Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)

Studio album by Gary Numan

Released

9 October 2013

Recorded

Wealden, East Sussex; Long Eaton, Derbyshire; Los Angeles, California

Genre

Industrial rock, gothic rock, dark wave

Length

52:06

Label

Mortal, Cooking Vinyl

Producer

Ade Fenton

Gary Numan chronology

Dead Son Rising
(2011)

Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)
(2013)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Consequence of Sound	^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
Mojo	^[5]
musicOMH	^[6]
NME	6/10^[7]
Q	^[8]
Record Collector	^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]
Uncut	7/10^[11]

Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) is the twentieth studio album by English musician Gary Numan, released on 9 October 2013 by Mortal Records and Cooking Vinyl. The album debuted at number twenty on the UK Albums Chart on sales of 6,187 copies, becoming Numan's highest-charting album since 1983's Warriors.^[12]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Gary Numan.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Am Dust"	4:08
2.	"Here in the Black"	4:56
3.	"Everything Comes Down to This"	4:39
4.	"The Calling"	4:33
5.	"Splinter"	5:26
6.	"Lost"	4:42
7.	"Love Hurt Bleed"	4:52
8.	"A Shadow Falls on Me"	3:07
9.	"Where I Can Never Be"	3:46
10.	"We're the Unforgiven"	5:22
11.	"Who Are You"	3:45
12.	"My Last Day"	5:30

Japanese edition bonus track^[13]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Dark in Me"	4:52

Deluxe edition bonus disc^[14]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Am Dust" (Original Demo)	4:20
2.	"Here in the Black" (Original Demo)	6:16
3.	"The Calling" (Original Demo)	4:26
4.	"We're the Unforgiven" (Original Demo)	5:29
5.	"I Am Dust" (Roman Remains Remix)	4:21
6.	"Love Hurt Bleed" (Tweaker Remix)	5:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind).^[15]

Gary Numan – vocals, keyboards
Nathan Boddy – mixing
Matt Colton – mastering
Ade Fenton – keyboards, mixing, production, programming
Robin Finck – guitar (1, 6, 9, 10)
Doc – keyboards (1, 6, 9, 10)
Steve Malins – art direction
Steve Harris – guitar (1, 7, 8, 10)
LaRoache Brothers – photography
Tim Muddiman – guitar (2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12); bass (2, 3, 7, 8)

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Scottish Albums Chart^[16]	24
UK Albums Chart^[17]	20
UK Indie Albums Chart^[18]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan^[13]	9 October 2013	Cooking Vinyl, Beat Records
Germany^[19]	11 October 2013	Cooking Vinyl
United Kingdom^[20]	14 October 2013	Mortal Records, Cooking Vinyl
United States^[21]	15 October 2013	Machine Music USA, Inc.
Australia^[22]	25 October 2013	Cooking Vinyl

References

↑ Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) at Metacritic Retrieved 2013-10-15.
↑ AllMusic review
↑ Comaratta, Len (Oct 21, 2013). "Album Review: Gary Numan - Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Oct 21, 2013.
↑ The Guardian review Maddy Costa, 2013-10-10
↑ Mojo review Andy Cowan, November 2013, p.86
↑ MusicOMH.com review
↑ NME review
↑ Q November 2013, p.113
↑ Record Collector review Ian Shirley, November 2013
↑ Hermes, Will (4 November 2013). "Gary Numan 'Splinter Songs From a Broken Mind' Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ Uncut November 2013, p.75
↑ Jones, Alan (21 October 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: John Newman sells 29k to hit No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
1 2 "Gary Numan – Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Beatink. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ "Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) [Deluxe Edition, Double CD, Extra tracks]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) (CD liner notes). Gary Numan. Mortal Records. 2013. MORTALCD15.
↑ "2013 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ "2013 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ "2013 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ "Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ "Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ "Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ "Splinter (Songs Form A Broken Mind) – Numan, Gary". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 5 November 2013.

Gary Numan

Albums with Tubeway Army	Tubeway Army Replicas The Plan

Studio albums	The Pleasure Principle Telekon Dance I, Assassin Warriors Berserker The Fury Strange Charm Metal Rhythm Outland Machine + Soul Sacrifice Exile Pure Jagged Dead Son Rising Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)

Collaborations	Automatic (with Bill Sharpe) Human (with Michael R. Smith) Nicholson / Numan 1987-1994 (with Hugh Nicholson)

Live albums	Living Ornaments '79 Living Ornaments '80 Living Ornaments '79 and '80 White Noise Ghost The Skin Mechanic Dream Corrosion Dark Light Living Ornaments '81 The Radio One Recordings Scarred Live at Shepherds Bush Empire Hope Bleeds Fragment 1/04 Fragment 2/04 The Complete John Peel Sessions Jagged Live Engineers Telekon - Live Replicas Live The Pleasure Principle Live Big Noise Transmission

Soundtracks	The Radial Pair: Video Soundtrack

Compilations	Exhibition Isolate The Best Of Gary Numan 1978-1983 The Premier Hits Techno Army featuring Gary Numan Random (02) The Mix New Dreams For Old Exposure Hybrid Resonator (Pioneer of Sound) Jagged Edge Dead Moon Falling New Man Numan

Related articles	Discography Paul Gardiner Dramatis

Singles with Tubeway Army	"That's Too Bad" "Bombers" "Down in the Park" "Are 'Friends' Electric?"

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