- rock, blues rock, pop rock, country rock
- 61 min
- 12 tracks
- PolyGram
On Every Street is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 9 September 1991 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The follow-up to the band's massively successful album Brothers in Arms, On Every Street reached the top of the UK Albums Chart and was also certified platinum by the RIAA.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyC−
- The Great Rock Discography5/10
- MusicHound1/5
- NME6/10
- Pitchfork5.2/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Calling Elvis6:27
- 2On Every Street5:04
- 3When It Comes to You5:01
- 4Fade to Black3:51
- 5The Bug4:17
- 6You and Your Friend5:59
- 7Heavy Fuel5:11
- 8Iron Hand3:10
- 9Ticket to Heaven4:26
- 10My Parties5:33
- 11Planet of New Orleans7:48
- 12How Long3:50
12 tracks, 61 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Dire Straits
- Label
- PolyGram
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- BR
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