vocals

Alan Clark – piano, organ, synthesizers

Guy Fletcher – synthesizers, backing vocals

Chris White – saxophone, flute, backing vocals

Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar

Phil Palmer – guitar, backing vocals

Danny Cummings – percussion, backing vocals

Chris Whitten – drums

Paul Cummins – producer

Gilly Tarrant – assistant producer

Graham Brennan – editor

Christine Strand – live director

Robert Collins – live sound engineer

Chas Herington – lighting design

Ian Baker – video post production

Dave Southwood – video post production

On the Night is the 2nd live album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 10 May 1993 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album features many of the band's later hits, including the singles "Walk of Life" and "Money for Nothing".

Recording

On the Night was recorded in May 1992 at Les Arenes in Nîmes, France, and at Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, concerts that were part of the On Every Street Tour, which included 216 shows in Europe, North America, and Australia, and sold 7.1 million tickets.

Release

On the Night was released on 10 May 1993 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. A CD single for "Your Latest Trick" entitled Encores, was released in the UK which included three additional recordings from the tour: "The Bug", "Solid Rock" and "Local Hero - Wild Theme".

The album was remastered and reissued with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the United States.