Track Listing

1. Stripped
2. Question Of Lust
3. Question Of Time
4. Strangelove
5. Never Let Me Down Again
6. Behind The Wheel
7. Personal Jesus
8. Enjoy The Silence
9. Policy Of Truth
10. World In My Eyes
11. I Feel You
12. Walking In My Shoes
13. Condemnation
14. In Your Room
15. It's No Good
16. Barrel Of A Gun
17. Home
18. Useless
19. Only When I Loose Myself
20. Little 15
21. Everything Counts

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3479 in Music
• Released on: 1998-09-28
• Number of discs: 2

Amazon.co.uk Review
Singles 1986-1998 is a worthwhile purchase for casual admirers and completists alike. The two-disc set contains revamped versions of the major singles from 1986 to 1998 and a version of "Little 15" that was first released only in France. The set's "grand finale" is the live recording of "Everything Counts", from the 101 album. Although the original studio version of the "Everything Counts" single appeared on 1984's People Are People, DM fudged the chronology to justify including this astounding live recording on the album. The live recording highlights the worshipful crowd applauding, cheering, and chant-singing "The grabbing hands / Grab all they can / Everything counts in large amounts" long after the song has ended.--Beth Bessmer

Customer Reviews

Defined the 'electronic' generation.. "Enjoy The Silence" was one of those songs...
I can remember the first time I heard Enjoy The Silence years back, and loving that amazing electronic ryhthm, and the video that went with it (it was a bit odd, but simple) and ever since electric music has been in me. Most of Depeche Modes most popular songs are here, from the emotionally uplifting 'Everyhting Counts' live from there 101 concert, to 'Never Let Me Down'. The album has a mix of more wintery, darker tunes than uplifting ones (as on their 1st singles album) but I enjoy listening to this album during the winter, it seems to fit nicley somehow. I would reccomend getting the video version of this album too, which has the song videos included - a much better way of listening/looking at the songs.
Cd1 is better in my opinion, as the earlier years of Dep. Modes career where alot better. Cd 2 unfortunately looks at the drug influenced part of their career - a bad time for them, so it goes alot more rocky and darker. But towards the end of cd2, things pick up with the amazing 'Lose Myself', and topped off nicely with every fans favourite 'Everything counts'.
A great album with some real emotional, yet energetic songs that take you back to the 80's. Dep. Mode did release some other good albums, they said "Black Celebration" was their 'finest', but I disagree. There most vivid, memorable songs between 1986-1998 are here.

Masterpiece
I've Been a Depeche Mode Fan Since "A Question Of Time" in 1987,
Depeche Mode As Far As they were Massive in 80's,they Could be
Huge in this Decade along with: Madonna,U2,Duran Duran,A-ha,Prince & Kate Bush,this Compilation Containing all the Singles in their 2nd Golden Years 1986-1998 Including Unreleased Song "Only When I Lose Myself" & "Everything Counts"
as Live,Neither "Violator" Nor "People Are People" Better than
this Masterpieces "Singles 1981-1985","Singles 1986-1998".

you know more than you think you know
its 1987, and a 13 year old manchild is looking for a band to call his favourite. he's heard some other dm stuff and been impressed and intrigued - not by 'just can't get enough', but that's another story. he's listening to the top 40 one day (relax, grew outta THAT habit) and hear's a track called 'never let me down again'. pause, transfixed. despite the fact that he's only just started taking an interest in music (beyong casual watching of totp) and technically speaking everything is new (except for that godamnawful s.a.w. stuff), its safe to say he's never heard anything like this before in his life. saves up his pennies (bloody nostalgia) and buys black celebration/ music for the masses the following year.

its actually great seeing how a band developes, being there for the releases rather than playing catchup (as happened with me and the smiths for instance) and i don't hold with the view that this compilation represents a dip in quality next to 81/85 (though it has its moments), merely a progression

and what a progression! violator is most people's (myself included) favourite dm album but the singles are usually spot-on in their representation of the album, most noteable during the 'rawk' and gospel phases of sofad. special mentions for 'little 15' which took a while to grow on me but i now regard as one of their strongest tracks lyrically, 'policy of truth' and 'world in my eyes' for being fantastic singles from a superb album ('wime's chart position was very disappointing) and i guess we should be glad for 3 very strong singles from a poor album ('ultra' - was never fussed on 'home') since it was a miracle it was ever recorded at all

a few minor points. only gets 4 stars because some fool thought it was a good idea to include a dire remix of 'behind the wheel'
exiter was a damned good album although mr wilder's absence is felt. whether there's any more dm albums will depend one suspects on if dave just wants to go solo; maybe dm need him more than he needs dm.