''Counterfeit 2'' (stylized as ''Counterfeit²'') is the first full-length studio album by Martin L. Gore, the primary songwriter for the band

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, and his second release (his first being the ''

Counterfeit EP ''Counterfeit EP'' 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 EP of cover songs, hence the name, implying that the songs were not ...

'' 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

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recorded his first solo album '' Paper Monsters'', after the Exciter Tour ended, and around the same time

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produced

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's self-titled debut album. ''Counterfeit²'' is a very synth heavy album compared to Depeche Mode's prior two albums, '' Exciter'' and ''

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'', 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 *

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– 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

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from the 1973 T. Rex album ''

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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

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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
{{Authority control 2000s covers albums 2003 debut albums Mute Records albums Martin Gore albums