''Counterfeit 2'' (stylized as ''Counterfeit²'') is the first full-length studio album by
Martin L. Gore, the primary songwriter for the band
Depeche Mode
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, and his second release (his first being the ''
Counterfeit EP
''Counterfeit e.p.'' is the first solo recording by Martin L. Gore, the primary songwriter for the band Depeche Mode.
Background
Released in 1989, ''Counterfeit'' is a six-song E.P. of cover songs, hence the name, implying that the songs were ...
'' in 1989).
Released April 28, 2003 in Europe and April 29, 2003 in the US, ''Counterfeit²'' is an album featuring 11 covers of songs that Gore considered influential to his own compositions for Depeche Mode. He recorded this album around the same time as
Dave Gahan recorded his first solo album ''
Paper Monsters
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Background and release
The album was ...
'', after the Exciter Tour ended, and around the same time
Andy Fletcher produced
Client's self-titled debut album.
''Counterfeit²'' is a very synth heavy album compared to Depeche Mode's prior two albums, ''
Exciter'' and ''
Ultra'', and includes a song sung completely in German ("Das Lied vom einsamen Mädchen").
Gore also went on a brief tour consisting of a few concerts in Europe and Los Angeles.
Track listing
CD: Mute / CDSTUMM214 (UK)
Personnel
* Andrew Phillpott – producer
* Paul Freegard – producer
*
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– art direction, sleeve photo
* Jennifer Secord – supplementary photos
*
Peter Gordeno
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Biography
Born as Peter Godenho in Rangoon, Burma, to an Italian American father and Scottish/ Bu ...
– piano on "Lost in the Stars", Fender Rhodes on "Das Lied Von Einsamen Mädchen" and backward solo on "Tiny Girls"
* Martin L. Gore – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, arranger
* Kris Solem – mastering
Singles
"Stardust"
* A single for the track "Stardust" was released two weeks prior to the release of ''Counterfeit²''. It included the B-sides "Life Is Strange" and a video of "Left Hand Luke and the Beggar Boys" (both are two soul songs written by
Marc Bolan from the 1973
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album ''
Tanx
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''), along with various remixes of "Stardust" and "I Cast a Lonesome Shadow".
''Loverman EP²''
* After ''Counterfeit²'', saw the release of ''Loverman EP²'' which included mixes of "Loverman" and "Das Lied vom einsamen Mädchen". There was also a version with a DVD which included footage of Gore's
Milan show on April 30, 2003, and an interview. It was released in November in the UK and was not released in the US.
References
External links
Album information from the official Martin Gore website
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2000s covers albums
2003 debut albums
Mute Records albums
Martin Gore albums