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Catching Up with Depeche Mode

Catching Up with Depeche Mode
Compilation album by
Depeche Mode
Released11 November 1985 (1985-11-11)[1]
RecordedDecember 1980 – July 1985
Length51:59
LabelSire
Producer
Depeche Mode chronology
The Singles 81→85
(1985) 		Catching Up with Depeche Mode
(1985) 		Black Celebration
(1986)

Catching Up with Depeche Mode is a compilation album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released solely in North America on 11 November 1985 by Sire Records. It reached number 113 on the Billboard Top 200 Pop album chart, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) 15 years after its release.

Background

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Depeche Mode had released their last studio album, Some Great Reward in September 1984[2] and by the end of that year, they already knew that they would not record a new album in 1985, and instead focus on a singles collection to be released instead.[3] News of the impending compilation started rumours that the band was going to break up which the band had to refute in the press.[3] To support the collection, Depeche Mode went into the studio twice in 1985 to record new singles to be included in the collection; once in February to record "Shake the Disease" and again in June to record "It's Called a Heart".[4]

In the UK, October 1985 saw the international release of the album The Singles 81→85, which collected the band's seven-inch singles to that date.[5] However, US label Sire Records had released the compilation album People Are People in 1984 to help boost the popularity of the band in the US when their previous album, Construction Time Again had failed to chart there.[6] Not wanting to release another compilation album with many of the same tracks, Sire records instead modified the track listing from the UK release to avoid any repetition with People Are People and instead added a few of the band's songs that had not been released in the US yet.[5]

Release

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Catching Up with Depeche Mode was released by Sire Records in the US in November 1985 with catalogue number 1-25346.[5] The release peaked at number 113 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.[7] On 2 August 2000, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[8]

Artwork

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Except for the 1984 compilation People Are People, pictures of the band had not appeared on the cover of their previous albums.[3] The cover image was taken by photographer by Eric Watson, was also used on the cover of the band's first video compilation, Some Great Videos (1985). [9] The image was also later displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in London.[10]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Robert ChristgauB+[12]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[14]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Dreaming of Me"Vince ClarkeNon-album single (UK) / Speak & Spell (US)3:44
2."New Life"ClarkeSpeak & Spell3:44
3."Just Can't Get Enough"ClarkeSpeak & Spell3:36
4."See You" A Broken Frame3:53
5."The Meaning of Love" A Broken Frame3:04
6."Love, in Itself" Construction Time Again3:55
7."Master and Servant" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones) Some Great Reward3:50
8."Blasphemous Rumours" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones) Some Great Reward5:04
9."Somebody" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones) Some Great Reward4:21
10."Shake the Disease" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones) Non-album single4:46
11."Flexible" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones) Shake the Disease B-side3:09
12."It's Called a Heart" Non-album single3:48
13."Fly on the Windscreen" It's Called a Heart B-side5:05
Total length:51:59

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Catching Up with Depeche Mode.[15]

  • Daniel Miller – production (all tracks)
  • Depeche Mode – production (all tracks)
  • Gareth Jones – production (tracks 7–11)
  • Eric Watson – front cover photography
  • Martyn Atkins – design, photo treatment
  • Mark Higenbottam – design, photo treatment
  • David A. Jones – design, photo treatment

Charts

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Chart performance for Catching Up with Depeche Mode
Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 113

Certifications

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Certifications for Catching Up with Depeche Mode
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Catching Up With Depeche Mode". DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ Burmeister & Lange 2017, p. 104.
  3. ^ a b c Burmeister & Lange 2017, p. 115.
  4. ^ Burmeister & Lange 2017, pp. 115–120.
  5. ^ a b c Burmeister & Lange 2017, p. 126.
  6. ^ "People Are People". depechemode.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Depeche Mode Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b "American album certifications – Depeche Mode – Catching Up with Depeche Mode". Recording Industry Association of America. 2 August 2000. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  9. ^ Burmeister & Lange 2017, p. 129.
  10. ^ "NPG x88142; Depeche Mode – Portrait". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  11. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Catching Up with Depeche Mode – Depeche Mode". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  12. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Depeche Mode". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  13. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Depeche Mode". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-8571-2595-8.
  14. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Depeche Mode". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 229–230. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  15. ^ Catching Up with Depeche Mode (liner notes). Depeche Mode. Sire Records. 1985. 1-25346.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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