A Broken Frame

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

A Broken Frame · At the end of 1981 Vince Clarke, the main writer, left the group to form Yazoo. The remaining three, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher and Dave Gahan, carried on at Blackwing Studios with the producer Daniel Miller. Gore wrote the album entirely alone, partly with songs from his teenage years. The first song, See You, reached number six in England. Alan Wilder joined as a touring musician, but did not yet play on the record. The sound is varied: light pop songs such as A Photograph of You and more mature work such as The Sun and the Rainfall. Leave in Silence is darker and more experimental. For the first time the band used samples, such as marching boots in Shouldn't Have Done That.

The album reached number eight in England. Three singles made the top twenty.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Leave in Silence4:49Apple Music ↗
2. 2My Secret Garden4:46Apple Music ↗
3. 3Monument3:14Apple Music ↗
4. 4Nothing to Fear4:16Apple Music ↗
5. 5See You4:35Apple Music ↗
6. 6Satellite4:42Apple Music ↗
7. 7The Meaning of Love3:07Apple Music ↗
8. 8A Photograph of You3:04Apple Music ↗
9. 9Shouldn't Have Done That3:12Apple Music ↗
10. 10The Sun and the Rainfall5:05Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• Depeche Mode