A Broken Frame

A Broken Frame is the second studio album by the British group Depeche Mode, released in 1982. The album was written entirely by Martin Gore and recorded after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had left the band to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet. Alan Wilder was part of a second tour in the United Kingdom occurring prior to the release of this album, but he had not officially joined the band yet, and thus, does not appear on the album.

Critical reception and legacy

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Melody Maker	negative^[2]

Melody Maker's noted that, A Broken Frame "- as its name suggests - marks the end of a beautiful dream". Reviewer Steve Sutherland considered that the songs of A Broken Frame "sound like puerile infatuations papering over anonymity" with "weary words". He found that "Shouldn't Have Done That" is the only "ambitious departure" from their previous work.^[2]

Cover

The cover is a photograph, but is intended to resemble a painting. It depicts a woman cutting grain in an East Anglian field, near Duxford in Cambridgeshire. It was taken by Brian Griffin (who had previously done the cover photograph for Speak & Spell and press photos for the band) using a mixture of natural and artificial lighting. Griffin cited as inspirations Russian art, especially the work of Kazimir Malevich, and German romantic art.^[3]^[4] Griffin has displayed on his website a gallery of alternative images from the same shoot.^[5]

It was featured on the cover of Life Magazine's 1990 edition of "World's Best Photographs 1980 - 1990".^[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Martin Gore.

1982 release: Mute / Stumm 9 (UK)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Leave in Silence"	4:51
2.	"My Secret Garden"	4:46
3.	"Monument"	3:15
4.	"Nothing to Fear"	4:18
5.	"See You"	4:34
6.	"Satellite"	4:44
7.	"The Meaning of Love"	3:06
8.	"A Photograph of You"	3:04
9.	"Shouldn't Have Done That"	3:12
10.	"The Sun & the Rainfall"	5:02

1982 release: Sire / 23751 (U.S.)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Leave in Silence"	6:28
2.	"My Secret Garden"	4:46
3.	"Monument"	3:15
4.	"Nothing to Fear"	4:18
5.	"See You"	4:34
6.	"Satellite"	4:44
7.	"The Meaning of Love"	3:06
8.	"Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden"	4:20
9.	"A Photograph of You"	3:04
10.	"Shouldn't Have Done That"	3:12
11.	"The Sun & the Rainfall"	5:02

Some original US CD copies of the album tacked on the intro of "The Sun & the Rainfall" onto the end of "Shouldn't Have Done That", making "The Sun & the Rainfall" 4:54.
All compositions by Martin Gore.
Dave Gahan sings lead vocals on all songs except "Shouldn't Have Done That" which is a duet with Gore. "Nothing to Fear" and "Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden" are instrumental.

2006 re-release

Mute: DM CD 2 (CD/SACD + DVD) / CDX STUMM 9 (CD/SACD)

Disc 1 is a hybrid SACD/CD with a multi-channel SACD layer. The track listing is identical to the 1982 UK release, except "Satellite" which is 4:43 long and contains a slight edit, or error, at the beginning of the track.
Disc 2 is a DVD which includes A Broken Frame in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo plus bonus material.

Bonus Tracks (in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo)
No.	Title	Length
11.	"My Secret Garden" (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, October 25, 1982))	7:28
12.	"See You" (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, October 25, 1982))	4:11
13.	"Satellite" (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, October 25, 1982))	4:28
14.	"Nothing to Fear" (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, October 25, 1982))	4:28
15.	"The Meaning of Love" (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, October 25, 1982))	3:14
16.	"A Photograph of You" (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, October 25, 1982))	3:21

Bonus Tracks (in PCM Stereo)
No.	Title	Length
17.	"Now, This Is Fun"	3:27
18.	"Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)"	4:07
19.	"Excerpt From: My Secret Garden"	3:14

Additional Material:

"Depeche Mode 1982 (The Beginning of Their So-Called Dark Phase)" [27 Minute video]

Vinyl

Selections From A Broken Frame (Vinyl, 12", Promo)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Leave In Silence"	6:28
2.	"A Photograph Of You"	3:04
3.	"My Secret Garden"	4:45
4.	"Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden)"	4:20

All songs were written by Martin Gore.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
German Albums Chart^[7]	56
Swedish Albums Chart^[8]	22
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	8
US Billboard Pop Albums^[10]	177
Chart (2006)	Peak position
French Albums Chart^[11]	194¹

¹Re-release chart position

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Album credits

Depeche Mode

Dave Gahan – lead vocals
Martin Gore – keyboards, backing and lead vocals
Andy Fletcher – keyboards, backing vocals

Production

Produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode
Engineered by John Fryer, Eric Radcliffe
Recorded at Blackwing Studios, London
CDD Pre-Mastering by WCI Record Group
Photography by Brian Griffin
Design: Martyn Atkins
Calligraphy: Ching Ching Lee
Clothes Stylist: Jacqui Frye
Publisher: Mute Records
Distributor: Warner Music (U.S.)
Label: Mute Records (UK) / Sire Records (U.S.)

References

↑ Raggett, Ned. A Broken Frame at AllMusic
1 2 Sutherland, Steve (25 September 1986). A Broken Frame - review. Melody Maker.
↑ Burrows, Tim. "A Broken Frame at 30". The Quietus. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
↑ "Brian Griffin interview". Electricity Club. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
↑ Griffin, Brian. "Album covers: Depeche Mode". Brian Griffin Photography. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
↑ "Featured Album Cover Artist Portfolio – Brian Griffin".
↑ "Suchergebnis". Charts-Surfer.de. Retrieved 24 February 2009. Note: User must define 'neuer suchbegriff' search parameter as "Depeche Mode".
↑ "Discography Depeche Mode". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
↑ "Depeche Mode | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 7 Sep 2013.
↑ "Depeche Mode > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
↑ "Discographie Depeche Mode". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
↑ "British album certifications – Depeche Mode – A Broken Frame". British Phonographic Industry. Enter A Broken Frame in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search

Depeche Mode

Touring members: Christian Eigner
Peter Gordeno

Studio albums

Compilation
albums

Live albums

Video albums

The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg
Some Great Videos
Strange
101
Strange Too
Devotional
The Videos 86–98
One Night in Paris
Touring the Angel: Live in Milan
The Best of Videos Volume 1
Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09
Live in Berlin

Tours

Tribute albums

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Depeche Mode singles discography

Speak & Spell	"Dreaming of Me" (1981 non-album single) "New Life" (1981) "Just Can't Get Enough" (1981)

A Broken Frame	"See You" (1982) "The Meaning of Love" (1982) "Leave in Silence" (1982)

Construction Time Again	"Get the Balance Right!" (1983 non-album single) "Everything Counts" (1983) "Love, in Itself" (1983)

Some Great Reward	"People Are People" (1984) "Master and Servant" (1984) "Blasphemous Rumours" / "Somebody" (1984)

The Singles 81→85	"Shake the Disease" (1985) "It's Called a Heart" (1985)

Black Celebration	"Stripped" / "But Not Tonight" (1986) "A Question of Lust" (1986) "A Question of Time" (1986)

Music for the Masses	"Strangelove" (1987) "Never Let Me Down Again" (1987) "Behind the Wheel" (1987) "Little 15" (1988) "Strangelove '88" (1988)

101	"Everything Counts" (live, 1989)

Violator	"Personal Jesus" (1989) "Enjoy the Silence" (1990) "Policy of Truth" (1990) "World in My Eyes" (1990)

Songs of Faith and Devotion	"I Feel You" (1993) "Walking in My Shoes" (1993) "Condemnation" (1993) "In Your Room" (1994)

Ultra	"Barrel of a Gun" (1997) "It's No Good" (1997) "Home" (1997) "Useless" (1997)

The Singles 86–98	"Only When I Lose Myself" (1998)

Exciter	"Dream On" (2001) "I Feel Loved" (2001) "Freelove" (2001) "Goodnight Lovers" (2002)

Remixes 81–04	" Enjoy the Silence '04" (2004)

Playing the Angel	"Precious" (2005) "A Pain That I'm Used To" (2005) "Suffer Well" (2006) "John the Revelator" / "Lilian" (2006)

The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1	"Martyr" (2006)

Sounds of the Universe	"Wrong" (2009) "Peace" (2009) "Fragile Tension" / "Hole to Feed" (2009)

Remixes 2: 81–11	"Personal Jesus 2011" (2011)

Delta Machine	"Heaven" (2013) "Soothe My Soul" (2013) "Should Be Higher" (2013)

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