Ultra (Depeche Mode album)

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Ultra
Depeche Mode studio album

Publication
(s)

April 14, 1997

Label (s) Mute Records

Genre (s)

Synth pop , industrial rock , alternative rock , synth rock

Title (number)

11 + 1

running time

60:04

occupation

production

Tim Simenon

Studio (s)

Abbey Road, Eastcote, Westside, Strongroom & RAK in London; Electric Lady in New York; Larrabee West in Los Angeles

chronology
Songs of Faith and Devotion
(1993)
Ultra Exciter
(2001)
Single releases
February 3, 1997 Barrel of a Gun
March 31, 1997 It's no good
June 16, 1997 Home
October 20, 1997 Useless
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Ultra
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 04/28/1997 (48 weeks)
  AT 5 04/27/1997 (16 weeks)
  CH 4th 04/27/1997 (15 weeks)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 04/26/1997 (11 weeks)
  US 5 05/03/1997 (19 weeks)
Singles
Barrel of a Gun
  DE 3 02/17/1997 (9 weeks)
  AT 15th 02/23/1997 (5 weeks)
  CH 30th 02/16/1997 (6 weeks)
  UK 4th 02/15/1997 (4 weeks)
  US 47 02/22/1997 (5 weeks)
It's no good
  DE 5 04/07/1997 (13 weeks)
  AT 28 05/04/1997 (7 weeks)
  CH 30th 05/04/1997 (10 weeks)
  UK 5 04/12/1997 (5 weeks)
  US 38 05/17/1997 (20 weeks)
Home
  DE 11 06/30/1997 (9 weeks)
  CH 47 07/27/1997 (1 week)
  UK 23 06/28/1997 (4 weeks)
  US 88 December 06, 1997 (3 weeks)
Useless
  DE 16 11/03/1997 (10 weeks)
  UK 28 11/01/1997 (2 weeks)

Ultra is the ninth studio album by the synth-pop band Depeche Mode . It was the band's first album after Alan Wilder's departure in 1995 and the second with Gore, Gahan and Fletcher after A Broken Frame in 1982.

The first recordings began in mid-1996, but had to be interrupted again and again because of Dave Gahan's drug problems. At this point in time, many expected the band to break up. But after Gahan's rehabilitation in a rehab clinic, work on the album was completed. The band decided not to go on tour, but made up for it in 1998 after the release of the compilation The Singles 86-98 . Tim Simenon (also known as " Bomb the Bass ") was hired as the producer . Since 1988 he has produced numerous remixes for the band . In addition, various studio musicians such as keyboardist Dave Clayton filled the gap left by Alan Wilder for the recordings .

Ultra reached high positions in the sales charts in many countries, including No. 1 in Germany and Great Britain, No. 5 in the USA.

Track list

  1. Barrel of a Gun - 5:35
  2. The Love Thieves - 6:34
  3. Home - 5:42
  4. It's No Good - 5:58
  5. Uselink - 2:21
  6. Useless - 5:12
  7. Sister of Night - 6:04
  8. Jazz Thieves - 2:54
  9. Freestate - 6:44
  10. The Bottom Line - 4:26
  11. Insight - 6:26
  12. Junior Painkiller - 2:11 unlisted bonus track

All songs were written by Martin Gore, who also sings the songs Home and The Bottom Line . The other songs are sung by Dave Gahan, Uselink , Jazz Thieves and Junior Painkiller are instrumental pieces .

Single releases

  1. Barrel of a Gun - February 3, 1997
  2. It's No Good - March 31, 1997
  3. Home - June 16, 1997
  4. Useless - October 20, 1997

The single version of Useless is a remix by Alan Moulder . In the US, Home and Useless were published together as a double A-side .

Set list of the Ultra Parties 1997

  1. Barrel of a Gun
  2. Useless
  3. It's no good
  4. Home
  5. Never Let Me Down Again

Setlist from The Singles Tour 1998

  1. Painkiller (intro)
  2. A question of time
  3. World in My Eyes
  4. Policy of Truth
  5. It's no good
  6. Never Let Me Down Again
  7. Walking in My Shoes
  8. Only When I Lose Myself
    • A Question of Lust
    • Sister of Night
  9. Home
  10. Condemnation
  11. In your room
  12. Useless
  13. Enjoy the silence
  14. Personal Jesus
  15. Barrel of a Gun
  16. Somebody
    • Stripped
    • Behind the wheel
  17. I feel you
  18. Just Can't Get Enough

Republication

On October 1, 2007, Ultra was re-released as SACD and DVD . In addition to the multi-channel album songs and the documentary Depeche Mode 1995–98: "Oh well, that's the end of the band ..." , the new edition also contains the following bonus tracks:

  • Barrel of a Gun (Live in London, April 1997)
  • It's No Good (Live in London, April 1997)
  • Useless (Live in London, April 1997)
  • Painkiller
  • Slowblow
  • Only When I Lose Myself
  • Surrender
  • Head star

Trivia

  • The album was recorded in various studios in London , New York and Los Angeles .
  • Due to Gahan's drug problems, it was thought that the recordings would be canceled, the songs would then have been re-recorded with Gore and released as a solo album.
  • After his voice was badly affected by drug problems, Dave Gahan took singing lessons for the first time in his life.
  • The song Sister of Night has a special place for Dave Gahan: "I can hear how scared I was," he told Q magazine in March 1997.
  • Christian Eigner was hired for the recordings and has since supported the band in all live performances on drums.
  • In the novel strangers soul dark forest of Reinhard Kaiser Mühlecker hear the protagonist Jacob the album "every spare minute" since he "had found under Alexander's things ..." the CD.
  • The founders of the Ultra Music Festival named their electronic event after the album.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. musicline.de: Depeche Mode in the German single charts ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / musicline.de
  2. ^ Austriancharts.at: Depeche Mode in the Austrian charts
  3. hitparade.ch: Depeche Mode in the Swiss charts
  4. Depeche Mode in the Official UK Charts (English)
  5. billboard.com: Depeche Mode on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart
  6. musicline.de: Depeche Mode in the German album charts ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / musicline.de
  7. billboard.com: Depeche Mode on the US Billboard 200 album charts
  8. ^ "I can hear how scared I was". Quoted from: Jonathan Miller: Stripped: Depeche Mode. Omnibus Press, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-85712-026-7 , Chapter 29, From Exodus To Ultra , without page.
  9. Frankfurt a. M. 2016. p. 223.
  10. 20 times Ultra Music Festival at djmag.de