Construction Time Again

*Construction Time Again*
Construction Time Again
Studio Album Depeche Mode
Date of issue	August 22, 1983
Recorded by	April - July 1983; Garden Studio, London
Genres	Synty Pop ; industrial ;
Duration	49:43
Producers	Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller
Labels	Mute , Sire , Virgin
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link; Popmatters link; Forces parallèles link;
Timeline Depeche Mode
Singles with Construction Time Again
	" Everything Counts "; Released: July 11, 1983; " Love, in Itself "; Released: September 19, 1983;

“Construction Time Again” (from the English - “Time to Build Again”) is Depeche Mode's third studio album, released in August 1983 .

Content

About the album

Recording took place in the spring and summer of 1983 at the Garden studio in London , and the mixing process took place at the Berlin studio Hansa Mischraum. Construction Time Again is the band’s first album to record with new Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder .

Excerpt from the song “More Than a Party”

In Construction Time Again, significant changes in the Depeche Mode style appeared. The album has a pronounced industrial sound ^[3] , which takes place in the next two studio albums Some Great Reward and Black Celebration . Also, Construction Time Again is distinguished by a deeper lyrical content of the songs ^[3] . Unlike previous records of the group, the compositions of this album reflected social and political themes.

The album is designed by Martin Atkins. The cover author is Brian Griffin. The cover shows Mount Matterhorn . Additional illustrations by Ian Wright.

List of Songs

The words and music of all songs are Martin Gore , except as noted.

No.	Title	Author	Duration
one.	"Love, in Itself"		4:29
2.	"More Than a Party"		4:23
3.	Pipeline		6:15 a.m.
four.	"Everything Counts"		4:19
5.	"Two Minute Warning"	Alan Wilder	4:13
6.	"Shame"		3:50
7.	"The Landscape Is Changing"	Alan Wilder	4:47
8.	Told You So		4:24
9.	"And Then ..."		4:34
10.	“Everything Counts (Reprise)” (hidden track)		1:05

Reprint (2007)

In March 2007, the album was reissued, which in addition to the album included CDs and DVDs with the following contents:

CD

"Get The Balance Right!"
"The Great Outdoors!"
"Work Hard"
Fools
“Get The Balance Right (Combination Mix)”
“Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)”
“Love, In Itself 4 (The Lounge Version)”

DVD

“Depeche Mode 83 (Teenagers, growing up, bad government and all that stuff)” (film about the album creation process)

Chart Positions and Certifications

Charts

Chart (1983)	Higher position
France	16
Germany ^[4]	7
Netherlands	34
Sweden ^[5]	12
Switzerland ^[6]	21
Great Britain ^[7]	6
USA Billboard Pop Albums ^[8]	201

Certifications

A country	Certification	Sales
Germany (BVMI) ^[9]	Gold	250,000+
Great Britain ( BPI ) ^[10]	Gold	100,000+

Record Members

Depeche mode

Dave Gahan - vocals , sampler
Martin Gore - keyboards , guitar , melody in “ Everything Counts ”, backing vocals , music / words, vocals in “Pipeline”
Alan Wilder - keyboards, sampler, piano in “ Love, In Itself ”, programming , backing vocals, music / words, drum machine
Andrew Fletcher - keyboards, backing vocals

Technical staff

Producers: Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode
Engineer: Gareth Jones
Photo: Brian Griffin
Design: Martin Atkins
Illustrations: Ian Wright

Notes

↑ Abebe, Nitsuh Depeche Mode: Speak & Spell / Music for the Masses / Violator Album Review (neopr.) . Pitchfork (July 20, 2006). Date of treatment December 27, 2017.
↑ Reed, Alexander S. Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. - Oxford University Press, 5 June 2013. - P. 231. - ISBN 9780199832606 .
↑ ¹ ² Thompson, Dave The Landscape Is Changing (Neopr.) 78–83. Q Magazine (January 14, 2005 ( 2005-01-14 ) ). Date of treatment September 29, 2011 ( 2011-09-29 ) . Archived July 24, 2011.
↑ Suchergebnis . Charts-Surfer.de. Retrieved February 24, 2009. Note: User must define 'neuer suchbegriff' search parameter as "Depeche Mode".
↑ “Discography Depeche Mode” . SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
↑ “Discography Depeche Mode” . SwissCharts.com. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
↑ Chart Stats: Depeche Mode . ChartStats.com. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
↑ [ Construction Time Again (All) on AllMusic 's Depeche Mode> Charts & Awards> Billboard Albums]]. Allmusic . Retrieved February 24, 2009.
↑ Gold- / Platin-Datenbank (Depeche Mode; 'Construction Time Again') (link not available)
↑ British album certifications - Depeche Mode - Construction Time Again

Links

Construction Time Again on the official Depeche Mode website
Construction Time Again on Discogs
Construction Time Again at Allmusic

[1] Abebe, Nitsuh Depeche Mode: Speak & Spell / Music for the Masses / Violator Album Review (neopr.) . Pitchfork (July 20, 2006). Date of treatment December 27, 2017.

[2] Reed, Alexander S. Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. - Oxford University Press, 5 June 2013. - P. 231. - ISBN 9780199832606 .

[qmag-3] ¹ ² Thompson, Dave The Landscape Is Changing (Neopr.) 78–83. Q Magazine (January 14, 2005 ( 2005-01-14 ) ). Date of treatment September 29, 2011 ( 2011-09-29 ) . Archived July 24, 2011.

[germany-4] Suchergebnis . Charts-Surfer.de. Retrieved February 24, 2009. Note: User must define 'neuer suchbegriff' search parameter as "Depeche Mode".

[sweden-5] “Discography Depeche Mode” . SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[swiss-6] “Discography Depeche Mode” . SwissCharts.com. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[ukcharts-7] Chart Stats: Depeche Mode . ChartStats.com. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[autogenerated1-8] [ Construction Time Again (All) on AllMusic 's Depeche Mode> Charts & Awards> Billboard Albums]]. Allmusic . Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[9] Gold- / Platin-Datenbank (Depeche Mode; 'Construction Time Again') (link not available)

[10] British album certifications - Depeche Mode - Construction Time Again