A Broken Frame
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| Released | 27 September 1982 | |||
| Recorded | December 1981 – July 1982 | |||
| Studio | Blackwing (London) | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 40:52 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
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A Broken Frame is the second studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 27 September 1982 by Mute Records. 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, initially hired as a tour musician, does not appear on A Broken Frame, but was officially acknowledged as a band member the month after the album's release.
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", all three of which reached the top 20 of the UK singles charts.