Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time

{{Infobox album

| name = Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time

| type = studio

| artist = The Notting Hillbillies

| cover = TheNottingHillbillies.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1990|03|06|df=y}}

| recorded = 1989–1990

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country rock, blues, Americana

| length = {{Duration|m=40|s=44}}

| label = Vertigo
Warner Bros. (US)

| producer = Mark Knopfler
Guy Fletcher

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Mark Knopfler

| type = studio

| prev_title = Last Exit to Brooklyn

| prev_year = 1989

| title = Missing... Presumed Having a Good Time

| year = 1990

| next_title = Neck and Neck

| next_year = 1990

}}

Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time is the only album by the Notting Hillbillies, released on 6 March 1990 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in North America.

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}

}}

In his review for AllMusic, Tom Demalon called the album "a low-key, joyous run-through of mostly traditional, blues-based songs with a handful of originals."{{cite web|last=Demalon |first=Tom |title=Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time |work=AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/missingpresumed-having-a-good-time-mw0000203647 |accessdate=24 November 2012}} Demalon continued:

{{blockquote|Despite the high-profile presence of Knopfler, the Notting Hillbillies succeed in sounding like a band with Knopfler often taking a backseat to his bandmates, although he does sing lead on the lovely "Your Own Sweet Way". The styles range from the gorgeous harmonies of "Railroad Worksong" with some mournful guitar from Knopfler, to the '50s-style rock ballad "Bewildered", to the breezy, tropical-flavored "One Way Gal".}}

Demalon concluded that Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time is a "delightful record that doesn't overstay its welcome."

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length =

| title1 = Railroad Worksong

| note1 =

| writer1 = Traditional; arranged by The Notting Hillbillies

| length1 = 5:29

| title2 = Bewildered

| note2 =

| writer2 = Leonard Whitcup, Teddy Powell

| length2 = 2:37

| title3 = Your Own Sweet Way

| note3 =

| writer3 = Mark Knopfler

| length3 = 4:32

| title4 = Run Me Down

| note4 =

| writer4 = Traditional; arranged by The Notting Hillbillies

| length4 = 2:25

| title5 = One Way Gal

| note5 =

| writer5 = Traditional; arranged by The Notting Hillbillies

| length5 = 3:10

| title6 = Blues Stay Away from Me

| note6 =

| writer6 = Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney, Henry Glover

| length6 = 3:50

| title7 = Will You Miss Me?

| note7 =

| writer7 = Steve Phillips

| length7 = 3:52

| title8 = Please, Baby

| note8 =

| writer8 = Traditional; arranged by The Notting Hillbillies

| length8 = 3:50

| title9 = Weapon of Prayer

| note9 =

| writer9 = Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin

| length9 = 3:10

| title10 = That's Where I Belong

| note10 =

| writer10 = Brendan Croker

| length10 = 2:51

| title11 = Feel Like Going Home

| note11 =

| writer11 = Charlie Rich

| length11 = 4:52

}}

The song "Lonesome Wind Blues" is a non-album track that appears on two different European/UK CD & 12" singles: "Will You Miss Me" and "Feel Like Going Home".

Personnel

;Music

Mark Knopfler – guitar, vocals
Guy Fletcher – keyboards, vocals
Brendan Croker – guitar, vocals
Steve Phillips – guitar, vocals
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar

; Additional musicians

Marcus Cliffe - bass
Ed Bicknell (Dire Straits' manager) - drums

;Production

Mark Knopfler – producer
Guy Fletcher – producer
Bill Schnee – mix engineer
Brian Aris – photography
* Ron Eve - Guitar wrangler/technician

Charts

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! Chart (1990)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|6|artist=The Notting Hillbillies|album=Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time}}

{{album chart|Austria|3|artist=The Notting Hillbillies|album=Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time}}

align="left" | Canada (RPM Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.1242.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - May 19, 1990}}

|align="center" | 29

{{album chart|Netherlands|13|artist=The Notting Hillbillies|album=Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time}}

{{album chart|Germany4|6|artist=The Notting Hillbillies|album=Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time|id=1014}}

{{album chart|New Zealand|4|artist=The Notting Hillbillies|album=Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time}}

{{album chart|Norway|2|artist=The Notting Hillbillies|album=Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time}}

{{album chart|Sweden|8|artist=The Notting Hillbillies|album=Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time}}

{{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=The Notting Hillbillies|album=Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|title= Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time|artist=Notting Hillbillies|type=album|relyear=1990|certyear=1990|region=Australia|award=Gold|access-date=25 November 2021}}

References

External links

[http://www.markknopfler.com/music/discography/cd/mk_CollaborationsDetails.aspx?AlbumId=a78bd18a-5611-4fba-9ff2-a7a64c87fa98 Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time] at [http://www.markknopfler.com/ Mark Knopfler official website]

Category:1990 debut albums

Category:Albums produced by Mark Knopfler

Category:Albums produced by Guy Fletcher

Category:Mark Knopfler albums

Category:Warner Records albums