Depeche Mode 'The Singles 86>98' 1998

SONG LYRICS by TRACK

Depeche Mode

The Singles 86>98

Depeche Mode announce the release of their new album 'The Singles 86-98' on 28 September 1998. The 21 track album will be released on cassette, double CD and as a limited, numbered, boxed triple vinyl set. There is also a video and DVD available from 20 March 2000. At the start of the DVD is a ten minute interview with the band discussing the videos. The DVD finishes with an exclusive twenty minute documentary on Depeche Mode covering their career up to the release of the album '86-98'.

The album contains every single the band has released since 1986, including 'Personal Jesus', 'Enjoy The Silence', 'Policy Of Truth' and 'Barrel Of A Gun' as well as 'Little 15', released as a single in France in 1988. It also features the forthcoming single 'Only When I Lose Myself', recorded in London this year with producer Tim Simenon.

Depeche Mode have sold over 35 million albums to date since their first single was released in 1981; their last album, 'Ultra', reached No 1 in the charts in 1997. The new album is a companion to the 'Singles 81-85' collection released in 1985.

DISC A

Stripped (10 February 1986)

A Question Of Lust (14 April 1986)

A Question Of Time (11 August 1986)

Strangelove (13 April 1987)

Never Let Me Down Again (24 August 1987)

Behind The Wheel (28 December 1987)

Personal Jesus (29 August 1989)

Enjoy The Silence (5 February 1990)

Policy Of Truth (7 May 1990)

World In My Eyes (17 September 1990)

DISC B

I Feel You (15 February 1993)

Walking In My Shoes (26 April 1993)

Condemnation (13 September 1993)

In Your Room (10 January 1994)

Barrel Of A Gun (3 February 1997)

It's No Good (31 March 1997)

Home (16 June 1997)

Useless (20 October 1997)

Only When I Lose Myself (7 September 1998)

Little 15 (16 May 1988)

Everything Counts (live) (13 February 1989)

2 x CD - CDMUTEL5

3 x LP - MUTEL5

1 x MC - CMUTEL5

Album - The Singles 86-98 (28 September 1998)

Single - Only When I Lose Myself (7 September 1998)

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THE SINGLES 86-98

"Stripped" 2/86

"A Question Of Lust" 4/86

"A Question Of Time" 8/86

"Strangelove" 4/87

"Never Let Me Down Again" 8/87

"Behind The Wheel" 12/87

"Personal Jesus" 8/89

"Enjoy The Silence" 2/90

"Policy Of Truth" 5/90

"World in My Eyes" 9/90

"I Feel You" 2/93

"Walking in My Shoes" 4/93

"Condemnation" 9/93

"In Your Room" 1/94

"Barrel Of A Gun" 2/97

"It's No Good" 3/97

"Home" 6/97

"Useless" 10/97

"Only When I Lose Myself" 9/98

"Little 15" 5/88

"Everything Counts" [Live] 2/89

Depeche Mode

There are few bands who have had such influence on - while remaining so far removed from - the prevailing musical mainstream. While the legendary group has never courted celebrity status, their music has continued to have a deep and enduring impact on popular culture, Artists as diverse as Air, Smashing Pumpkins, Tricky, Les Rhythms Digitales, Primal Scream, Placebo and many others have all acknowledged a musical debt to Depeche Mode. And there is no more compelling compendium of that legacy than the 21 tracks that comprise The Singles 86>98, an indispensable chronicle of one of modern music's most influential bands.

Featuring every single released by Depeche Mode since 1986 - including such international hits as "Personal Jesus," "Enjoy The Silence" and "Barrel Of A Gun" - The Singles 86>98 is a perfect bookend to the 1985 compilation, Catching Up With Depeche Mode. The new collection highlights such rarities as "Little 15," released as a single-only in France in 1988, and a five version of "Everything Counts," recorded in 1989, as well as Depeche Mode's latest release, "Only When i Lose Myself," produced by Tim Simenon.

Hailing from Basildon, Essex, UK, Depeche Mode was formed in 1980 with original members Vince Clarke, Andrew Fletcher, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore. Originally called Composition Of Sound, the group soon changed its name to Depeche Mode ("fast fashion") after the title of a French style magazine. It was, perhaps, the only time the group was part of any wider trend. Switching from guitars to full electronics, Depeche Mode found themselves with a burgeoning club reputation in the first flush of the post-punk movement and made their recoding debut with "Photographic", a track that appeared on the highly influential 1981 compilation Some Bizarre.

Even before that album was released, however, the band had met producer and Mute Records founder Daniel Miller at a London gig He immediately offered Depeche Mode what they wanted most - the chance to make a single. It was the beginning of a unique and groundbreaking relationship between band and record company that became a crucial factor in the subsequent success of both. The band made their Mute debut in 1981 with the single "Dreaming Of Me", followed by "New Life" and "Just Can't Get Enough", the group's first Top 10 charter and the beginning of an historic run of hit tracks. The group's debut album, Speak And Spell, was released that same year and remained on British charts for three weeks, Not bad for Year One.

Constant touring led to the departure of the band's primary songwriter Vince Clarke. who, preferring to work in the studic, would go on to form Yazoo with Alison Moyet. Martin Gore took over as the band's songwriting mainstay and, over the following 17 years, emerged as one of the most accomplished songwriters of his generation. Gore's first contribution, "See You," was released to wide acclaim in early 1982, the same year that new member Alan Wilder was recruled, completing a lineup that would remain intact for the next 13 years.

Two more hit singles followed - The Meaning Of Love and Leare in Silence - before Depeche Mode released their second atum, A Emken Frame, in late 1982 Construction Time Again, ther 1983 releese, conimed Depeche Mode's status as major musical innovators, exploring the quter edges of ehrciogy through computers, sampling and other cutting-edge nural advancek A huge hit both at home and in Europe Consincsen Agaun laid the groundwork for the group's sustained popularty on the contrent in ubsaquent years. It was a populanty mirored in Ametion wilk the 1984 album release of Some Great Reward, festunng the smash and breskvoogh snge "Peaple Are People," By any standard, Depeche Mode had estabished themacives sanu world-class recording and performing enlity. The group would take a well-desurved break in 1985, releasing two singles - "Shake The Disease" and "it's Called A Heart - along with the above-mentioned compilation Catching Up With Depeche Mode, However, they would return with a vengeance the following year, with a massive international tour and their biggest album to date, Black Celebration.

What followed would catapult Depeche Mode into unqualified superstar status, beginning in late 1987 with the release of their fifth studio album, Music For The Masses, followed by an enormously successful American tour, culminating with an appearance at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles before 75,000 fervent fans in June of '88. The historic concert was captured on both the live album 101 and the documentary film of the same name shot by D.A. Pennebaker (ol Dent Look Back fame). In 1989, the single "Personal Jesus" became the biggest selling 12" single in the history of Warner Bros, and Reprise Records and served as a springboard for the SRO World Violation tour, which ended with three sold-out shows at London's Wembley Arena. 1990's Violator showcased a harder-edged sound for the group, and one that would eam them an even wider audience as the album went on to sell over six million copies worldwide, It was followed, in 1993, by "Songs Of Faith And Devotion", which would top charts in the U.S, U.K. and across Europe and spawn the bestselling Devotional long-form video and the "Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live" album.

The collective mental and physical implosion that followed the grueling 14-month Devotional world tour, during which the band played 156 shows, almost brought down the curtain on one of the most successful musical partnerships in music history. Folowing the departure of Alan Wilder, the three remaining members of Depeche Mode began a long and difficult process of rebuilding their personal and professional lives. In 1997 they would mark a triumphant return to form, first with the release of an eagerly-awaited new single, "Barrel Of A Gun", followed by a new album Ultra, produced by Tim Simenon (mastermind behind the success of Bomb The Bass) and featuring the hit single "I'ts No Good" The fall of 1998 will see Depeche Mode embark on their first tour in four years in support of the release of The Singles 86>98.

Numbers alone amply testify to the enduring influence of Depeche Mode - the combined number of weeks their singes have spent on UK charts adds up to a staggering four years, while wordwide, their albums have sold in excess of 40 milion unts But it is in the music tsef that continues to place Depeche Mode in a cass of one.

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21 TRACK DUBLE CD inc

Enjoy The Silence

Personal Jesus

Stripped

Strangelove

I Feel You

It's No Good

Only When I Lose Myself

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Enjoy The Silence

Personal Jesus

Stripped

Strangelove

I Feel You

It's No Good

Only When I Lose Myself

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Disc 1

00 01   Stripped 03:51

00 02   A Question Of Lust 04:30

00 03   A Question Of Time 04:00

00 04   Strangelove 03:47

00 05   Never Let Me Down Again 04:22

00 06   Behind The Wheel 04:02

00 07   Personal Jesus 03:46

00 08   Enjoy The Silence 04:16

00 09   Policy Of Truth 05:14

00 10   World In My Eyes 03:57

Disc 2

00 11   I Feel You 04:35

00 12   Walking In My Shoes 05:02

00 13   Condemnation 03:23

00 14   In Your Room 04:50

00 15   Barrel Of A Gun 05:27

00 16   It's No Good 05:59

00 17   Home 05:46

00 18   Useless 04:53

00 19   Only When I Lose Myself 04:41

00 20   Little 15 04:13

00 21   Everything Counts (Live 1988) 06:38

Disc 3 (Interview)

01   'The Singles 86>98' Spans Over a decade. Why Do You Feel This Was The Right Time To Release This Collection?

02   The Songs On The Album Span 12 Years. How Do You Feel It Holds Together As An Album?

03   With The Last Album 'Ultra' You Didn't Tour. Was That A Good Idea?

04   What Direction Is The Band Going In On 'Only When I Lose Myself'?

05   Were You Aware In The Early Days Of How Much Freedom MUTE And Daniel Miller Gave You?

06   'Dreaming Of Me' Was The First Single. At The Time Was That The Extent Of Your Ambition?

07   When You Look Back At Stuff Like 'New Life' Or 'Just Can't Get Enough' Is It Just Good Nostalgia, Or Is There Any Squirming At All?

08   Was Vince Clarke The Creative Spark Behind 'Speak And Spell'?

09   When Vince Left, After 'Speak And Spell', Were You Worried About What Would Happen Next?

10   'A Broken Frame' Was Your Second Album. Around These Early Hit Singles Did You Feel That You Had Become Pop Stars?

11   Was 'Construction Time Again' Pivotal In Depeche Mode's Development?

12   How Did Discovering Samplers Affect Your Music?

13   Did You Realise You Were Pioneering A New Way Of Recording When Using A Sampler?

14   Do You See Yourselves As Part Of An Electronic Musical Lineage?

15   Were You Aware You Were Pioneering New Ways Of Recording?

16   'People Are People' Was Your First Success In The U.S. Entering The Charts At 13. How Did You React To This American Success?

17   Why Do You Think You Became So Successful In America?

18   It's Hard To Understand The Chemistry Within The Band. How Would You Describe It?

19   Do You Think Depeche Mode's Music Was Still Moving Forwards Around 'Some Great Reward'?

20   Was 'Music For The Masses' Important In Your Development Into A Band Who Could Suddenly Fill Stadiums?

21   Around This Time You Were Probably The Biggest Alternative Band In The World. You Decided To Make A Documentary, A 'Rockumentary' If You Like, On Your '101' Tour. Why Choose Da Pennebaker To Film It?

22   How Confident Did You Feel Whilst Making 'Violator'?

23   'Violator' Went On To Sell Six Million Copies. What Was The Feeling In The Band Whilst Recording 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion'?

24   'I Feel You' Was Quite A Musical Departure, Bringing In More Of A Rock Element To The Music. Was That Calculated Or Just A Musical Evolution?

25   So Were You Trying To Record 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion' As More Of A Live Based Album?

26   What Made You Decide To Embrace The Guitar On 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion', After Using Synths For So Long?

27   How Has The Depeche Mode Sound Evolved?

28   The 'Devotional' World Tour Encompassed A Full Year And A Half. How Did This Effect You?

29   Did It Go As Far As Having Four Separate Floors Of The Hotel, Four Separate Cars, Four Separate Minders?

30   Was It Depressing That It Had Got This Bad?

31   Had You Lost The Plot?

32   Did You Think There Would Ever Be Another Depeche Mode Album At That Stage?

33   There Was A Four Year Gap Between 'Songs Of Faith And Devotion' And 'Ultra'. Was That Planned?

34   Why Did You Decide To Release 'Barrel Of A Gun' As The First Single From 'Ultra'?

35   What Was The Lyrical Theme Behind 'Ultra'?

36   Dave, How Do You Deal With Putting Your Emotions Into Martin's Lyrics?

37   Are You Happier With Who You Are Now?

38   For This Album You're Touring Again. Is It A Greatest Hits Tour?

39   Your Fans Are Incredibly Loyal. Why Do You Think That Is?

40   It's A Long Time Since You Last Toured. You Must Be Nervous?

41   Do You Miss Being On The Road?

42   You're Also Releasing A Compilation Of Your Videos. The Early Ones Were Directed By Julian Temple. How Do You Feel About Those Now?

43   When Did You Start Working With Anton Corbijn?

44   Do You Have A Favourite Depeche Mode Video?

45   How About 'Personal Jesus'?

46   Tell Us About The 'Barrel Of A Gun' Video

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A Short Film (Director – Sven Harding, Producer – Pam Smith, Daniel Miller

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NOTE: Promotional box set containing six sections: 1. Contents. 2. The Singles 86>98 ‎(also available separately; same tracklisting as commercial release). 3. Biography. 4. Interview ‎(also available separately). 5. Discography/Tour Dates. 6. A Short Film (VHS E25 Cassette with Electronic Press Kit; also included on The Videos 86>98)

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VIDEO ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE ALBUM

PRODUCTION DETAILS COMPILATION

"Stripped" 03:51  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"A Question Of Lust" 04:30  •  Produced by Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones and Daniel Miller. Assistant Engineers - Richard Sullivan (Westside, London) and Peter Schmidt (Hansa, Berlin). Mastered by Tim Young.

"A Question Of Time" (Remix) 04:00  •  Remixed by Phil Harding.

"Strangelove" 03:47 06:46  •  Produced by Depeche Mode and Dave Bascombe at Studio Guillaume Tell, Paris. Engineered by Dave Bascombe.

"Never Let Me Down Again" 04:22  •  Produced by Depeche Mode and David Bascombe. Additional production and help from Daniel Miller. Engineered by David Bascombe.

"Behind The Wheel" (Remix) 03:58  •  Additional production and remix by Shep Pettibone for Mastermix Productions. Remix engineered by Steve Peck. Edited by Gail King.

"Personal Jesus" 03:46  •  Mixed by Francois Kervorkian.

"Enjoy The Silence" 04:16  •  Produced by Depeche Mode and Flood. Mixed by Daniel Miller and Flood. Engineered by Pino Pischetola, Peter Iversen, Steve Lyon, Goh Hotoda, Alan Gregorie, Dennis Mitchell and Phil Legg. Assisted by Daryl Bamonte, Dick Meany, David Browne, Mark Flannery and Ricky.

"Policy Of Truth" 05:14  •  Produced by Depeche Mode and Flood. Mixed by Francois Kervorkian. Engineered by Alan Gregorie.

"World In My Eyes" 03:57  •  Produced by Depeche Mode and Flood. Mixed by Francois Kervorkian. Engineered by Pino Pischetola, Peter Iversen, Steve Lyon, Goh Hotoda, Alan Gregorie, Dennis Mitchell and Phil Legg. Assisted by Daryl Bamonte, Dick Meany, David Browne, Mark Flannery and Ricky.

"I Feel You" 04:35  •  Produced by Depeche Mode and Flood. Mixed by Mark Stent. Engineered by Steve Lyon, Chris Dickie and Paul Kendall. Assisted by Jeremy Wheatley, Mark Einstmann, Shaun de Feo and Volke Schneider. Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe.

"Walking In My Shoes" 05:02  •  Produced by Depeche Mode and Flood. Mixed by Mark Stent. Engineered by Steve Lyon, Chris Dickie and Paul Kendall. Assisted by Jeremy Wheatley, Mark Einstmann, Shaun de Feo and Volke Schneider. Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe.

"Condemnation" (Paris Mix) 03:23  •  Produced by Depeche Mode and Flood. Enginered by Steve Lyon. Recorded in Madrid, May 1992. Additional production and remix by Alan Wilder and Steve Lyon at Guillaume Tell Studios, Paris.

"In Your Room" (Zephyr Mix) 04:50  •  Mix produced and mixed by Butch Vig. Engineered by Butch Vig, Doug Erikson and Steve Market. Additional Guitars by Doug Erikson. Recorded and mixed at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin.

"Barrel Of A Gun" 05:29  •  Produced by Tim Simenon. Mixed by Tim Simenon and Q. Engineered by Q. Programming by Kerry Hopwood. Keyboards and Keyboard programming by Dave Clayton. Assisted by Paul Hicks, Guy Massey, Lee Fitzgerald, Tom Rixton, Gary Forde, Lee Phillips, Jamie Campbell, Jim, Greg, Audie Chamberlain and Robbie Kazandijan. Mastered by Mike Marsh at The Exchange. Percussion by Victor Indrizzo.

"It's No Good" 05:59  •  Produced by Tim Simenon. Mixed by Tim Simenon and Q. Engineered by Q. Programming by Kerry Hopwood. Keyboards and Keyboard programming by Dave Clayton. Assisted by Paul Hicks, Guy Massey, Lee Fitzgerald, Tom Rixton, Gary Forde, Lee Phillips, Jamie Campbell, Jim, Greg, Audie Chamberlain and Robbie Kazandijan. Mastered by Mike Marsh at The Exchange. Percussion by Victor Indrizzo.

"Home" 05:46  •  Produced by Tim Simenon. Mixed by Tim Simenon and Q. Engineered by Q. Programming by Kerry Hopwood. Keyboards and Keyboard programming by Dave Clayton. Assisted by Paul Hicks, Guy Massey, Lee Fitzgerald, Tom Rixton, Gary Forde, Lee Phillips, Jamie Campbell, Jim, Greg, Audie Chamberlain and Robbie Kazandijan. Mastered by Mike Marsh at The Exchange. Additional vocals engineered by Gareth Jones. Strings arranged by Dave Clayton. Strings scored and conducted by Richard Niles. Strings coordinated by Graham Perkins.

"Useless" (Remix) 04:53  •  Remixed by Alan Moulder and Daniel Miller at Whitfield St. Studios, London.

"Only When I Lose Myself" 04:41  •  Produced and mixed by Tim Simenon. Engineered by Robin hancock. Recoreded at Eastcote. Mixed at Abbey Road. Programming by Stephan Hilton. Additional Pro Tools work and engineering by Tim Weidner and Philip Bagenal. Additional live drums by Christian Eigner. Strings scored and conducted by Richard Niles, recorded at Abbey Road and engineered by Guy Massey. Assistant at Eastcote - Seymour Milton. Assistant at Abbey Road - Paul Hicks.

"Little 15" 04:13  •  Produced by Depeche Mode and David Bascombe. Additional production and help from Daniel Miller. Engineered by David Bascombe.

"Everything Counts" (Live 1988-06-18 Pasadena Rose Bowl, USA (Full Version)) 06:45  •  Produced by Depeche Mode. Recorded live by Randy Ezratty for Effanel Music, assisted by Mark Shane, John Harris and Billy Yodelman. Engineered by Alan Moulder.

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