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.[12]

Hourglass
Studio album by
Dave Gahan
Released22 October 2007 (2007-10-22)
RecordedSpring 2007
GenreIndustrial rock, alternative rock, synthpop
Length48:38
LabelMute – STUMM 288
Virgin – 50872
ProducerDave Gahan, Andrew Phillpott, Christian Eigner
Dave Gahan chronology
Paper Monsters
(2003)		 Hourglass
(2007)		 The Light the Dead See
(2012)
Singles from Hourglass
  1. "Kingdom"
    Released: 8 October 2007
  2. "Saw Something / Deeper and Deeper"
    Released: 14 January 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Club(B-)[3]
BBC(Positive)[4]
CDNOW[5]
The Guardian[6]
Now Magazine[7]
Pitchfork Media(5.7/10)[8]
PopMatters[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut[11]

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".[13]

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.

  1. "Kingdom" (Digitalism Remix) – 5:36
  2. "Use You" (K10K Remix) – 6:03
  3. "Deeper and Deeper" (SHRUBBN!! Dub) – 4:43

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:[14]

  • 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[15] Europe Mute CD STUMM 288 22 October 2007
Standard CD[15] North America Virgin 5099950872121 23 October 2007
Standard CD[16] Japan Toshiba, EMI TOCP-66717 October 2007
Limited CD+DVD[15] Europe Mute LCD STUMM 288 22 October 2007
Limited CD+DVD[15] North America Virgin 5099950872329 23 October 2007
Vinyl + Bonus CD[15] Europe Mute STUMM 288 22 October 2007
Vinyl + Bonus CD[15] North America Virgin 5099950872213 23 October 2007

Charts and certifications

Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position[17]
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[18] 7
Swiss Albums Chart 5
UK Albums Chart 50
US Billboard 200 120
US Top Electronic Albums 1

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[19] Gold 10,000*
Russia (NFPF)[20] Gold 10,000*
United States — 8,000[21]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "HOURGLASS by Dave Gahan". Metacritic CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. Jeffries, David. Hourglass at AllMusic
  3. Hawthorne, Marc (30 October 2007). "Hourglass Music review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. Spicer, Al (19 October 2007). "Welcome back to Dave's deliciously dark world... Hourglass review". BBC. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  5. CDNOW review
  6. Sullivan, Caroline (19 October 2007). "Dave Gahan, Hourglass Rock CD review". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  7. Bolen, Benjamin (8 November 2007). "David Gahan Album review". Now Magazine. 27 (10). Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  8. Abebe, Mitsuh (25 October 2007). "Dave Gahan: Hourglass Album review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  9. O'Neil, Tim (6 November 2007). "Dave Gahan: Hourglass review". Pop Matters. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  10. Rolling Stone review Archived 14 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Uncut review Archived 5 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Dave Gahan: Hourglass (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
  13. Hogwood, Ben (22 October 2007). "Dave Gahan – Hourglass (Mute, including the single Kingdom)". musicOMH. musicomh.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  14. "Hourglass > Credits. Allmusic. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
  15. "Releases" Archived 18 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. DaveGahan.com. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
  16. "Dave Gahan 'Hourglass' Japanese CD album (TOCP-66717)". Eil.com. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
  17. "Hourglass World Charts". aCharts.us. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  18. OLiS – Polish Albums Chart
  19. "Polish album certifications – Dave Gahan – Hourglass" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  20. "Russian album certifications – Dave Gahan – Hourglass" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  21. "Ask Billboard". Billboard. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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