'' is a
1980 album by
Joy Division . It was the band's second album, after ''
Unknown Pleasures ''. They recorded no more after it because of the
Suicide of singer
Ian Curtis . The album was supposed to come out on May 8, 1980, but ended up arriving in stores in July, shortly after Curtis' suicide by hanging, before the band was to leave for a North American tour. The record was originally released on the
Factory Records label as a 12" LP and reached #6 on the
UK Albums Chart .
''Closer'', produced by
Martin Hannett , has a sound which is both lusher and more sombre than ''Unknown Pleasures'', with more use of
Synthesizer s and studio effects. Many of its songs have a despairing, funereal feel, and its cover art appears to reflect this. The album cover was designed by Martyn Atkins and
Peter Saville , with photography from Bernard Pierre Wolf. The cemetery on the cover is
Staglieno Cemetery in
Genoa ,
Italy .
#"Atrocity Exhibition" (6:06)
#"
Isolation " (2:53)
#"Passover" (4:46)
#"Colony" (3:55)
#"A Means to an End" (4:07)
#"Heart and Soul" (5:51)
#"Twenty Four Hours" (4:26)
#"The Eternal" (6:07)
#"Decades" (6:09)
