Hourglass (Dave Gahan album)

Hourglass
Studio album by Dave Gahan
Released	October 22, 2007 (2007-10-22)
Recorded	Spring 2007 at 11th Floor Studios, New York City
Genre	Industrial rock, alternative rock
Length	48:38
Label	Mute - STUMM 288 Virgin - 50872
Producer	Dave Gahan, Andrew Phillpott, Christian Eigner
Dave Gahan chronology
Paper Monsters (2003) Hourglass (2007)
Singles from Hourglass
"Kingdom" Released: October 8, 2007 "Saw Something / Deeper and Deeper" Released: January 14, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The A.V. Club	(B-)
BBC	(Positive)
Billboard	(favorable)
CDNOW
The Guardian
Now Magazine
Pitchfork Media
PopMatters
Rolling Stone
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Hourglass is the second solo album by Depeche Mode's singer Dave Gahan. It was released by Mute Records on October 22, 2007 in Europe, and received generally favorable reviews. Most critics complimented its electronica sound, while some criticized it for sounding too similar to Depeche Mode.

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.

11. "Kingdom" (Digitalism Remix) – 5:36
12. "Deeper and Deeper" (SHRUBBN!! Dub) – 4:43
13. "Use You" (K10K Remix) – 6:03

DVD

1. "Hourglass - A Short Film" – 17:52
2. "Kingdom" (promotional video) – 4:33
3. "Hourglass - The Studio Sessions" – 20:03
   1. "Saw Something"
   2. "Miracles"
   3. "Kingdom"
   4. "A Little Lie"
4. "Endless from Hourglass. The Studio Sessions" – 3:44

Personnel

The following people contributed to Hourglass:

• Dave Gahan
• Andrew Phillpott
• Christian Eigner
• Tony Hoffer – guitar on "A Little Lie", engineering, mixing
• John Frusciante – guitar on "Saw Something"
• Graham Finn – bass on "Kingdom", guitar on "21 days"
• Niko Stoessl – additional guitar and editing on "Kingdom" and "Use You", backing vocals on "Use You"
• Kevin Murphy – cello on "Saw Something"
• Karl Ritter – dobro on "Down"
• Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals on "Down"
• Kurt Uenala – engineering, editing
• Ryan Hewitt, Andy Marcinkowski – engineering
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Anton Corbijn – photography, logo design

Formats

These are the formats of major album releases of Hourglass.

Release format	Country	Label(s)	Cat. no.	Release date
Standard CD	Europe	Mute	CD STUMM 288	October 22, 2007
Standard CD	North America	Virgin	5099950872121	October 23, 2007
Standard CD	Japan	Toshiba, EMI	TOCP-66717	October 2007
Limited CD+DVD	Europe	Mute	LCD STUMM 288	October 22, 2007
Limited CD+DVD	North America	Virgin	5099950872329	October 23, 2007
Vinyl + Bonus CD	Europe	Mute	STUMM 288	October 22, 2007
Vinyl + Bonus CD	North America	Virgin	5099950872213	October 23, 2007

Charts and Certifications

Charts (2007)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart	80
French Albums Chart	18
German Albums Chart	2
Greek Albums Chart	12
Irish Albums Chart	73
Italian Albums Chart	8
Polish Albums Chart	7
Swiss Albums Chart	5
UK Albums Chart	50
U.S. Billboard 200	120
U.S. Top Electronic Albums	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Poland (ZPAV)	Gold	10,000*
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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External links

• www.davegahan.com – official website
• The Second Supper Review of Hourglass