The Singles 81–85

Infobox Album
Name = The Singles 81>85
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Depeche Mode


Released = 14 October 1985
Recorded = December 1980–July 1985
Genre = Synthpop, new wave, dark wave, industrial
Length = 59:17
Label = Mute
Sire
Reprise (1998) (US/Canada)
Producer = Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, and Gareth Jones
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:y8ke4j470wal link]
Last album = "Some Great Reward"
(1984)
This album = "The Singles 81>85"
(1985)
Next album = "Black Celebration"
(1986)

"The Singles 81>85" is a singles compilation album released in October 1985 by Depeche Mode. The compilation was not originally released in North America, being replaced by its counterpart "Catching Up with Depeche Mode". This was their first ever release with a picture of the band on the cover. In 1998, to coincide with the release of "The Singles 86>98", the band remastered, repackaged, and re-released the compilation worldwide. Two bonus tracks (one of which had never appeared on an official CD to date) were included on the 1998 re-release.

The 1998 re-issue has sold 283,000 units in the U.S. as of April 2006.

Track listing

;LP: Mute / MUTEL1A side
#"Dreaming of Me" – 3:46
#"New Life" – 3:45
#"Just Can't Get Enough" – 3:44
#"See You" – 3:57
#"Leave in Silence" – 4:02
#"Get the Balance Right!" – 3:15
#"Everything Counts" – 3:59B side
#"Love, in Itself" – 4:00
#"People Are People" – 3:46
#"Master and Servant" – 3:47
#"Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:09
#"Shake the Disease" – 4:49
#"It's Called a Heart" – 3:51

;CD: Mute / CD MUTEL1

#"Dreaming of Me" – 3:46
#"New Life" – 3:45
#"Just Can't Get Enough" – 3:44
#"See You" – 3:57
#"The Meaning of Love" – 3:05
#"Leave in Silence" – 4:02
#"Get the Balance Right!" – 3:15
#"Everything Counts" – 3:59
#"Love, in Itself" – 4:00
#"People Are People" – 3:46
#"Master and Servant" – 3:47
#"Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:09
#"Somebody" – 4:22
#"Shake the Disease" – 4:49
#"It's Called a Heart" – 3:51

;CD: Mute / LCDMUTEL1
#"Dreaming of Me" – 3:46
#"New Life" – 3:45
#"Just Can't Get Enough" – 3:44
#"See You" – 3:57
#"The Meaning of Love" – 3:05
#"Leave in Silence" – 4:02
#"Get the Balance Right!" – 3:15
#"Everything Counts" – 3:59
#"Love, in Itself" – 4:00
#"People Are People" – 3:46
#"Master and Servant" – 3:47
#"Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:09
#"Somebody" – 4:22
#"Shake the Disease" – 4:49
#"It's Called a Heart" – 3:51
#"Photographic (Some Bizzare Version)" – 3:13
#"Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)" – 6:46

* 1998 reissue. Includes two bonus tracks.

Songs written by Martin Gore, except tracks 1, 2, 3, 16, and 17 written by Vince Clarke.
David Gahan sings lead vocals on all songs except "Somebody" which is handled by Martin.

Singles

#"Shake the Disease" (29 April 1985)
#"It's Called a Heart" (16 September 1985)

Trivia

Both the re-issue and the original LP has each single pictured on the leaflet and comments by certain reviewers. Pre the Pet Shop Boys era, Neil Tennant's review from the actual release date of the double A side single Blasphemous Rumours/Somebody is featured.