Violator (Violator & Enjoy the Silence)

~ Release by Depeche Mode (see all versions of this release, 43 available)

Annotation

Comes in a double-jewelcase with obi. Contains "Violator" album CD, bonus CD "Enjoy the Silence", and a partial calendar of 1991 indicating the band members' birthdays.
Disc 1 catalog number: ALCB-33
Disc 2 catalog number: Y12-3 (matrix number: Y12-3 1M)
Track 2-02 erroneously given as "Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet mix)" on release.
Track 2-03 actually omits the first 8 seconds of the version.
After the release, the record company realized the mistake in the tracklisting of the bonus disc, and issued a free replacement CD for the second disc, which has the catalog number Y12-3B.

Annotation last modified on 2018-07-20 08:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Violator
#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
4.24:27
2Sweetest Perfection
mixer:
François Kevorkian
additional vocals:
Dave Gahan
lead vocals:
Martin L. Gore
recording of:
Sweetest Perfection
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
3.554:44
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!)
4.254:56
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!)
3.94:30
5Waiting for the Night
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Waiting for the Night
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
4.156:07
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
4.154:55
8Blue 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
3.75:40
9Clean
mixer:
François Kevorkian
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
recording of:
Clean
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
4.255:32
2▶CD: Enjoy the Silence

Credits

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)
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]
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]