Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time

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

Critical reception
In his review for AllMusic, Tom Demalon gave the album four out of five stars, calling 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