Violator

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Annotation

Deluxe Double Edition CD - "Gold CD"

Annotation last modified on 2023-04-03 03:19 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Blu-spec CD
#TitleRatingLength
1World in My Eyes
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Logic Studios in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (ended)
music videos:
World in My Eyes (video, alternate version) by Depeche Mode
recording of:
World in My Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
44:27
2Sweetest Perfection
mixer:
François Kevorkian
additional vocals:
Dave Gahan
lead vocals:
Martin L. Gore
recording of:
Sweetest Perfection
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
3.354:44
3Personal Jesus
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 13), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 369)
recording of:
Personal Jesus
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
4.14:56
4Halo
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Halo
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3.654:30
5Waiting for the Night
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Waiting for the Night
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
3.86:07
6Enjoy the Silence / Interlude #2: Crucified
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
compilation of:
Enjoy the Silence (album version) by Depeche Mode and Interlude #2: Crucified by Depeche Mode
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (in 2006) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
recording of:
Interlude #2: Crucified
composer:
Martin L. Gore
4.456:13
7Policy of Truth
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 306)
recording of:
Policy of Truth
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
3.94:55
8Blue Dress
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Martin L. Gore
compilation of:
Blue Dress (album mix) by Depeche Mode and Interlude #3 by Depeche Mode
recording of:
Blue Dress
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
recording of:
Interlude #3
composer:
Martin L. Gore
3.45:38
9Clean
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Clean
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
3.955:33
10Dangerous
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Dangerous
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
4.654:22
11Sea of Sin (Sensoria)
engineer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer), Pino Pischetola and Lloyd Puckitt
additional producer:
Alan Friedman
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
François Kevorkian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Logic Studios in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy and The Church Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Axis Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Sea of Sin
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
6:06
12Happiest Girl (Kiss‐A‐mix)
engineer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer), Pino Pischetola and Lloyd Puckitt
additional producer:
Alan Friedman
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Francois Kevorkian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Logic Studios in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy and The Church Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Axis Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Happiest Girl
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
6:18
13Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: final mix)
remixer:
David Harrow (English record producer, DJ, and multimedia artist), Holger Hiller, Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer), 小林泉美 (Izumi Kobayashi, MIMI), Adrian Sherwood and Tim Simenon
samples:
Visage V by Luc Ferrari (French musique concrète composer)
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (in 2006) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
15:28
2DVD
#TitleRatingLength
1Depeche Mode 1989–90
432:31
2World in My Eyes
recording of:
World in My Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
4:26
3Sweetest Perfection
recording of:
Sweetest Perfection
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
4:43
4Personal Jesus
recording of:
Personal Jesus
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
4:55
5Halo
recording of:
Halo
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
4:30
6Waiting for the Night
recording of:
Waiting for the Night
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
6:07
7Enjoy the Silence / Interlude #2: Crucified
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (in 2006) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
recording of:
Interlude #2: Crucified
composer:
Martin L. Gore
6:12
8Policy of Truth
recording of:
Policy of Truth
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
5:02
9Blue Dress / Interlude #3
recording of:
Blue Dress
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
recording of:
Interlude #3
composer:
Martin L. Gore
5:42
10Clean
recording of:
Clean
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
5:27
11World in My Eyes
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Logic Studios in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (ended)
music videos:
World in My Eyes (video, alternate version) by Depeche Mode
recording of:
World in My Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
44:26
12Sweetest Perfection
mixer:
François Kevorkian
additional vocals:
Dave Gahan
lead vocals:
Martin L. Gore
recording of:
Sweetest Perfection
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
3.354:43
13Personal Jesus
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 13), Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 369)
recording of:
Personal Jesus
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
4.14:55
14Halo
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Halo
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3.654:30
15Waiting for the Night
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Waiting for the Night
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
3.86:07
16Enjoy the Silence / Interlude #2: Crucified
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
compilation of:
Enjoy the Silence (album version) by Depeche Mode and Interlude #2: Crucified by Depeche Mode
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Grabbing Hands Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2006), Grabbing Hands (in 2006) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
recording of:
Interlude #2: Crucified
composer:
Martin L. Gore
4.456:12
17Policy of Truth
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 306)
recording of:
Policy of Truth
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
3.95:02
18Blue Dress / Interlude #3
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Martin L. Gore
compilation of:
Blue Dress (album mix) by Depeche Mode and Interlude #3 by Depeche Mode
recording of:
Blue Dress
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
recording of:
Interlude #3
composer:
Martin L. Gore
3.45:42
19Clean
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Clean
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
3.955:27
20Dangerous
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Dangerous
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
4.654:21
21Memphisto
engineer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
producer:
Depeche Mode
recording of:
Memphisto
composer:
Martin L. Gore
44:01
22Sibeling
engineer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
producer:
Depeche Mode
recording of:
Sibeling
composer:
Martin L. Gore
53:17
23Kaleid
engineer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
producer:
Depeche Mode
mixer:
George Holt and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
recording of:
Kaleid
composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd.
44:17
24Happiest Girl (Jack mix)
engineer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer), Pino Pischetola and Lloyd Puckitt
additional producer:
Alan Friedman
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
François Kevorkian
recording of:
Happiest Girl
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
44:58
25Sea of Sin (Tonal mix)
engineer:
Lloyd Puckitt
additional producer:
Alan Friedman
mixer:
François Kevorkian
recording of:
Sea of Sin
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
Grabbing Hands Ltd. and Sonet Publishing
4.54:43

Credits

Release

art direction:Anton Corbijn (photography)
Paul A. Taylor
photography:Anton Corbijn (photography)
liner notes:Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
miscellaneous support:Jonathan Kessler (Artist manager at Baron Inc.) (task: management)
executive producer:Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
Alan Wilder
design:Area (graphic design)
Anton Corbijn (photography)
publisher:EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Grabbing Hands Music Ltd.
recorded at:Axis Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Logic Studios in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Master Rock Studios in Kilburn, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Puk Recording Studios in Gjerlev, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
The Church Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:Axis Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Logic Studios in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Master Rock Studios in Kilburn, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Puk Recording Studios in Gjerlev, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
The Church Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
The Instrument in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mastered at:Super Audio Mastering in Devon, England, United Kingdom
engineered at:The Instrument in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14311967 [info]

Release group

remixes:Violated by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Violator: Limited Remix Edition
associated singles/EPs:Enjoy the Silence
Personal Jesus
Policy of Truth
World in My Eyes
included in:MODE: The Definitive Depeche Mode Studio Collection
The Complete Depeche Mode
part of:Paste: The 50 Greatest Synth-Pop Albums of All Time (number: 4) (order: 4)
Treble: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (number: 17) (order: 17)
Uncut: The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (number: 36) (order: 36)
Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (2022-09-28) (number: 136) (order: 136)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 167) (order: 167)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 167) (order: 167)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 342) (order: 342)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 342) (order: 342)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 668) (order: 669)
supporting tours:World Violation Tour
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/18080 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Depeche-mode/Violator [info]
reviews:https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/Violator [info]
https://www.rollingstone.de/reviews/depeche-mode-violator-review/ [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/depeche-mode/violator/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/33158/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-1013 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Violator/2377 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000206302 [info]
Wikidata:Q683079 [info]