A broken frame

A broken frame
Depeche Mode studio album
Publication (s)	September 27, 1982
admission	December 1981 – July 1982
Label (s)	Mute Records Sire Records ( USA / Canada )
Genre (s)	Synth-pop , new wave , dance alternative , post-punk , dance-rock
Title (number)	10
running time	43:10
occupation	Dave Gahan Martin Gore Andrew Fletcher Alan Wilder (on the music videos for the singles "See You" , "The Meaning of Love" and "Leave in Silence" ).
production	Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller
Studio (s)	Blackwing Studios, London
Location (s)	London
chronology Speak & Spell (1981) A broken frame Construction Time Again (1983)
Single releases January 29, 1982 See you April 26, 1982 The Meaning of Love August 16, 1982 Leave in silence

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

A broken frame   DE 56 11/15/1982 (3 weeks)   UK 8th 10/09/1982 (11 weeks)

Singles

See you   DE 44 05/31/1982 (6 weeks)   UK 6th 02/13/1982 (10 weeks) The Meaning of Love   DE 64 07/05/1982 (5 weeks)   UK 12 05/08/1982 (8 weeks) Leave in silence   DE 58 10/11/1982 (5 weeks)   UK 18th 08/28/1982 (10 weeks)

A Broken Frame ( German: A broken frame) is the second album by the British synthpop band Depeche Mode . It was made without Vince Clarke , who left the band in late 1981, but also without Alan Wilder . Wilder already supported Depeche Mode on a tour, but he was not involved in the recordings for A Broken Frame , so that the band was a trio during the making of the album.

Track list

1. Leave in Silence - 4:48
2. My Secret Garden - 4:46
3. Monument - 3:14
4. Nothing to Fear - 4:16
5. See You - 4:33
6. Satellite - 4:43
7. The Meaning of Love - 3:06
8. A Photograph of You - 3:05
9. Shouldn't Have Done That - 3:13
10. The Sun and the Rainfall - 5:05

All songs were written by Martin Gore. Gore sings on Shouldn't Have Done That , Dave Gahan on the rest of the songs. Nothing to Fear is an instrumental piece .

US version:

1. Leave in Silence (Longer) - 6:30
2. My Secret Garden - 4:47
3. Monument - 3:15
4. Nothing to Fear - 4:15
5. See You - 4:34
6. Satellite - 4:43
7. The Meaning of Love - 3:05
8. Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden - 4:20
9. A Photograph of You - 3:06
10. Shouldn't Have Done That - 3:15
11. The Sun and the Rainfall - 5:05

In some US versions, “Shouldn't have done that” is longer, which shortens “The Sun and the rainfall” to a running time of 4:55.

Single releases

See you

See You was released in January 1982 and reached number 6 on the UK charts. The song is the first single release written by Martin Gore. The B-side is Now, This Is Fun . The music video, as well as the videos of the other two singles from A Broken Frame , was shot by Julien Temple . Even Alan Wilder , although at this time to see still no official member of the band in the video.

The Meaning of Love

The Meaning of Love was released as the second single in April 1982 . As the B-side, the single contained the instrumental track Oberkorn (It's a Small Town) , named after the Luxembourg town of Oberkorn .

Leave in silence

The third single Leave in Silence was released in August 1982. The B-side Excerpt From: My Secret Garden is an instrumental version of My Secret Garden . The 12 "and CD single contained the 12" mix Leave in Silence (Longer) and the Leave in Silence mix (Quieter) , the instrumentation of which is greatly reduced.

Tours

See You Tour

The See You Tour started in February 1982 after the single See You was released and ended after 36 concerts in Europe and North America in May 1982.

1. Shout!
2. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
3. Boys Say Go!
4. Puppets
5. See you
6. Big Muff
7. Now this is fun
8. Ice Machine
9. New Life
10. Torah! Torah! Torah!
11. The Meaning of Love
12. Just Can't Get Enough
13. What's your name?
14. Photographic
15. Dreaming of Me
16. I like it
17. Television set (not played at all appearances)

The songs I Like It and Television Set come from the time when Depeche Mode was still called Composition of Sound .

Broken Frame Tour

The Broken Frame Tour began in October 1982 and ended after 47 concerts in May 1983. It took the band to Asia for the first time.

1. Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)
2. My Secret Garden
3. See you
4. Satellite
5. New Life
6. Boys Say Go!
7. Torah! Torah! Torah!
8. • Nothing to Fear
   • Big Muff
9. Leave in silence
10. Shouldn't have done that
11. • monument
    • Get the Balance Right!
12. The Meaning of Love
13. Just Can't Get Enough
14. A Photograph of You
15. The Sun & the Rainfall
16. Shout
17. Photographic
18. Dreaming of Me

Republication

On October 2, 2006, appeared republication of a broken frame as a hybrid SACD and DVD . The DVD contains the album songs in multi-channel sound ( Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS ) and the following bonus tracks:

• My Secret Garden (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
• See You (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
• Satellite (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
• Nothing to Fear (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
• The Meaning of Love (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
• A Photograph of You (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
• Shouldn't Have Done That (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
• The Sun and the Rainfall (Live in Hammersmith, October 1982)
• Now, this is fun
• Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)
• Excerpt From: My Secret Garden

The documentary Depeche Mode 1982: "The Beginning of Their So-Called Dark Phase" can be seen in the DVD-Video area.

Web links

• A Broken Frame , See You , The Meaning of Love and Leave in Silence on the official band homepage

Individual evidence

1. ^ Official German charts: Depeche Mode in the German single charts
2. ↑ Depeche Mode in the Official UK Charts (English)