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.
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Critical reception
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." Demalon continued:
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
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