Songs of Faith and Devotion

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Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth studio album by Depeche Mode, first released in March 1993. The album was their first "rock sound" experiment and upon release reached #1 in both the UK and US album charts. The album was also the last one the band recorded with Alan Wilder. To support the album, Depeche Mode embarked on the Devotional tour. As of April 2006, Songs of Faith and Devotion has sold 919,000 units in the United States.

All art for the album was directed by Anton Corbijn, which included photography and the front cover. The front cover is the only Depeche Mode studio album cover to feature the band.

2006 re-release

In 2006, Songs of Faith and Devotion was re-released with a bonus DVD. It was released as a part of the second wave of re-issues. (Along with A Broken Frame and Some Great Reward) The first CD was remastered and (except in the USA) was released on an CD/SACD hybrid. The bonus DVD includes the B-Side "My Joy" along with the Jazz Mix of "Death's Door" (But not the original) and several other remixes.

Also included was a 36 minute documentary on Songs of Faith and Devotion called Depeche Mode 91-94 (We Were Going To Live Together, Record Together And It Was Going To Be Wonderful) named after a quote from Alan Wilder on the potential of living in their Madrid-area recording studio. It features featuring interviews with Depeche Mode (including Alan, who would shortly leave the band) and other important DM figures like Daniel Miller, Anton Corbijn and Daryl Bamonte. There is also footage from the movie Devotional and the music videos. The documentary mainly focuses on the extreme difficulty of recording the album, and the even more frustrating 14-month tour that followed.

It was released October 2, 2006 in the UK and October 3, 2006 in the US.

The remastered album is set to be released on "deluxe" vinyl March 2, 2007 in Germany and March 5, 2007 internationally.

Track listing

Regular Releases

UK Official Releases

• CD STUMM 106 (Mute CD album)
• CDX STUMM 106 (Mute remastered CD album), re-issue, released 2 October 2006
• STUMM 106 (Mute 12" vinyl album)
• DM LP 8 (Mute remastered 12" vinyl album), re-issue, released 5 March 2007
• MD STUMM 106 (Mute MiniDisc album)
• C STUMM 106 (Mute Cassette album)
• DCC STUMM 106 (Mute Digital Compact Cassette album)

UK Promo Release

• PCD STUMM 106 (Mute promotional album)

USA Official Releases

• 9 45243-2 (Sire/Reprise CD album)
• 45243-4 (Sire/Reprise Cassette album)

Japan Official Releases

• ALCB-740 (Alfa Records CD album)
• PCCY-00560 (Pony Canyon CD album), re-issue
• TOCP-3293 (Toshiba - EMI CD album), re-issue

1. "I Feel You" – 4:35
2. "Walking in My Shoes" – 5:35
3. "Condemnation" – 3:20
4. "Mercy in You" – 4:17
5. "Judas" – 5:14, features Martin Gore on lead vocals
6. "In Your Room" – 6:26
7. "Get Right with Me" – 3:32
   • "Interlude #4" (hidden track), at the end of "Get Right with Me", not credited on the cover is this excerpt from a Brian Eno remix of "I Feel You"; it was often used to introduce the song when played live
8. "Rush" – 4:37
9. "One Caress" – 3:30, features Martin Gore on lead vocals
10. "Higher Love" – 5:56

All songs written by Martin L. Gore. All lead vocals provided by David Gahan, except where indicated.

Remastered edition with bonus DVD

UK remastered edition with bonus DVD

• DM CD 8 (Mute SACD+DVD remastered album), released 2 October 2006

USA remastered edition with bonus DVD

• R2 44458 (Sire/Reprise/Rhino CD+DVD remastered album), released 3 October 2006

The bonus DVD includes the album in 5.1 format, some additional tracks from the singles and a documentary. The additional tracks and the documentary are not in 5.1 format, they are in PCM Stereo format.

SACD (in UK) / CD (in USA):

1. "I Feel You" – 4:35
2. "Walking in My Shoes" – 5:35
3. "Condemnation" – 3:20
4. "Mercy in You" – 4:17
5. "Judas" – 5:14, features Martin Gore on lead vocals
6. "In Your Room" – 6:26
7. "Get Right with Me" – 3:32
   • "Interlude #4" (hidden track), at the end of "Get Right with Me", not credited on the cover is this excerpt from a Brian Eno remix of "I Feel You"; it was often used to introduce the song when played live
8. "Rush" – 4:37
9. "One Caress" – 3:30, features Martin Gore on lead vocals
10. "Higher Love" – 5:56

DVD:

1. "I Feel You" (Album Version) – 4:35
2. "Walking in My Shoes" (Album Version) – 5:35
3. "Condemnation" (Album Version) – 3:20
4. "Mercy in You" (Album Version) – 4:17
5. "Judas" (Album Version) – 5:14, features Martin Gore on lead vocals
6. "In Your Room" (Album Version) – 6:26
7. "Get Right with Me" (Album Version) – 3:32
   • "Interlude #4" (hidden track), at the end of "Get Right with Me", not credited on the cover is this excerpt from a Brian Eno remix of "I Feel You"; it was often used to introduce the song when played live
8. "Rush" (Album Version) – 4:37
9. "One Caress" (Album Version) – 3:30, features Martin Gore on lead vocals
10. "Higher Love" (Album Version) – 5:56
11. "My Joy" (Single Version) - 3:57
12. "Condemnation" (Paris Mix) - 3:21
13. "Death's Door" (Jazz Mix) - 6:38
14. "In Your Room" (Zephyr Mix) - 4:50
15. "I Feel You" (Life's Too Short Mix) - 4:50
16. "Walking In My Shoes" (Grungy Gonads Mix) - 6:24
17. "My Joy" (Slowslide Mix) - 5:11
18. "In Your Room" (Apex Mix) - 6:43
19. "Depeche Mode: 1991-94" (We were going to live together, record together and it was going to be wonderful) - 35:59

Interview Disc

UK Interview CD

• VERBONG 1 CD (Mute promotional Interview CD)

1. Interview with Depeche Mode
2. "I Feel You" – 4:35
3. "Walking in My Shoes" – 5:35
4. "Condemnation" – 3:20
5. "Mercy in You" – 4:17
6. "Judas" – 5:14, features Martin Gore on lead vocals
7. "In Your Room" – 6:26
8. "Get Right with Me" – 3:32
   • "Interlude #4" (hidden track), at the end of "Get Right with Me", not credited on the cover is this excerpt from a Brian Eno remix of "I Feel You"; it was often used to introduce the song when played live
9. "Rush" – 4:37
10. "One Caress" – 3:30, features Martin Gore on lead vocals
11. "Higher Love" – 5:56

Promotional Singles Sampler

UK Promo Sampler Entitled "The Singles 86-98", limited edition of 2.000 items.

• Depro1CD

1. "Stripped" (Single Version) - 3:52
2. "A Question Of Lust" (Single Version) - 4:29
3. "A Question Of Time" (Remix) - 4:06
4. "Strangelove" (Single Version) - 3:44
5. "Never Let Me Down Again" (Single Version) - 4:22
6. "Behind The Wheel" (Remix) - 3:58
7. "Little 15" (Album Version) - 4:15
8. "Everything Counts" (Live 1988 - Single Version) - 5:45
9. "Personal Jesus" (Single Version) - 3:45
10. "Enjoy The Silence" (Single Version) - 4:18
11. "Policy Of Truth" (Single Version) - 5:10
12. "World In My Eyes" (Single Version) - 3:58
13. "I Feel You" (Album Version) - 4:33

Promotional Box

UK Promo Box Entitles "Songs of faith and devotion Box", it contains four CD's: "Songs of faith and devotion" (cat.# CD STUMM 106), "Songs of faith and devotion live" (cat.# LCD STUMM 106), "The Singles 81-85" (CD MUTE L1) and "The Singles 86-93" (cat.# Deptro1CD). Limited to about 50-250 items.

2006 re-release: Mute / DM CD 8 (CD/SACD + DVD) / CDX STUMM 106 (CD/SACD)

• Disc 1 is a hybrid SACD/CD with a multi-channel SACD layer.
• Disc 2 is a DVD which includes "Songs of Faith and Devotion" in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo plus bonus material

1. "I Feel You" – 4:35
2. "Walking in My Shoes" – 5:35
3. "Condemnation" – 3:20
4. "Mercy in You" – 4:17
5. "Judas" – 5:14
6. "In Your Room" – 6:26
7. "Get Right with Me" – 3:32
8. "Rush" – 4:37
9. "One Caress" – 3:30
10. "Higher Love" – 5:56

Bonus tracks (in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo)

1. "My Joy" – 3:57
2. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21
3. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
4. "In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)" – 4:50
5. "I Feel You (Life's Too Short Mix)" – 8:35
6. "Walking In My Shoes (Grungy Gonads Mix)" – 6:24
7. "My Joy (Slowslide Mix)" – 5:11
8. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" – 6:43

Additional Material

• "Depeche Mode 91-94 (We Were Going To Live Together, Record Together And It Was Going To Be Wonderful)" [36 Minute video]

Personnel

In 1993 Depeche Mode were:

• David Gahan
• Andrew Fletcher
• Martin Gore
• Alan Wilder

Guest musicians:

• Steafan Hannigan – uillean pipes on "Judas"
• Bazil Meade, Hildia Campbell, Samantha Smith – additional vocals on "Get Right With Me"
• Wil Malone – string arrangements and conducting on "One Caress"