The Singles 86–98

Infobox Album |
Name = The Singles 86>98
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Depeche Mode


Released = September 28 1998
Recorded = 1985 - 1998
Genre = Synthpop, New Wave, alternative dance, Dark Wave, industrial rock
Length = 97:12
Label = Mute Reprise (US/Canada)
Producer = Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones, Daniel Miller, Dave Bascombe, Flood, Tim Simenon
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dlkviknkbb29~T00 link]
* Pitchfork Media (7.6/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16977/Depeche_Mode_The_Singles_8698 link] |
Last album = "Ultra" (1997)
This album = "The Singles 86>98" (1998)
Next album = "Exciter" (2001)

"The Singles 86>98" is a singles compilation album released in 1998 by Depeche Mode. It was released as a follow-up to the bands previous compilation, "The Singles 81>85", which was also re-released in the same year. The compilation covers the band's 7-inch single releases spanning five studio albums (from 1986's "Black Celebration" to 1997's "Ultra"), as well as including the band's 1998 stand-alone single "Only When I Lose Myself". Also included is "Little 15" (from "Music for the Masses", released in Europe, and the live version of "Everything Counts" (from the live album "101") which was released as a single in 1989. All tracks on "The Singles 86>98" were newly remastered, as was the case with the re-release of "The Singles 81>85".

The four-month Singles Tour that followed marked the first time Depeche Mode had toured since the 1993-94 Devotional/Exotic Tour (they had declined to tour to support "Ultra" a year earlier, instead they only made a few shows with a small number of songs).

As of April 2006, "The Singles 86>98" has sold 562,000 units in the U.S. (double albums count as two units), achieving platinum status.

Track listing

Disc One:

#"Stripped" [7" Version] – 3:51
#"A Question of Lust" – 4:30
#"A Question of Time" [Remix] – 4:00
#"Strangelove" – 3:47
#"Never Let Me Down Again" – 4:22
#"Behind the Wheel" [Remix] – 4:00
#"Personal Jesus" – 3:46
#"Enjoy the Silence" [7" Version] – 4:16
#"Policy of Truth" – 5:14
#"World in My Eyes" [7" Version] – 3:57

Disc Two:

#"I Feel You" – 4:35
#"Walking in My Shoes" [Single version] – 5:02
#"Condemnation" [Paris Mix] – 3:23
#"In Your Room" [Zephyr Mix] – 4:50
#"Barrel of a Gun" – 5:26
#"It's No Good" – 5:59
#"Home" – 5:46
#"Useless" [Remix] – 4:53
#"Only When I Lose Myself" – 4:41
#"Little 15" – 4:14
#"Everything Counts (Live) – 6:38

Credits

Depeche Mode is:
*David Gahan
*Martin Gore
*Andrew Fletcher
*Alan Wilder was a member from 1982-1995

All songs written by Martin Gore. All lead vocals by David Gahan, except for "A Question of Lust" and "Home", sung by Martin Gore.

"Stripped", "A Question of Lust", and "A Question of Time" produced by Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, and Gareth Jones. "Strangelove" and "Behind the Wheel" produced by Depeche Mode and Dave Bascombe. "Never Let Me Down Again" and "Little 15" produced by Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, and Dave Bascombe. "Personal Jesus", "Enjoy the Silence", "Policy of Truth", "World in My Eyes", "I Feel You", "Walking in My Shoes", "Condemnation", and "In Your Room" produced by Depeche Mode and Flood. "Barrel of a Gun", "It's No Good", "Home", "Useless", and "Only When I Lose Myself" produced by Tim Simenon. "Everything Counts (Live)" produced by Depeche Mode.

Singles

#"Only When I Lose Myself" (07 September, 1998)

The Videos 86>98

To coincide with the release of "The Singles 86>98", the band released a VHS/DVD called "The Videos 86>98" featuring the music videos for all of the songs, and more. The band re-released the DVD in 2002, called "The Videos 86-98+" which included more videos and some Electronic Press Kits.