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}} ''Playing the Angel'' is the eleventh studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2005 by Mute Records and in the United States and Canada on 18 October by Sire Records and Reprise Records. It was supported by the Touring the Angel tour. ==Overview== ''Playing the Angel'' is Depeche Mode's first album to feature Dave Gahan as co-writer.〔Quan, Denise. ("A Sobering Interview with Depeche Mode" ). CNN.com. 13 May 2009.〕 He wrote the lyrics to "Suffer Well", "I Want It All" and "Nothing's Impossible", while Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott wrote the music. Gahan is the lead singer on all songs except for the instrumental "Introspectre", and Martin Gore-sung tracks "Macro" and "Damaged People". Gahan also sings backing vocals on "Macro", which was the first time he had sung backing on one of Gore's songs since ''Violator''s "Sweetest Perfection". The title ''Playing the Angel'' is taken from a lyric in the closing song "The Darkest Star". It is the fourth Depeche Mode album to get its name from a lyric in its album, the other three being ''Construction Time Again'', ''Some Great Reward'' and ''Black Celebration''. The album has been called a more organic record for using more analogue synths than digital ones. In addition, most of the soundscapes presented are harsher and groovier than the more mellow ''Exciter''. In mid-July 2005, the unfinished video for "Precious" was leaked online. It is believed to have been leaked through the website of the production team that helped make the video. Tracks recorded during the ''Playing the Angel'' sessions that did not make the album include "Martyr", which was originally planned to be the lead single but was eventually deemed too poppy for the album and saved for ''The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1''. Other songs include "Free", which ended up on the "Precious" single and the Japanese version of ''Playing the Angel''. The album was released as a Copy Controlled CD and a deluxe SACD/DVD version (CD/DVD version in the United States) which includes the album on hybrid multi-channel SACD as the main disc and a bonus DVD featuring an exclusive studio performance of "Clean" (from ''Violator''), the video for "Precious", a photo gallery and a 5.1 mix of the album. There is also a documentary on the making of the album. All ten of the earlier Depeche Mode albums were re-released in similar format to ''Playing the Angel'', a CD/SACD hybrid (in the US simply a remastered CD) with a DVD featuring a 5.1 mix of each album and a documentary, though ''Playing the Angels documentary is far less extensive and also shorter than the classic ones. Tha album was also released on vinyl as double LP housed in gatefold sleeve. The iTunes deluxe edition of the album has several bonuses, including another "bare" version of a ''Violator'' track, "Waiting for the Night", and the music video for "Precious". People who placed the album on pre-order were eligible to participate in a ticket pre-sale for most Touring the Angel concerts, the first time such an offer was made by iTunes and Ticketmaster. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Playing the Angel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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