People Are People

by Depeche Mode

People Are People cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 2 July 1984
  • Label: Sire
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 42:46
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlen, Patrice Lemoine, Didier Malherbe, Nick Mason, Miquette Giraudy

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Specifically compiled for the North American market to capitalize on the band's breakthrough single, this release introduced the British electronic group to a wider audience. It blends tracks from their early industrial-tinged era with accessible, melodic synth-pop anthems.

Genres

Descriptors: synth, electronic, dance, political, minimal

Tracklist

  1. People Are People
  2. Now This Is Fun
  3. Love In Itself
  4. Work Hard
  5. Told You So
  6. Get The Balance Right
  7. Leave In Silence
  8. Pipeline
  9. Everything Counts

Credits

  • Gong - primary artist
  • Mustard - artwork
  • Mike Howlett - bass guitar, vocals, written-by, lyrics by
  • Pierre Moerlen - drums, vibraphone, tubular bells, written-by
  • Wiz De Courbe - lighting [lights]
  • Mireille Bauer - marimba, percussion [assorted], glockenspiel, xylophone, gong, written-by
  • Patrice Lemoine - piano, organ, synthesizer [mini-moog], music by, written-by
  • Didier Malherbe - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute [bamboo, c&g flutes], gong, written-by

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