Hourglass (Dave Gahan album)


Hourglass is the second solo album by Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan. It was released by Mute Records on 22 October 2007 in Europe, and received generally favourable reviews. Most critics complimented its electronica sound, while some criticised it for sounding too similar to Depeche Mode.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, that assigns a normalized 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".
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".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dave Gahan, Andrew Phillpott and Christian Eigner.
  1. "Saw Something" – 5:14
  2. "Kingdom" – 4:34
  3. "Deeper and Deeper" – 4:34
  4. "21 Days" – 4:35
  5. "Miracles" – 4:38
  6. "Use You" – 4:48
  7. "Insoluble" – 4:57
  8. "Endless" – 5:47
  9. "A Little Lie" – 4:53
  10. "Down" – 4:34

    Bonus tracks

All bonus tracks appear on the iTunes edition of Hourglass.
  2. "Kingdom" – 5:36
  3. "Use You" – 6:03
  4. "Deeper and Deeper" – 4:43

    DVD

  5. "Hourglass – A Short Film" – 17:52
  6. "Kingdom" – 4:33
  7. "Hourglass – The Studio Sessions" – 20:03
  8. # "Saw Something"
  9. # "Miracles"
  10. # "Kingdom"
  11. # "A Little Lie"
  12. "Endless from Hourglass. The Studio Sessions" – 3:44

    Personnel

The following people contributed to Hourglass:
These are the formats of major album releases of Hourglass.
Release formatCountryLabelCat. no.Release date
Standard CDEuropeMuteCD STUMM 28822 October 2007
Standard CDNorth AmericaVirgin509995087212123 October 2007
Standard CDJapanToshiba, EMITOCP-66717October 2007
Limited CD+DVDEuropeMuteLCD STUMM 28822 October 2007
Limited CD+DVDNorth AmericaVirgin509995087232923 October 2007
Vinyl + Bonus CDEuropeMuteSTUMM 28822 October 2007
Vinyl + Bonus CDNorth AmericaVirgin509995087221323 October 2007

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