Hourglass (Dave Gahan album)
Hourglass | ||||
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Released | 17 October 2007 | |||
Recorded | Spring 2007 | |||
Studio | 11th Floor (New York City) | |||
Length | 48:38 | |||
Label | Mute | |||
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Singles from Hourglass | ||||
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Hourglass is the second solo studio album by Depeche Mode lead singer Dave Gahan, released on 17 October 2007 by Mute Records. It received generally favourable reviews; most critics complimented its electronica sound, while some criticised it for sounding too similar to Depeche Mode.[1]
Critical reception[]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 64/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The A.V. Club | B−[4] |
BBC | Positive[5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
Now | 2/5[7] |
Pitchfork | 5.7/10[8] |
PopMatters | 6/10[9] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
Uncut | [11] |
At Metacritic, that assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 18 critical reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Ben Hogwood of musicOMH wrote "... Gahan, it seems, is progressing into a well-rounded, mature songwriter who plays to all his strengths, and in particular the cracked voice, and its ability to move from a confidential whisper to a rabble rousing bellow. These songs show him in a newly redemptive prime, and will satisfy both short and long term devotees".[12]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott.
- "Saw Something" – 5:14
- "Kingdom" – 4:34
- "Deeper and Deeper" – 4:34
- "21 Days" – 4:35
- "Miracles" – 4:38
- "Use You" – 4:48
- "Insoluble" – 4:57
- "Endless" – 5:47
- "A Little Lie" – 4:53
- "Down" – 4:34
Bonus tracks[]
All bonus tracks appear on the iTunes edition of Hourglass.
- "Kingdom" (Digitalism Remix) – 5:36
- "Use You" (K10K Remix) – 6:03
- "Deeper and Deeper" (SHRUBBN!! Dub) – 4:43
DVD[]
- "Hourglass – A Short Film" – 17:52
- "Kingdom" (promotional video) – 4:33
- "Hourglass – The Studio Sessions" – 20:03
- "Saw Something"
- "Miracles"
- "Kingdom"
- "A Little Lie"
- "Endless from Hourglass. The Studio Sessions" – 3:44
Personnel[]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Hourglass.[13]
Musicians[]
- Dave Gahan – vocals
- John Frusciante – guitar solo (track 1)
- Graham Finn – bass (track 2); guitar (track 4)
- Tony Hoffer – guitar (track 9)
- Niko Stoessl – additional guitar (tracks 2, 6); backing vocals (track 6)
- Kevin Murphy – cello on "Saw Something" (track 1)
- Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals (track 10)
- Karl Ritter – Dobro (track 10)
Technical[]
- Dave Gahan – production
- Christian Eigner – production
- Andrew Phillpott – production
- Tony Hoffer – mixing[a] (all tracks); engineering (track 9)
- Andy Marcinkowski – mixing assistance (all tracks); engineering (track 9)
- Ryan Hewitt – recording (track 1)
- Niko Stoessl – additional editing (tracks 2, 6)
- Kurt Uenala (K10K) – additional editing, additional engineering
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering[b]
Artwork[]
- Dave Gahan – design
- Tom Hingston Studio – design
- Anton Corbijn – photography, Hourglass logo design
Charts[]
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] | 15 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 50 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] | 6 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[17] | 9 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] | 16 |
French Albums (SNEP)[19] | 18 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] | 2 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[21] | 11 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] | 73 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] | 8 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[24] | 7 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] | 85 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] | 18 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] | 24 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] | 5 |
UK Albums (OCC)[29] | 50 |
US Billboard 200[30] | 120 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[31] | 1 |
Certifications and sales[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Poland (ZPAV)[32] | Gold | 10,000* |
Russia (NFPF)[33] | Gold | 10,000* |
United States | — | 8,000[34] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history[]
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Cat. no. | Ref. |
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Japan | 17 October 2007 | CD | Standard | Toshiba EMI | TOCP-66717 | [35] |
Europe | 22 October 2007 | Mute | CDSTUMM288 | [36] | ||
LP + CD | STUMM288 | |||||
CD + DVD | Limited | LCDSTUMM288 | ||||
North America | 23 October 2007 | CD | Standard | Virgin | 5099950872121 | |
LP + CD | 5099950872213 | |||||
CD + DVD | Limited | 5099950872329 |
Notes[]
- ^ Mixed at Chung King Studios (New York City)
- ^ Mastered at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
References[]
- ^ "Dave Gahan: Hourglass (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Hourglass by Dave Gahan". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Jeffries, David. Hourglass at AllMusic
- ^ Hawthorne, Marc (30 October 2007). "Hourglass Music review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Spicer, Al (19 October 2007). "Welcome back to Dave's deliciously dark world... Hourglass review". BBC. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (19 October 2007). "Dave Gahan, Hourglass Rock CD review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Bolen, Benjamin (8 November 2007). "David Gahan Album review". Now. 27 (10). Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Abebe, Mitsuh (25 October 2007). "Dave Gahan: Hourglass Album review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ O'Neil, Tim (6 November 2007). "Dave Gahan: Hourglass review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Rolling Stone review Archived 14 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Uncut review Archived 5 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hogwood, Ben (22 October 2007). "Dave Gahan – Hourglass (Mute, including the single Kingdom)". musicOMH. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Hourglass (liner notes). Dave Gahan. Mute Records. 1998. CDSTUMM288.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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- ^ "Ultratop.be – Dave Gahan – Hourglass" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 200744 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Dave Gahan – Hourglass". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2007. 43. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Dave Gahan". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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- ^ "Dave Gahan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Dave Gahan Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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- ^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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