- synth-pop, electronic, alternative dance, rock
- 47 min
- 9 tracks
- Sire Records
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.
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Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender5/5 ★
- Christgau's Consumer GuideC−
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- Mojo5/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.9/10
- Q5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4.5/5 ★
- Spin4/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1World in My Eyes4:26
- 2Sweetest Perfection4:44
- 3Personal Jesus4:56
- 4Halo4:30
- 5Waiting for the Night6:07
- 6Enjoy the Silence / Interlude #2: Crucified6:13
- 7Policy of Truth4:55
- 8Blue Dress / Interlude #35:42
- 9Clean5:29
9 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Depeche Mode
- Label
- Sire Records
- Released
- 1990
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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