Depeche Mode - Violator
Songs such as the rock-flavored "Personal Jesus" make Violator enjoyable even by music lovers who are not into Depeche Mode and synth-pop.
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Violator is Depeche Mode's most mainstream, chart-climbing album. Although it contains only nine tracks, half of them are tailor-made for the dance floor. This album was conceived when dance-club DJs were gaining recognition alongside original composers. Heavily influenced by techno-pop, the singles "Policy of Truth," "Enjoy the Silence," and "World in My Eyes" prove that DM did their homework. A particular highlight on this fantastic album is the bluesy guitar line Martin Gore lays down on top of the synth-dominated grooves on "Personal Jesus." -Beth Bessmer:
Tracks
- LP-A1) World In My Eyes
- LP-A2) Sweetest Perfection
- LP-A3) Personal Jesus
- LP-A4) Halo
- LP-A5) Waiting For The Night
- LP-B1) Enjoy The Silence
- LP-B2) Policy Of Truth
- LP-B3) Blue Dress
- LP-B4) Clean
- CD-1) World In My Eyes
- CD-2) Sweetest Perfection
- CD-3) Personal Jesus
- CD-4) Halo
- CD-5) Waiting For The Night
- CD-6) Enjoy The Silence
- CD-7) Policy Of Truth
- CD-8) Blue Dress
- CD-9) Clean
- CS-A1) World In My Eyes
- CS-A2) Sweetest Perfection
- CS-A3) Personal Jesus
- CS-A4) Halo
- CS-A5) Waiting For The Night
- CS-B1) Enjoy The Silence
- CS-B2) Policy Of Truth
- CS-B3) Blue Dress
- CS-B4) Clean
Track listing above is from 1990-Jan-01 | UK | Mute LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | UK | Mute LP
- 1990-Mar-05 | Greece | Virgin - VG 50488 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Canada | Sire - 92 60811 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Spain | Sanni Records - STUMM64 LP
- 1990-Feb-05 | Sweden | Mute - Stumm 64 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Venezuela | Sono-Rodven - 84006 LP
- 1992-Jan-01 | Russia | BRS (2) - RGM 7007 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Argentina | ABR Discos - TI 786 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Italy | Mute - STUMM 64 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Germany | Mute - INT 146.859 LP
- 2007-Mar-12 | Europe | Mute - DMLP7 LP
- 2008-Jan-22 | US | Reprise Records - WBA1-233980 LP
- 1990-Apr-16 | Brazil | Mute - 670.9106 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Ecuador | Mute - LP-41689 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Czech Republic | Mute Czechoslovakia - STUMM 064 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Germany | Mute - Stumm 64 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | South Africa | David Gresham Record Co. - MUT2020 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Mexico | Sire - LPNB-6947 LP
- 1990-Apr-16 | UK | Mute - Stumm 64 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | US | Sire - 9 26081-1 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Belgium | Indisc - STUMM 46064 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Australia | Liberation Records - L30431 LP
- 1990-Jun-07 | Yugoslavia | ZKP RTVL - LL 1891 LP
- 1990-Apr-16 | Colombia | ToCo International - 656276-1 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | France | Virgin France S.A. - 70743 LP
- 1990-Apr-16 | Australasia | Mute - STUMM 64 LP
- 1990-Jan-01 | Portugal | Mute - 602557 LP
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