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The Singles 81→85 is a greatest hits album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 14 October 1985 by Mute Records.[6][7] The compilation was not originally released in North America, where it was replaced by its counterpart Catching Up with Depeche Mode. This was the first release to feature a picture of the band on the cover (aside from the compilation album People Are People, which was released exclusively in North America in 1984).
The Singles 81→85 | ||||
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Released | 14 October 1985 | |||
Recorded | December 1980 – July 1985 | |||
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Genre | Synth-pop[1][2] | |||
Length | 51:56 | |||
Label | Mute | |||
Producer |
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Depeche Mode chronology | ||||
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1998 reissue cover | ||||
Singles from The Singles 81→85 | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
In 1998, to coincide with the release of The Singles 86>98, the album was reissued and remastered under the title The Singles 81>85, featuring new cover art and two bonus tracks. As of April 2006, the 1998 reissue had sold 283,000 copies in the United States.[8]
On the inner sleeve of both the original LP and the reissue, as well as in the CD booklet and cassette inlay, each single's cover is pictured along with comments by certain reviewers, both positive and negative. Pre-Pet Shop Boys era, Neil Tennant's dismissive Smash Hits review from the actual release date of the double A-side single "Blasphemous Rumours"/"Somebody" is featured.
The photograph by Eric Watson featured on the cover was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in London.[9]
All tracks written by Martin L. Gore, except where noted. All tracks produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Dreaming of Me" | Vince Clarke | Non-album single | 3:46 |
2. | "New Life" | Clarke | Speak & Spell | 3:45 |
3. | "Just Can't Get Enough" | Clarke | Speak & Spell | 3:44 |
4. | "See You" | A Broken Frame | 3:57 | |
5. | "Leave in Silence" | A Broken Frame | 4:02 | |
6. | "Get the Balance Right!" | Non-album single | 3:15 | |
7. | "Everything Counts" | Construction Time Again | 3:59 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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8. | "Love, in Itself" | Construction Time Again | 4:00 |
9. | "People Are People" | Some Great Reward | 3:46 |
10. | "Master and Servant" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones) | Some Great Reward | 3:47 |
11. | "Blasphemous Rumours" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones) | Some Great Reward | 5:09 |
12. | "Shake the Disease" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones) | Previously unreleased | 4:49 |
13. | "It's Called a Heart" | Previously unreleased | 3:51 |
Total length: | 51:56 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Dreaming of Me" | Clarke | Non-album single | 3:46 |
2. | "New Life" | Clarke | Speak & Spell | 3:45 |
3. | "Just Can't Get Enough" | Clarke | Speak & Spell | 3:44 |
4. | "See You" | A Broken Frame | 3:57 | |
5. | "The Meaning of Love" | A Broken Frame | 3:05 | |
6. | "Leave in Silence" | A Broken Frame | 4:02 | |
7. | "Get the Balance Right!" | Non-album single | 3:15 | |
8. | "Everything Counts" | Construction Time Again | 3:59 | |
9. | "Love, in Itself" | Construction Time Again | 4:00 | |
10. | "People Are People" | Some Great Reward | 3:46 | |
11. | "Master and Servant" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones) | Some Great Reward | 3:47 | |
12. | "Blasphemous Rumours" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones) | Some Great Reward | 5:09 | |
13. | "Somebody" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones) | Some Great Reward | 4:22 | |
14. | "Shake the Disease" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones) | Previously unreleased | 4:49 | |
15. | "It's Called a Heart" | Previously unreleased | 3:51 | |
Total length: | 59:17 |
Notes
Tracks 1–15 on remastered edition are the same as on originally 1985 release; brand-new tracks listed as tracks 16 and 17.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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16. | "Photographic" (Some Bizzare version) | Clarke | Some Bizzare Album | 3:13 |
17. | "Just Can't Get Enough" (Schizo mix) | Clarke | "Just Can't Get Enough" (single) | 6:46 |
Total length: | 69:24 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI)[27] | Gold | 250,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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