Catching Up with Depeche Mode
Compilation album by
Depeche Mode
Released11 November 1985 (1985-11-11)
RecordedDecember 1980 – July 1985
Length51:59
LabelSire
Producer
Depeche Mode chronology
The Singles 81→85
(1985) 		Catching Up with Depeche Mode
(1985) 		Black Celebration
(1986)

Catching Up with Depeche Mode is a compilation album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released solely in North America on 11 November 1985 by Sire Records.[1]

October 1985 saw the international release of the album The Singles 81→85, which collected the band's seven-inch singles to that date. Sire Records felt a new album would have to differ from this international release since some of the band's singles had already appeared on the compilation People Are People the previous year. Catching Up with Depeche Mode included the band's singles not already available on People Are People—all except "Leave in Silence", "Get the Balance Right!", "Everything Counts", and "People Are People"—as well as two B-sides, "Flexible" and "Fly on the Windscreen".

Catching Up with Depeche Mode peaked at number 113 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.[2] On 2 August 2000, the album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauB+[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dreaming of Me"Vince Clarke 3:44
2."New Life"Clarke 3:44
3."Just Can't Get Enough"Clarke 3:36
4."See You"  3:53
5."The Meaning of Love"  3:04
6."Love, in Itself"  3:55
7."Master and Servant" 
3:50
8."Blasphemous Rumours" 
  • Miller
  • Depeche Mode
  • Jones
5:04
9."Somebody" 
  • Miller
  • Depeche Mode
  • Jones
4:21
10."Shake the Disease" 
  • Miller
  • Depeche Mode
  • Jones
4:46
11."Flexible" 
  • Miller
  • Depeche Mode
  • Jones
3:09
12."It's Called a Heart"  3:48
13."Fly on the Windscreen"  5:05

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Catching Up with Depeche Mode.[8]

Charts

Chart performance for Catching Up with Depeche Mode
Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 113

Certifications

Certifications for Catching Up with Depeche Mode
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Catching Up With Depeche Mode". DepecheMode.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Depeche Mode Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – Depeche Mode – Catching Up with Depeche Mode". Recording Industry Association of America. 2 August 2000. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Catching Up with Depeche Mode – Depeche Mode". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Depeche Mode". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Depeche Mode". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-8571-2595-8.
  7. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Depeche Mode". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 229–230. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ^ Catching Up with Depeche Mode (liner notes). Depeche Mode. Sire Records. 1985. 1-25346.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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