Violator (Violator & Enjoy the Silence)

~ Release by Depeche Mode (see all versions of this release, 41 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

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▼ CD 1: 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)
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 Magazine’s 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!)
4.24:56
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
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 91)
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), 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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (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
▼ CD 2: Enjoy the Silence
#TitleRatingLength
1Enjoy the Silence (7" version)
engineer:
Peter Iversen (audio engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Phil Legg and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
lead vocals:
Dave Gahan
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 415)
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), 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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.44:19
2Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic dub)
engineer:
Peter Iversen (audio engineer) and Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
François Kevorkian
remixer:
François Kevorkian
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), 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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
55:54
3Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic dub) (edit)
remixer:
François Kevorkian
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), 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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
5:45
4Sibeling
engineer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
producer:
Depeche Mode
recording of:
Sibeling
composer:
Martin L. Gore
53:16
5Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line)
engineer:
Goh Hotoda and Peter Iversen (audio engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
François Kevorkian
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), 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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
7:42
6Enjoy the Silence (Harmonium)
engineer:
Peter Iversen (audio engineer) and Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Depeche Mode
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), 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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:44
7Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik mix)
engineer:
Peter Iversen (audio engineer)
producer:
Depeche Mode and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Phil Legg and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
recording of:
Enjoy the Silence
lyricist and composer:
Martin L. Gore
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), 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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
5:30
8Memphisto
engineer:
Steve Lyon (audio recording engineer and record producer)
producer:
Depeche Mode
recording of:
Memphisto
composer:
Martin L. Gore
54:02