Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Elektronska muzika, Pop, Rok
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Studio album by Depeche Mode
Released 19 March 1990[1]
Recorded May–September 1989[2]
Studios
Logic (Milan)
Puk (Gjerlev, Denmark)
The Church (London)
Genres
Synth-popelectropopalternative rockdancegothic rock
Length 47:02
Label Mute
Producers
Depeche ModeFlood
Depeche Mode chronology
101
(1989) Violator
(1990) Songs of Faith and Devotion
(1993)

Violator is the seventh studio album by the English electronic band Depeche Mode, released on 19 March 1990 by Mute Records internationally and by Sire and Reprise Records in the United States. It was produced by the band and Mark Ellis, professionally known as Flood. Tracks for the album were recorded in Milan, Gjerlev, and London, where the album was mixed by François Kevorkian.

Accompanied by the singles `Personal Jesus`, `Enjoy the Silence`, `Policy of Truth` and `World in My Eyes`, the album propelled the band into international stardom. Violator reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and became the band`s first album to chart inside the top 10 of the Billboard 200, peaking at number seven. The album was supported by the World Violation Tour.

As of 2006, the album was estimated to have sold over 7.5 million copies worldwide, making it Depeche Mode`s best-selling album. Many previous producers, engineers and staff who have worked with Depeche Mode over the years have named Violator as their favorite Depeche Mode record. It has been included on several lists of the greatest albums of the 1990s, and of all time.

Background
Depeche Mode supported their previous album, Music for the Masses (1987),[3] with the Music for the Masses Tour, which ran from late 1987 through mid-1988, and was documented on the live album 101, released in March 1989.[4] Both Music for the Masses and 101 were successful and regarded as instrumental in propelling Depeche Mode into mainstream success in the United States, which up until that point had eluded them.[5]

Music for the Masses had marked a turning point in both the band`s sound and visual identity, with band member Alan Wilder`s production influencing the music[6] and Anton Corbijn`s involvement in most of the accompanying music videos and promotional materials.[7]

During a break after the Music for the Masses Tour had completed, band members Wilder and Martin Gore pursued their own solo projects, with Wilder releasing his Recoil project`s album Hydrology (1988), and Gore releasing his debut solo recording, Counterfeit EP (1989).[8]

All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore. All lead vocals by Dave Gahan, except where noted.

Side one
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. `World in My Eyes` 4:26
2. `Sweetest Perfection` Gore 4:43
3. `Personal Jesus` ([note 1]) 4:56
4. `Halo` 4:30
5. `Waiting for the Night`
GahanGore
6:07
Side two
No. Title Lead vocals Length
6. `Enjoy the Silence` (includes hidden track[note 2]) 6:12
7. `Policy of Truth` 4:55
8. `Blue Dress` (includes hidden track[note 3]) Gore 5:41
9. `Clean` 5:32
Total length: 47:02

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Violator.[112]

Depeche Mode
Alan Wilder
David Gahan
Andrew Fletcher
Martin Gore
Technical
Depeche Mode – production
Flood – production (all tracks); mixing (`Enjoy the Silence`)
François Kevorkian – mixing (all tracks except `Enjoy the Silence`)
Daniel Miller – mixing (`Enjoy the Silence`)
Pino Pischetola – engineering
Peter Iversen – engineering
Steve Lyon – engineering
Goh Hotoda – engineering
Alan Gregorie – engineering
Dennis Mitchell – engineering
Phil Legg – engineering
Daryl Bamonte – engineering assistance
Dick Meaney – engineering assistance
David Browne – engineering assistance
Mark Flannery – engineering assistance
Artwork
Anton Corbijn – sleeve
Area – sleeve