The Singles 81→85

"Shake the Disease"
The Singles 81→85
Greatest hits album by Depeche Mode
Released	14 October 1985
Recorded	December 1980 – July 1985
Studio	Blackwing, The Garden and Music Works, London; Hansa Mischraum, Berlin; Genetic, Streatley, England;
Genre	Synth-pop[1][2]
Length	51:56
Label	Mute
Producer	Depeche Mode; Gareth Jones; Daniel Miller;
Depeche Mode chronology
Alternative cover
	1998 reissue cover (The Singles 81>85)
Singles from The Singles 81→85
	"Shake the Disease"; Released: 29 April 1985; "It's Called a Heart"; Released: 16 September 1985;

The Singles 81→85 is a greatest hits album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 14 October 1985 by Mute Records. The compilation was not originally released in North America, being 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).

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Track listing

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

LP

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Dreaming of Me"	Vince Clarke	Non-album single	3:46
2.	"New Life"	Clarke	Speak & Spell	3:45
3.	"Just Can't Get Enough"	Clarke	Speak & Spell	3:44
4.	"See You"		A Broken Frame	3:57
5.	"Leave in Silence"		A Broken Frame	4:02
6.	"Get the Balance Right!"		Non-album single	3:15
7.	"Everything Counts"		Construction Time Again	3:59

Side two
No.	Title	Album	Length
8.	"Love, in Itself"	Construction Time Again	4:00
9.	"People Are People"	Some Great Reward	3:46
10.	"Master and Servant" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones)	Some Great Reward	3:47
11.	"Blasphemous Rumours" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones)	Some Great Reward	5:09
12.	"Shake the Disease" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones)	Previously unreleased	4:49
13.	"It's Called a Heart"	Previously unreleased	3:51
Total length:			51:56

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Dreaming of Me"	Clarke	Non-album single	3:46
2.	"New Life"	Clarke	Speak & Spell	3:45
3.	"Just Can't Get Enough"	Clarke	Speak & Spell	3:44
4.	"See You"		A Broken Frame	3:57
5.	"The Meaning of Love"		A Broken Frame	3:05
6.	"Leave in Silence"		A Broken Frame	4:02
7.	"Get the Balance Right!"		Non-album single	3:15
8.	"Everything Counts"		Construction Time Again	3:59
9.	"Love, in Itself"		Construction Time Again	4:00
10.	"People Are People"		Some Great Reward	3:46
11.	"Master and Servant" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones)		Some Great Reward	3:47
12.	"Blasphemous Rumours" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones)		Some Great Reward	5:09
13.	"Somebody" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones)		Some Great Reward	4:22
14.	"Shake the Disease" (producers: Miller, Depeche Mode, Jones)		Previously unreleased	4:49
15.	"It's Called a Heart"		Previously unreleased	3:51
Total length:				59:17

1998 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
16.	"Photographic" (Some Bizzare version)	Clarke	Some Bizzare Album	3:13
17.	"Just Can't Get Enough" (Schizo mix)	Clarke	"Just Can't Get Enough" (single)	6:46
Total length:				69:24

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)[8]	11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]	36
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12]	33
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	14
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	6

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	135
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17]	20

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[18]	114

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19]	99

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20]	74

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[21]	Gold	250,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Raggett, Ned (2001). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music. Hal Leonard LLC. p. 112. ISBN 0879306270.
"The best of the best-ofs". CNN. 21 December 2004. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
Raggett, Ned. "The Singles 81>85 – Depeche Mode". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-8571-2595-8.
Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Depeche Mode". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York City: Simon & Schuster. pp. 229–30. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 – via Internet Archive.
Caulfield, Keith (5 April 2006). "Ask Billboard: New Depeche Order Mode". Billboard.
"NPG x88142; Depeche Mode – Portrait". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
"European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 2 no. 46. 18 November 1985. p. 15. OCLC 29800226 – via American Radio History.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
"Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 11 January 2019. Select "DEPECHE MODE" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
"Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81>85" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
"Charts.nz – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
"Swedishcharts.com – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
"Swisscharts.com – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
"Depeche Mode | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
"ARIA chart peaks". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 January 2019 – via Imgur.
"Ultratop.be – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
"Depeche Mode Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
"Italiancharts.com – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
"Spanishcharts.com – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Depeche Mode; 'The Singles 81-85')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
"British album certifications – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81-85". British Phonographic Industry. 18 October 1985. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Singles 81-85 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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[1] Raggett, Ned (2001). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music. Hal Leonard LLC. p. 112. ISBN 0879306270.

[2] "The best of the best-ofs". CNN. 21 December 2004. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

[AM-3] Raggett, Ned. "The Singles 81>85 – Depeche Mode". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[4] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 631. ISBN 978-0-8571-2595-8.

[5] Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Depeche Mode". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York City: Simon & Schuster. pp. 229–30. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 – via Internet Archive.

[6] Caulfield, Keith (5 April 2006). "Ask Billboard: New Depeche Order Mode". Billboard.

[7] "NPG x88142; Depeche Mode – Portrait". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

[8] "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 2 no. 46. 18 November 1985. p. 15. OCLC 29800226 – via American Radio History.

[9] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[10] "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 11 January 2019. Select "DEPECHE MODE" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".

[ac_Germany4_Depeche_Mode-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81>85" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[ac_New_Zealand_Depeche_Mode-12] "Charts.nz – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[ac_Sweden_Depeche_Mode-13] "Swedishcharts.com – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_Depeche_Mode-14] "Swisscharts.com – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[15] "Depeche Mode | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[16] "ARIA chart peaks". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 January 2019 – via Imgur.

[ac_Wallonia_Depeche_Mode-17] "Ultratop.be – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[ac_Billboard200_Depeche_Mode-18] "Depeche Mode Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[ac_Italy_Depeche_Mode-19] "Italiancharts.com – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[ac_Spain_Depeche_Mode-20] "Spanishcharts.com – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81%3e85". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[GermanyDepeche_ModeThe_Singles_81-85albumCertRef-21] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Depeche Mode; 'The Singles 81-85')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[United_KingdomDepeche_ModeThe_Singles_81-85albumCertRef-22] "British album certifications – Depeche Mode – The Singles 81-85". British Phonographic Industry. 18 October 1985. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Singles 81-85 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.