1998 greatest hits album by Depeche Mode
The Singles 86>98
Released 28 September 1998 (1998-09-28 ) Recorded 1985–1998 Length 97 :12
Label
Mute
Producer
Compiler
The Singles 86>98 is a greatest hits album by English
electronic music band
Depeche Mode , released on 28 September 1998 by
Mute Records . It serves as a follow-up to the band's previous compilation,
The Singles 81→85 , which was also reissued in the same year. The compilation covers the band's
seven-inch single releases spanning five studio albums (from 1986's
Black Celebration to 1997's
Ultra ), while including the new song "
Only When I Lose Myself ". It also includes "Little 15" (from
Music for the Masses , released as a single 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 band decided to release the album as a close follow-up to Ultra , Depeche Mode's first studio album after
Alan Wilder 's departure and
Dave Gahan 's drug addiction and resulting health problems, to maintain interest in the band. The four-month The Singles Tour that followed marked the first time Depeche Mode had toured since the 1993–1994
Devotional /
Exotic Tour , since they had declined to tour Ultra a year earlier, playing only a few songs at a handful of shows instead.
The Singles 86>98 has sold 500,000 units in the United States (double albums count as two units), achieving platinum certification.
[8] The album was also listed on
Blender magazine's "500 CDs You Must Own: Alternative Rock" list.
[9]
Tour
The tour began with a European leg, kicking off in
Tartu , Estonia in early September 1998 and culminating in
San Sebastián , Spain in mid-October. Later in the month, the band commenced a tour of North America, beginning in
Worcester, Massachusetts . The eight-week jaunt included an appearance at the
KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concert in Los Angeles.
Billy Corgan , lead singer of
the Smashing Pumpkins , performed the song "
Never Let Me Down Again " with Depeche Mode at this concert. The tour eventually wrapped up in
Anaheim, California in late December.
The tour marked the debut of the two group's backing musicians: keyboardist
Peter Gordeno , who replaced Wilder, and drummer Christian Eigner, who previously performed with the band in 1997 for two Ultra Parties concerts.
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. In 2002, the DVD was re-released as Videos 86>98 + , which included more videos and bonus material.
The Singles 81>98
The Singles 86>98 has also been marketed with the remastered The Singles 81>85 album in one
box set called The Singles 81>98 (under the LCD MUTE L5 catalogue number).
Track listing
Disc three (US limited edition only) Title 1. "Rush" (Wild Planet mix) 6:23 2. "Enjoy the Silence" (The Quad: Final mix) 15:25 3. "World in My Eyes" (Safar mix) 8:30 4. "Dangerous" (Hazchemix edit) 3:02
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Singles 86>98 .
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Depeche Mode
Technical
Depeche Mode – production (disc 1: all tracks; disc 2: 1–4, 10, 11) ; mixing (disc 1: track 10; disc 2: tracks 1, 2)
Daniel Miller – production (disc 1: tracks 1–3, 5, 8; disc 2: track 10)
Gareth Jones – production (disc 1: tracks 1–3)
Phil Harding – remix (disc 1: track 3)
Dave Bascombe – production (disc 1, tracks 4–6; disc 2, track 10)
Shep Pettibone – remix (disc 1: track 6)
Flood – production (disc 1: tracks 7–10; disc 2: tracks 1–4)
François Kevorkian – mixing (disc 1: tracks 7, 9, 10)
Phil Legg – mixing (disc 1: track 8)
Mark Stent – mixing (disc 2: tracks 1, 2)
Alan Wilder – additional production, remix (disc 2: track 3)
Steve Lyon – additional production, remix (disc 2: track 3)
Butch Vig – additional production, remix (disc 2: track 4)
Tim Simenon – production (disc 2: tracks 5–9) ; mixing (disc 2: tracks 5–7, 9)
Q – mixing (disc 2: tracks 5–7)
Alan Moulder – remix (disc 2: track 8)
Mike Marsh – compiling, remastering
Roland Brown – compiling, remastering
Artwork
Mat Cook – concept, art direction
Rick Guest – sleeve photography
Elaine Macintosh – stills production
Lee Collins – photo shoot technician
P.A. Taylor – photo shoot technician
Anton Corbijn – Depeche Mode 86 photograph (taken from "A Question of Time" video)
Marina Chavez – Depeche Mode 98 photograph
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
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