Imposter (album)

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Imposter
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Studio album by
Dave Gahan and Soulsavers
Released12 November 2021
RecordedNovember 2019
Studio Shangri-La (Malibu, California)
Genre Pop rock [1]
Length46:42
Label Columbia
Producer
Dave Gahan and Soulsavers chronology
Angels & Ghosts
(2015)		Imposter
(2021)
Dave Gahan chronology
Angels & Ghosts
(2015)		Imposter
(2021)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."The Dark End of the Street"
 James Carr 2:35
2."Strange Religion" Mark Lanegan Mark Lanegan3:53
3."Lilac Wine" James Shelton Eartha Kitt 4:14
4."I Held My Baby Last Night" Elmore James Elmore James3:35
5."A Man Needs a Maid" Neil Young Neil Young4:11
6."Metal Heart" Chan Marshall Cat Power4:46
7."Shut Me Down" Rowland S. Howard Rowland S. Howard4:20
8."Where My Love Lies Asleep" Gene Clark Gene Clark4:22
9."Smile"
 Nat King Cole recorded the first version with lyrics3:28
10."The Desperate Kingdom of Love" PJ Harvey PJ Harvey2:55
11."Not Dark Yet" Bob Dylan Bob Dylan5:20
12."Always on My Mind"
 Brenda Lee 3:18
Total length:46:42

Personnel

Band
Production

Charts

Chart performance for Imposter
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 119
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] 11
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [18] 42
French Albums (SNEP) [19] 151
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 12
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [21] 27
Italian Albums (FIMI) [22] 27
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [23] 6
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [24] 28
Scottish Albums (OCC) [25] 25
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [26] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 9
UK Albums (OCC) [28] 65

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