A Broken Frame

A Broken Frame
Studio album by
Depeche Mode
Released27 September 1982 (1982-09-27)
RecordedDecember 1981 – July 1982
StudioBlackwing (London)
GenreSynth-pop
Length40:52
LabelMute
Producer
Depeche Mode chronology
Speak & Spell
(1981) 		A Broken Frame
(1982) 		Construction Time Again
(1983)
Singles from A Broken Frame
  1. "See You"
    Released: 29 January 1982
  2. "The Meaning of Love"
    Released: 26 April 1982
  3. "Leave in Silence"
    Released: 16 August 1982

A Broken Frame is the second studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 27 September 1982 by Mute Records.[1][2] The album was written entirely by Martin Gore and was recorded as a trio after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had left and formed Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet. Alan Wilder was part of a second band tour in the United Kingdom prior to the release of A Broken Frame, but had not officially joined yet and does not appear on the album.

The album reached number eight on the UK Albums Chart and was promoted by the singles "See You", "The Meaning of Love" and "Leave in Silence".

  1. ^ "Depeche frame up" (PDF). Record Mirror. 18 September 1982. p. 8. ISSN 0144-5804 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ "A Broken Frame". DM Archives. Retrieved 27 September 2022.