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The Singles 81→85
Greatest hits album by Depeche Mode
Released	14 October 1985 (1985-10-14)
Recorded	December 1980 – July 1985
Studio	Blackwing, The Garden and Music Works (London) Hansa Mischraum (Berlin) Genetic (Streatley, England)
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	51:56
Label	Mute
Producer	Depeche Mode Daniel Miller Gareth Jones
Depeche Mode chronology
Some Great Reward (1984) The Singles 81→85 (1985) Catching Up with Depeche Mode (1985)
1998 reissue cover
Singles from The Singles 81→85
"Shake the Disease" Released: 29 April 1985 "It's Called a Heart" Released: 16 September 1985

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Singles 81→85 is a greatest hits album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 14 October 1985 by Mute Records. The compilation was not originally released in North America, where it was replaced by its counterpart Catching Up with Depeche Mode. This was the first release to feature a picture of the band on the cover (aside from the compilation album People Are People, which was released exclusively in North America in 1984).

In 1998, to coincide with the release of The Singles 86>98, the album was reissued and remastered under the title The Singles 81>85, featuring new cover art and two bonus tracks. As of April 2006, the 1998 reissue had sold 283,000 copies in the United States.

Artwork

On the inner sleeve of both the original LP and the reissue, as well as in the CD booklet and cassette inlay, each single's cover is pictured along with comments by certain reviewers, both positive and negative. Pre-Pet Shop Boys era, Neil Tennant's dismissive Smash Hits review from the actual release date of the double A-side single "Blasphemous Rumours"/"Somebody" is featured.

The photograph by Eric Watson featured on the cover was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Track listing

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

Original 1985 releases

LP

CD

Notes

• Original 1985 cassette release: side A (tracks 1–8), side B (tracks 9–15).

Remastered 1998 releases

CD

Tracks 1–15 on remastered edition are the same as on originally 1985 release; brand-new tracks listed as tracks 16 and 17.

Charts

Certifications

References

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External links

• Album information from the official Depeche Mode website
• Remastered album information from the official Depeche Mode website

• 1985 greatest hits albums
• Albums produced by Daniel Miller (music producer)
• Albums produced by Gareth Jones (music producer)
• Depeche Mode compilation albums
• Mute Records compilation albums