1993 - On the night (live)
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On the Night is the second 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".
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.
The album was released on 10 May 1993 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.
Track listing
All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except where indicated.
"Calling Elvis" 10:25
"Walk of Life" 5:06
"Heavy Fuel" 5:23
"Romeo and Juliet" 10:05
"Private Investigations" 9:43
"Your Latest Trick" 5:35
"On Every Street" 7:01
"You and Your Friend" 6:48
"Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting) 6:28
"Brothers in Arms" 8:54
"Walk of Life" 5:06
"Heavy Fuel" 5:23
"Romeo and Juliet" 10:05
"Private Investigations" 9:43
"Your Latest Trick" 5:35
"On Every Street" 7:01
"You and Your Friend" 6:48
"Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting) 6:28
"Brothers in Arms" 8:54
Total length:75:33
The band
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
- Production
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
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.
"Calling Elvis"
"Walk of Life"
"Heavy Fuel"
"Romeo and Juliet"
"The Bug"
"Private Investigations"
"Your Latest Trick"
"On Every Street"
"You and Your Friend"
"Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting)
"Brothers in Arms"
"Solid Rock"
"Local Hero – Wild Theme"
"Walk of Life"
"Heavy Fuel"
"Romeo and Juliet"
"The Bug"
"Private Investigations"
"Your Latest Trick"
"On Every Street"
"You and Your Friend"
"Money for Nothing" (Mark Knopfler, Sting)
"Brothers in Arms"
"Solid Rock"
"Local Hero – Wild Theme"
- Production
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
Certifications
