Construction Time Again

Construction Time Again is the title of the third studio album by British group Depeche Mode. It was released on Mute records on 22 August 1983. It was the group's second album since the departure of Vince Clarke and the first to feature Alan Wilder as full band member. The album was recorded at John Foxx's The Garden studios in London and mixed at Hansa Mischraum in Berlin (then West Berlin). It was produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode, with engineer Gareth Jones credited as 'Tonmeister'.

Of the nine tracks on the album, seven were written by Martin L. Gore, while The Landscape Is Changing and Two Minute Warning which were written by Wilder.

The release of Construction Time Again was preceded by the single Everything Counts, which reached no.6 in the UK, while the album itself also reached no.6 in the UK chart, staying in the Top 40 for 10 weeks. A second single Love, In Itself was also lifted from the album reaching no.21 in the UK.

The single Get The Balance Right!, released in January 1983 did not feature on the original album.

Personnel

 * Andrew Fletcher
 * David Gahan
 * Martin Gore
 * Alan Wilder

Standard issues
Side One Side Two 10. Everything Counts (reprise)*
 * original LP/cassette Mute STUMM 13 / C STUMM 13 (timings unspecified)
 * 1) Love, In Itself
 * 2) More Than a Party
 * 3) Pipeline
 * 4) Everything Counts
 * 1) Two Minute Warning
 * 2) Shame
 * 3) The Landscape is Changing
 * 4) Told You So
 * 5) And Then..
 * CD release, 1984 and later, tracklisting as above (with timings usually specified) plus

* this short track appears but is not listed on vinyl releases. On some CD releases it is listed as 'Everything Counts'.

CD+DVD Collectors edition (2007)

 * SACD with remastered audio tracks (10 tracks)
 * DVD with:
 * A Short Film - Depeche Mode: 1983 (Teenagers Growing Up, Bad Government, And All That Stuff)
 * Construction Time Again In 5.1 And Stereo (10 tracks)
 * Additional Tracks: Get the Balance Right! (7" version) / The Great Outdoors! (7" version) / Work Hard (7" version) / Fools (7" version) / Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix) / Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) / Love, In Itself.4.

Singles

 * Everything Counts

Rel. 11 July 1983, UK chart peak: 6, 16 August 1983
 * 7 BONG 3
 * A. Everything Counts (3:56)
 * B. Work Hard (4:22)


 * 12 BONG 3
 * A. Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) (7:19)
 * B. Work Hard (East End Remix) (6:59)


 * L12 BONG 3
 * A. Everything Counts (Original 7 Inch Mix)
 * B1. New Life (live)
 * B2. Boys Say Go! (live)
 * B3. Nothing To Fear (live)
 * B4. The Meaning of Love (live)


 * Love, In Itself

Rel. 19 September 1983, UK chart peak: 21, 18 October 1983
 * 7 BONG 4
 * 1. Love In Itself • 2 (4:00)
 * 2. Fools (4:14)


 * 12 BONG 4
 * A1. Love In Itself • 3 (7:15)
 * B1. Fools (Bigger) (7:38)
 * B2. Love In Itself • 4 (4:36)

All live tacks recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, 25 October 1982
 * L12 BONG 4
 * A1. Love In Itself • 2 (Original 7 Inch Mix)
 * B1. Just Can't Get Enough (live)
 * B2. A Photograph Of You (live)
 * B3. Shout (live)
 * B4. Photographic (live)

See also Get The Balance Right!