Catching Up with Depeche Mode

Catching Up With Depeche Mode
Compilation album by Depeche Mode
Released	November 11, 1985
Recorded	December 1980 - July 1985
Genre	Synthpop
Length	Original: 51:59
Label	Sire (US/Canada)
Producer	Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, and Gareth Jones
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Catching Up with Depeche Mode is a compilation released only in North America by British band Depeche Mode on November 11, 1985.

As the title suggests it was an attempt to let the (American) public catch up with the band's four previous LP's, by including singles and album songs. The compilation contains the band's singles not already available on the People Are People compilation, as well as the band's two most recent B-sides, "Flexible" and "Fly on the Windscreen".

The compilation is the analog to The Singles 81>85 which was released at the same time in Britain, which contained only the band's 7" singles to date. The name "Catching Up With" was chosen as Depeche Mode were enjoying their first significant commercial success in North America, and this compilation was a means of the public "catching up" with their earlier work. A majority of the tracks included weren't released as singles in North America, and the ones that were had not achieved widespread success, so they were effectively brand new songs to many listeners.

Track listing

All tracks by Martin L. Gore except were noted

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" – 5:04
9. "Somebody" – 4:21
10. "Shake the Disease" – 4:46
11. "Flexible" – 3:09
12. "It's Called a Heart" – 3:48
13. "Fly on the Windscreen" – 5:05

Personnel

• Martyn Atkins – Design, Photography
• Depeche Mode – Producer
• Gareth Jones – Producer
• Daniel Miller – Producer
• Eric Watson – Photography