Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) explained

Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)
Type:	studio
Artist:	Gary Numan
Cover:	Splinter SFABM Cover.jpg
Recorded:	Wealden, East Sussex; Long Eaton, Derbyshire; Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Industrial rock gothic rock dark wave
Length:	52:06
Label:	Mortal Cooking Vinyl
Producer:	Ade Fenton
Prev Title:	Dead Son Rising
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Savage (Songs from a Broken World)
Next Year:	2017

Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) is the seventeenth solo studio album by English musician Gary Numan, released on 9 October 2013 by Mortal Records and Cooking Vinyl. The album debuted at number twenty on the UK Albums Chart on sales of 6,187 copies, becoming Numan's highest-charting album since 1983's Warriors.^[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.^[2]

• Gary Numan – vocals, keyboards
• Nathan Boddy – mixing
• Matt Colton – mastering
• Ade Fenton – keyboards, mixing, production, programming
• Robin Finck – guitar (1, 6, 9, 10)
• Doc – keyboards (1, 6, 9, 10)
• Steve Malins – art direction
• Steve Harris – guitar (1, 7, 8, 10)
• LaRoache Brothers – photography
• Tim Muddiman – guitar (2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12); bass (2, 3, 7, 8)

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Japanese Albums Chart^[3]	197
Scottish Albums Chart^[4]	24
UK Albums Chart^[5]	20
UK Indie Albums Chart^[6]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan^[7]	9 October 2013	Cooking Vinyl, Beat Records
Germany^[8]	11 October 2013	Cooking Vinyl
United Kingdom^[9]	14 October 2013	Mortal Records, Cooking Vinyl
United States^[10]	15 October 2013	Machine Music USA, Inc.
Australia^[11]	25 October 2013	Cooking Vinyl

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jones . Alan . Official Charts Analysis: John Newman sells 29k to hit No.1 . . Intent Media . 21 October 2013 . 5 November 2013.
2. Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) . CD liner notes . . Mortal Records . 2013 . MORTALCD15.
3. News: スプリンター(ソングス・フロム・ア・ブロークン・マインド) ゲイリー・ニューマン. ORICON NEWS. 2018-04-13. ja-JP.
4. Web site: 2013 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive . . 26 October 2013 . 5 November 2013.
5. Web site: 2013 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive . . 26 October 2013 . 5 November 2013.
6. Web site: 2013 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive . . 26 October 2013 . 5 November 2013.
7. Web site: Gary Numan – Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) . Beatink . 5 November 2013.
8. Web site: Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) . German . Amazon.de . 5 November 2013.
9. Web site: Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) . Amazon.co.uk . 5 November 2013.
10. Web site: Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) . Amazon . 5 November 2013.
11. Web site: Splinter (Songs Form A Broken Mind) – Numan, Gary . . 5 November 2013.