The Singles 81→85

by Depeche Mode

The Singles 81→85 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 15 October 1985
  • Label: Mute
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 51:22

Artists on this release: Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This initial compilation brilliantly documents Depeche Mode's rapid maturation following the departure of founding pop-architect Vince Clarke. Martin Gore's burgeoning songwriting steers the band away from their effervescent early synth-pop origins toward increasingly dark, industrial-tinged meditations on religion, capitalism, and sexual deviance. The collection successfully bridged their initial teen-pop success with the much heavier, stadium-ready electronic sound they would perfect later in the decade.

Genres

Descriptors: Dance

Tracklist

  1. Dreaming Of Me (3:44)
  2. New Life (3:44)
  3. Just Can't Get Enough (3:37)
  4. See You (3:53)
  5. Leave In Silence (3:59)
  6. Get The Balance Right (3:12)
  7. Everything Counts (3:58)
  8. Love In Itself (3:59)
  9. People Are People (3:43)
  10. Master And Servant (3:50)
  11. Blasphemous Rumours (5:08)
  12. Shake The Disease (4:47)
  13. It's Called A Heart (3:48)

Credits

  • Alan Wilder - performer [depeche mode]
  • Andrew Fletcher - performer [depeche mode]
  • Dave Gahan - performer [depeche mode]
  • Martin Gore - performer [depeche mode], written-by
  • Vince Clarke - performer [depeche mode], written-by

More from Depeche Mode: full discography