Editing Dire Straits (section)

=== 1990–1995: ''On Every Street'' and final dissolution ===
In 1990, Dire Straits reunited. Retaining Bicknell as their manager, Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher were joined in the studio by saxophonist Chris White, steel guitarist [[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]], percussionist Danny Cummings and guitarist [[Phil Palmer]], with drums split between [[Jeff Porcaro]] of [[Toto (band)|Toto]] and [[Manu Katché]].<ref name=REUN/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.markknopfler.com/discography/on-every-street/|title=On Every Street|accessdate=3 June 2024|archive-date=28 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728135418/https://www.markknopfler.com/discography/on-every-street/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The new album was produced by Knopfler, Clark and Fletcher.

Dire Straits released their sixth studio album, ''[[On Every Street]]'', in September 1991, which turned out to be their final studio release. It was met with more moderate success and mixed reviews, as well as a significantly reduced audience. Some retrospective reviewers, including the [[All Music Guide]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5894 |title=On Every Street – Dire Straits |website=AllMusic |access-date= 2 September 2011}}</ref> dubbed ''On Every Street'' an "underwhelming" follow-up to ''Brothers in Arms''. However, it had sold 15 million copies by 2008,<ref>{{cite web |work = Performing Musician |title = John Illsley: Strait From The Art |url= http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/nov08/articles/johnillsley.htm |access-date=19 October 2015 |date=November 2008 |archive-date= 6 July 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140706210411/http://www.performing-musician.com/pm/nov08/articles/johnillsley.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> and on release, it went straight to number 1 in the UK Albums Chart.<ref>[https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/dire-straits-on-every-street-album/ "On Every Street"]. U discover music. Retrieved 16 March 2021</ref> The album also reached number 1 in numerous European countries and Australia, and was particularly successful in France, where it achieved Diamond certification. In the US, it peaked at number 12.<ref name="Roberts"/><ref name="Whitburn"/>

Several singles were released from the album, some of which achieved success in Europe, Australasia and the US; however, none were successful in the UK.<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16752/dire-straits/ "Dire Straits"]. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2021</ref> An edited version of the opening track "[[Calling Elvis]]" was the first single released from the album. With a video based on the 1960s television show ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]'', the track charted at number 21 on its first week in the UK Singles Chart but dropped out of the charts within four weeks. The track fared much better elsewhere, however, reaching the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand and throughout Europe, peaking as high as the number 2 position in several countries, including Denmark and Switzerland, and number 1 in Italy.

The follow-up single, "[[Heavy Fuel]]", failed to reach the Top 50 in the UK Singles chart; however, it reached number one in the US on the [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart,<ref>{{cite web |title= On Every Street – Awards |publisher= [[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/on-every-street-mw0000675218/awards |access-date= 21 June 2017}}</ref> their second song to do so (after "Money for Nothing"). The track reached the top 20 in Canada and Belgium and peaked inside the top 30 in other European countries, as well as Australia. The album's [[On Every Street (song)|title track]] was also relatively unsuccessful in the UK, failing to reach the top 40, although it reached the top 25 in France. The final single released in the UK was "[[The Bug (song)|The Bug]]", which reached the top 25 in Canada and contains backing vocals by [[Vince Gill]], who was invited to join the band full-time but declined and pursued a solo career.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vince Gill on Truck Songs, Clapton & Women's 'Unfair' Role in Country |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vince-gill-on-truck-songs-clapton-womens-unfair-role-in-country-20140604 |agency=Rolling Stone |date=16 December 2017}}</ref> "[[You and Your Friend]]" was also released as a single in France and Germany, but not in the UK.

Dire Straits, with [[Chris Whitten]] on drums,<ref>{{citation |title= Modern Drummer: MD |volume = 26 |issue = 7–12 |date=2002 |publisher=Modern Drummer Publications |page=87}}</ref> embarked on a world tour to promote the album, which lasted until October 1992. The [[On Every Street Tour]] featured 300 shows in front of some 7.1 million ticket-buying fans.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rees |first1=Dafydd |title= Rock Stars Encyclopedia |date=1999 |publisher=DK Publishing |page=301}}</ref> While musically more elaborate than the previous 1985–86 world tour, the band's gruelling final tour was not as critically acclaimed nor as commercially successful. This proved to be too much for Dire Straits, and by this time Mark Knopfler had enough of such massive operations. This led to the second and final break-up. Bill Flanagan described the sequence of events in ''[[GQ]]'': "The subsequent world tour lasted nearly two years, made mountains of money and drove Dire Straits into the ground. When the tour was over, both Knopfler's marriage and his band were gone."

[[File:2015 John Illsley by 2eight- DSC2851.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Following their [[On Every Street Tour]], John Illsley stated, "Personal relationships were in trouble and it put a terrible strain on everybody, emotionally and physically. We were changed by it. Neither of us wants to go back to those days."<ref name="Rees 124">{{cite magazine |first=Paul |last= Rees |title=The sultan of swing |magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] #210 |date=June 2015 |page=124}}</ref>]]
Manager [[Ed Bicknell]] also said, "The last tour was utter misery. Whatever the [[zeitgeist]] was that we had been part of, it had passed." John Illsley agreed, saying "Personal relationships were in trouble and it put a terrible strain on everybody, emotionally and physically. We were changed by it."<ref name="Rees 124"/> The last stop and final touring concert of the group took place on 9 October 1992 in [[Zaragoza]], [[Aragon]], Spain.<ref name="HOF Billboard">{{cite news |date=16 December 2017 |title=Dire Straits' John Illsley Talks Rock Hall Induction, Odds of a Reunion Performance |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8070419/dire-straits-rock-hall-reunion |issue=13 December 2017 |agency=Billboard}}</ref>

After the end of the tour, Mark Knopfler expressed a wish to give up touring on a big scale and took some time out from the music business. A live album, ''[[On the Night]]'', was released in May 1993, which documented the tour, again to very mixed reviews. Nevertheless, it reached the UK Top 5, a rare achievement for a live album.<ref name="Roberts"/> The four track ''[[Encores (EP)|Encores]]'' EP was also released and rose to number one in the French and Spanish singles charts and reached number 31 in the UK.<ref>"Your Latest Trick" ("Encores" EP), French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Dire+Straits&titel=Your+Latest+Trick&cat=s Les charts] (Retrieved 10 April 2008)</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverri |first=Fernando |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition=1st |date= September 2005 |publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE |location=Spain}}</ref>

Dire Straits' final album, ''[[Live at the BBC (Dire Straits album)|Live at the BBC]]'', is a collection of live recordings from 1978 to 1981, which mostly feature the original line-up of the band.<ref name=BIL/> Released in June 1995, their third and final live album was a contractual release to Vertigo Records (now a division of [[Mercury Records]]).<ref name= BIL>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62 Dire Straits live at the BBC 26 Aug 1995] ''Billboard'' Retrieved: 30 December 2010.</ref> At this time, Mark Knopfler quietly disbanded Dire Straits and prepared to work on his first full-fledged solo album (still signed to Mercury Records).<ref>{{cite news |title=Dire Straits reunion? It's not for Knopfler |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/oct/08/dire.straits.reunion |work=The Guardian |date=10 May 2018}}</ref> Knopfler later recalled that, "I put the thing to bed because I wanted to get back to some kind of reality. It's self-protection, a survival thing. That kind of scale is dehumanizing."<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web |last= McCormick |first= Neil |title=Mark Knopfler: how did we avoid disaster? |work=The Telegraph |date= 5 September 2012 |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9522983/Mark-Knopfler-how-did-we-avoid-disaster.html |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9522983/Mark-Knopfler-how-did-we-avoid-disaster.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date= 25 November 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Knopfler spent two years recovering from the experience, which had taken a toll on his creative and personal life.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rockandrollgarage.com/why-dire-straits-broke-up-and-never-reunited/ |title=Why Dire Straits broke up and never reunited |last=Polcaro |first=Rafael |website=rockandrollgarage.com |date=1 April 2024 |access-date=19 March 2025}}</ref>