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<blockquote>"There's been a big change in each individual member of the group which I couldn't sum up in a few sentences but particularly over the last few years, I think. Since we've got to our thirties, certain aspects of our lives have become much more important to us. We had a significant break away from each other before we started making this record, and when we came back together you could really see the changes in us."<br>— [[Alan Wilder]], [[BONG 23|<i>BONG</i> 23]]<ref>Source: [[BONG 23|<i>BONG</i> magazine, issue 23, pg. 20]], 1995.</ref></blockquote>
'''''Songs Of Faith And Devotion''''' (often abbreviated as "'''SOFAD'''" by fans and publications) is the eighth studio album by [[Depeche Mode]] and the final album produced with [[Alan Wilder]] as a member prior to his [[1995-06-01 Alan Wilder departure from Depeche Mode|departure]] from the group in 1995. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 22 March 1993 by [[Mute Records]].


<i>[[Songs Of Faith And Devotion]]</i> is the eighth studio album by [[Depeche Mode]] and the final album produced with [[Alan Wilder]] as a member. The album was released in the United Kingdom on March 22, 1993 by [[Mute Records]]. It was supported by the [[:Category:1993 Devotional Tour|Devotional]] and [[:Category:1994 Exotic Tour|Exotic tour]].
It was supported by the [[:Category:1993 Devotional Tour|Devotional]] and [[:Category:1994 Exotic Tour|Exotic]] tours.


== Track list ==
== Track list ==
Line 35: Line 41:
#[[Higher Love]]
#[[Higher Love]]


For a full list of songs, [[:Category:Songs_of_Faith_and_Devotion_singles|singles]], and B-sides produced for this album, see the [[:Category:Songs of Faith and Devotion_songs|list of <i>Songs Of Faith And Devotion</i> songs]].
For a full list of songs, [[:Category:Songs of Faith and Devotion singles|singles]], and B-sides produced for this album, see the [[:Category:Songs of Faith and Devotion songs|list of ''Songs Of Faith And Devotion'' songs]].


== Singles ==
== Singles ==
#[[I Feel You]] - <small>February 15, 1993</small>
#[[I Feel You]] – <small>15 February 1993</small>
#[[Walking In My Shoes]] - <small>April 26, 1993</small>
#[[Walking In My Shoes]] – <small>26 April 1993</small>
#[[Condemnation]] - <small>September 13, 1993</small>
#[[Condemnation]] – <small>13 September 1993</small>
#[[In Your Room]] - <small>January 10, 1994</small>
#[[In Your Room]] – <small>10 January 1994</small>


== Notes ==
== Releases ==
<blockquote>"I'd like to feel that this music will lift people and make them feel better in whatever they do. I'm just trying to push myself further."<br>- [[Dave Gahan]], <i>BONG</i> 52<ref>Source: [[BONG 52|<i>BONG</i> magazine, issue 52, pg. 15]], 2002.</ref></blockquote>


[[Flood]] describes the comping process employed when structuring performative musical elements into the finished product for <i>BONG</i> magazine, issue 22:
=== LP ===
<blockquote>"A lot of times we'd have a click track or some other rhythmic foundation on the computer (sequencer) and then perhaps I'd send Alan into the studio to do real drums. We'd run through the whole song trying out different drum ideas. Out of that, we might take eight bars from one spot and four bars from another, sample it all and loop it. So we might have a whole drum track made of loops. We did the same for bass and even some of the guitars, although other things are full performances all the way through."<ref>Source: [[BONG 22|<i>BONG</i> magazine, issue 22]], 1994.</ref></blockquote>
{{TracklistWithSides
| title = 12" (STUMM106)
| mediatype = LP
| releaseyear = 1993
| region = UK
| barcode = 5 016025 311064
| label = Made In England
| runoutetchingsidea = STUMM 106 A1 DMM
| runoutetchingsideb = STUMM 106 B1 TOWNHOUSE DMM DMM
| format = Stereo
| s1t1 = [[I Feel You]]
| s1t1l = 4:35
| s1t2 = [[Walking In My Shoes]]
| s1t2l = 5:35
| s1t3 = [[Condemnation]]
| s1t3l = 3:20
| s1t4 = [[Mercy In You]]
| s1t4l = 4:17
| s1t5 = [[Judas]]
| s1t5l = 5:14
| s2t1 = [[In Your Room]]
| s2t1l = 6:26
| s2t2 = [[Get Right With Me]] / [[Interlude No. 4]]
| s2t2l = 2:55 / 0:57
| s2t3 = [[Rush]]
| s2t3l = 4:37
| s2t4 = [[One Caress]]
| s2t4l = 3:32
| s2t5 = [[Higher Love]]
| s2t5l = 5:56
| notes = Printed inner sleeve included. First edition copies included a 15x21cm window sticker.
| colorscheme = SOFAD
}}


== Songs by BPM ==
=== CD ===
{{TracklistNoSides
| title = CD (CDSTUMM106)
| mediatype = CD
| releaseyear = 1993
| region = UK
| barcode = 5 016025 611065
| label = Made In England
| runout = CDSTUMM 106 • MASTERED BY NIMBUS
| format = Stereo
| s1t1 = [[I Feel You]]
| s1t1l = 4:35
| s1t2 = [[Walking In My Shoes]]
| s1t2l = 5:35
| s1t3 = [[Condemnation]]
| s1t3l = 3:20
| s1t4 = [[Mercy In You]]
| s1t4l = 4:17
| s1t5 = [[Judas]]
| s1t5l = 5:14
| s1t6 = [[In Your Room]]
| s1t6l = 6:26
| s1t7 = [[Get Right With Me]] / [[Interlude No. 4]]
| s1t7l = 2:55 / 0:57
| s1t8 = [[Rush]]
| s1t8l = 4:37
| s1t9 = [[One Caress]]
| s1t9l = 3:32
| s1t10 = [[Higher Love]]
| s1t10l = 5:56
| notes = Some first edition copies include a "Mute/Documentary Evidence 7" booklet.
| colorscheme = SOFAD
}}


{{BPM analysis inverted|
=== Cassette ===
track1=I Feel You|
{{TracklistWithSides
track2=Walking In My Shoes|
| title = Cassette (CSTUMM106)
track3=Condemnation|
| mediatype = Cassette
track4=Mercy In You|
| releaseyear = 1993
track5=Judas|
| region = UK
track6=In Your Room|
| barcode = 5 016025 411061
track7=Get Right With Me|
| label = Made In England
track8=Rush|
| format = Stereo
track9=One Caress|
| s1t1 = [[I Feel You]]
track10=Higher Love|
| s1t1l = 4:35
numberofsongs=10|
| s1t2 = [[Walking In My Shoes]]
colorscheme=SOFAD|}}
| s1t2l = 5:35
| s1t3 = [[Condemnation]]
| s1t3l = 3:20
| s1t4 = [[Mercy In You]]
| s1t4l = 4:17
| s1t5 = [[Judas]]
| s1t5l = 5:14
| s2t1 = [[In Your Room]]
| s2t1l = 6:26
| s2t2 = [[Get Right With Me]] / [[Interlude No. 4]]
| s2t2l = 2:55 / 0:57
| s2t3 = [[Rush]]
| s2t3l = 4:37
| s2t4 = [[One Caress]]
| s2t4l = 3:32
| s2t5 = [[Higher Love]]
| s2t5l = 5:56
| notes = Printed inner sleeve included. First edition copies included a 15x21cm window sticker.
| colorscheme = SOFAD
}}
 
=== MD ===
{{TracklistNoSides
| title = MD (MDSTUMM106)
| mediatype = MiniDisc
| releaseyear = 1993
| region = UK
| barcode = 5 016025 911066
| format = Stereo
| s1t1 = [[I Feel You]]
| s1t1l = 4:35
| s1t2 = [[Walking In My Shoes]]
| s1t2l = 5:35
| s1t3 = [[Condemnation]]
| s1t3l = 3:20
| s1t4 = [[Mercy In You]]
| s1t4l = 4:17
| s1t5 = [[Judas]]
| s1t5l = 5:14
| s1t6 = [[In Your Room]]
| s1t6l = 6:26
| s1t7 = [[Get Right With Me]] / [[Interlude No. 4]]
| s1t7l = 2:55 / 0:57
| s1t8 = [[Rush]]
| s1t8l = 4:37
| s1t9 = [[One Caress]]
| s1t9l = 3:32
| s1t10 = [[Higher Love]]
| s1t10l = 5:56
| colorscheme = SOFAD
}}
 
=== DCC ===
{{TracklistNoSides
| title = DCC (DCCSTUMM106)
| mediatype = DCC
| releaseyear = 1993
| region = UK
| barcode = 5 016025 511068
| format = Stereo
| s1t1 = [[I Feel You]]
| s1t1l = 4:35
| s1t2 = [[Walking In My Shoes]]
| s1t2l = 5:35
| s1t3 = [[Condemnation]]
| s1t3l = 3:20
| s1t4 = [[Mercy In You]]
| s1t4l = 4:17
| s1t5 = [[Judas]]
| s1t5l = 5:14
| s1t6 = [[In Your Room]]
| s1t6l = 6:26
| s1t7 = [[Get Right With Me]] / [[Interlude No. 4]]
| s1t7l = 2:55 / 0:57
| s1t8 = [[Rush]]
| s1t8l = 4:37
| s1t9 = [[One Caress]]
| s1t9l = 3:32
| s1t10 = [[Higher Love]]
| s1t10l = 5:56
| colorscheme = SOFAD
}}
 
== Statistics ==
<center>
{{BPM analysis inverted
| track1 = I Feel You
| track2 = Walking In My Shoes
| track3 = Condemnation
| track4 = Mercy In You
| track5 = Judas
| track6 = In Your Room
| track7 = Get Right With Me
| track8 = Rush
| track9 = One Caress
| track10 = Higher Love
| numberofsongs = 10
| colorscheme = SOFAD
}}
{{AlbumSongLivePlaysAnalysisInverted
| track1 = I Feel You
| track2 = Walking In My Shoes
| track3 = Condemnation
| track4 = Mercy In You
| track5 = Judas
| track6 = In Your Room
| track7 = Get Right With Me
| track8 = Rush
| track9 = One Caress
| track10 = Higher Love
| numberofsongs = 10
| colorscheme = SOFAD
}}
</center>
 
== Quotes ==
<blockquote>"There's been a big change in each individual member of the group which I couldn't sum up in a few sentences but particularly over the last few years, I think. Since we've got to our thirties, certain aspects of our lives have become much more important to us. We had a significant break away from each other before we started making this record, and when we came back together you could really see the changes in us."<br>— [[Alan Wilder]], [[BONG 23|''BONG'' 23]]<ref>Source: [[BONG 23|''BONG'' magazine, issue 23, pg. 20]], 1995.</ref></blockquote>
 
<blockquote>"I'd like to feel that this music will lift people and make them feel better in whatever they do. I'm just trying to push myself further."<br>— [[Dave Gahan]], [[BONG 52|''BONG'' 52]]<ref>Source: [[BONG 52|''BONG'' magazine, issue 52, pg. 15]], 2002.</ref></blockquote>
 
As part of a programme of talks and films at the Mute Short Circuit event in May 2011, producer [[Flood]] delivered a presentation discussing the production of ''Songs Of Faith & Devotion'':
<blockquote>[There] was so much struggle with that record. I mean, every song was just like a battleground, it was almost the complete opposite of making ''[[Violator]]'', that record. So, I don't know. They all had their pluses and minuses. I suppose I don't really have a favorite on that one, they're all great. [If] I'm being honest, the track that I was most disappointed by – I mean, I say "most disappointed" – but it was "[[Walking In My Shoes]]", because I never felt that the recorded version lived up to the way I imagined the song could be. I know I'm probably the only person in the universe who thinks like that, but I felt that the original demo – the potential wasn't realized, so.<ref>"Flood Answers the Question [Soundedit 2011]." youtube.com, uploaded by de-mo ralizacja, 11 Nov. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY9XnNJWEh8. Accessed 14 July 2023.</ref></blockquote>
 
<blockquote>"A lot of times we'd have a click track or some other rhythmic foundation on the computer (sequencer) and then perhaps I'd send Alan into the studio to do real drums. We'd run through the whole song trying out different drum ideas. Out of that, we might take eight bars from one spot and four bars from another, sample it all and loop it. So we might have a whole drum track made of loops. We did the same for bass and even some of the guitars, although other things are full performances all the way through."<br>— [[Flood]], [[BONG 52|''BONG'' 52]]<ref>Source: [[BONG 22|''BONG'' magazine, issue 22]], 1994.</ref></blockquote>
 
== Trivia ==
*''Songs Of Faith And Devotion'' is the final album to be recorded with [[Alan Wilder]] as a member of [[Depeche Mode]]. Additionally, it is the final Depeche Mode album to have been engineered by [[Steve Lyon]] and produced by [[Flood]], though the latter would eventually produce a remix for 2001's '[[Freelove]]' and handle album mixing duties on 2013's ''[[Delta Machine]]''.
*1993's ''Songs Of Faith And Devotion'' and 2013's ''Delta Machine'' share a 22 March release date. The latter would release exactly twenty years later.
*The total number of live song plays from ''Songs Of Faith And Devotion'' is {{#expr: {{SongLivePlays|I Feel You}}+{{SongLivePlays|Walking In My Shoes}}+{{SongLivePlays|Condemnation}}+{{SongLivePlays|Mercy In You}}+{{SongLivePlays|Judas}}+{{SongLivePlays|In Your Room}}+{{SongLivePlays|Get Right With Me}}+{{SongLivePlays|Rush}}+{{SongLivePlays|One Caress}}+{{SongLivePlays|Higher Love}}}}, making it the second most-played Depeche Mode album after ''[[Violator]]''. This figure is found by summing the number of individual performances for each album track.
*Of all songs from ''Songs Of Faith And Devotion'', '[[Walking In My Shoes]]' has been played live the most, with {{SongLivePlays|Walking In My Shoes}} live performances. In contrast, '[[Get Right With Me]]' has the lowest number of live plays, having been performed live only {{SongLivePlays|Get Right With Me}} times.
*With the exception of '[[My Joy]]', a B-side, every song completed during the production of ''Songs Of Faith And Devotion'' has been performed live by Depeche Mode.
*''Songs Of Faith And Devotion'' is the second Depeche Mode album to feature sleeve and cover artwork designed by [[Anton Corbijn]].
*''Songs Of Faith And Devotion'' is reportedly the first album to have "leaked" digitally on the Internet.<ref>Source: {{EL|https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/652-a-history-of-digital-album-leaks-1993-2015/amp/ Pitchfork, A History of Digital Album Leaks, 1993-2015}}.</ref>


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<metadesc>Songs Of Faith And Devotion is the eighth studio album by Depeche Mode and the final album produced with [[Alan Wilder]] as a member.</metadesc>
<metadesc>Songs Of Faith And Devotion is the eighth studio album by Depeche Mode and the final album produced with Alan Wilder as a member prior to his departure from the group in 1995. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 22 March 1993 by Mute Records.</metadesc><nowiki/>

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Songs Of Faith And Devotion
Album-SOFAD.jpg
Album Songs Of Faith And Devotion
By Depeche Mode
Working title Songs Of Love And Devotion
Catalogue number Stumm106
CDStumm106
5016025611065
CStumm106
CStumm106
MDStumm106
DCC STUMM 106
PCDStumm106
Stumm106
Verbong 1 CD
Verbong 1 CD
Verbong 1 CD
No Cat #
Depro1cd
No Cat #
No Cat #
Release date 22 March 1993
Recorded February 1992 – January 1993
Recorded at Madrid, Spain
Chateau du Pape (Hamburg, Germany)
Produced by Depeche Mode
Flood
Engineered by Steve Lyon
Paul Kendall
Chris Dickie
Formats LP • CD • MC • MD • DCC • CD+DVD • LP (remastered)
Number of tracks 10

Songs Of Faith And Devotion (often abbreviated as "SOFAD" by fans and publications) is the eighth studio album by Depeche Mode and the final album produced with Alan Wilder as a member prior to his departure from the group in 1995. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 22 March 1993 by Mute Records.

It was supported by the Devotional and Exotic tours.

Track list

  1. I Feel You
  2. Walking In My Shoes
  3. Condemnation
  4. Mercy In You
  5. Judas
  6. In Your Room
  7. Get Right With Me
  8. Rush
  9. One Caress
  10. Higher Love

For a full list of songs, singles, and B-sides produced for this album, see the list of Songs Of Faith And Devotion songs.

Singles

  1. I Feel You – 15 February 1993
  2. Walking In My Shoes – 26 April 1993
  3. Condemnation – 13 September 1993
  4. In Your Room – 10 January 1994

Releases

LP

Vinyl Icon.png
12" (STUMM106)
RELEASED

1993

Region: Flag UK.png
Barcode: 5 016025 311064
Labels: Made In England
Side A runout groove etching: STUMM 106 A1 DMM
Side B runout groove etching: STUMM 106 B1 TOWNHOUSE DMM DMM
Format: Stereo
Side A
I Feel You
4:35
Walking In My Shoes
5:35
Condemnation
3:20
Mercy In You
4:17
Judas
5:14
Side B
In Your Room
6:26
Get Right With Me / Interlude No. 4
2:55 / 0:57
Rush
4:37
One Caress
3:32
Higher Love
5:56
Notes: Printed inner sleeve included. First edition copies included a 15x21cm window sticker.

CD

CD Icon.png
CD (CDSTUMM106)
RELEASED

1993

Region: Flag UK.png
Barcode: 5 016025 611065
Labels: Made In England


Format: Stereo
Runout: CDSTUMM 106 • MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Tracklist
I Feel You
4:35
Walking In My Shoes
5:35
Condemnation
3:20
Mercy In You
4:17
Judas
5:14
In Your Room
6:26
Get Right With Me / Interlude No. 4
2:55 / 0:57
Rush
4:37
One Caress
3:32
Higher Love
5:56
Notes: Some first edition copies include a "Mute/Documentary Evidence 7" booklet.

Cassette

Cassette Icon.png
Cassette (CSTUMM106)
RELEASED

1993

Region: Flag UK.png
Barcode: 5 016025 411061
Labels: Made In England


Format: Stereo
Side A
I Feel You
4:35
Walking In My Shoes
5:35
Condemnation
3:20
Mercy In You
4:17
Judas
5:14
Side B
In Your Room
6:26
Get Right With Me / Interlude No. 4
2:55 / 0:57
Rush
4:37
One Caress
3:32
Higher Love
5:56
Notes: Printed inner sleeve included. First edition copies included a 15x21cm window sticker.

MD

Minidisc Icon.png
MD (MDSTUMM106)
RELEASED

1993

Region: Flag UK.png
Barcode: 5 016025 911066


Format: Stereo
Tracklist
I Feel You
4:35
Walking In My Shoes
5:35
Condemnation
3:20
Mercy In You
4:17
Judas
5:14
In Your Room
6:26
Get Right With Me / Interlude No. 4
2:55 / 0:57
Rush
4:37
One Caress
3:32
Higher Love
5:56

DCC

Cassette Icon.png
DCC (DCCSTUMM106)
RELEASED

1993

Region: Flag UK.png
Barcode: 5 016025 511068


Format: Stereo
Tracklist
I Feel You
4:35
Walking In My Shoes
5:35
Condemnation
3:20
Mercy In You
4:17
Judas
5:14
In Your Room
6:26
Get Right With Me / Interlude No. 4
2:55 / 0:57
Rush
4:37
One Caress
3:32
Higher Love
5:56

Statistics

Album BPM range by song
122
93
58
96
126
98
128
109
100
99

Average:
102.9
  • BPM values are plotted from 1 to 184 BPM.
  • In cases where a song features a change in tempo, the tempo at which the majority of the song
    plays takes precedence.
  • Unless noted otherwise, BPMs are estimated values determined by Spotify's Audio Analysis
    algorithm and as such are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
Album live plays by song
815
900
268
76
96
716
20
156
73
127

Average:
324.7
  • Song live play values are plotted from zero to 1,100.
  • All values are determined by summing the number of times each song has been performed
    live by Depeche Mode per tour.
  • These totals do not reflect live plays performed by individual members of Depeche Mode
    as part of solo projects, solo tours, or known one-off performances.

Quotes

"There's been a big change in each individual member of the group which I couldn't sum up in a few sentences but particularly over the last few years, I think. Since we've got to our thirties, certain aspects of our lives have become much more important to us. We had a significant break away from each other before we started making this record, and when we came back together you could really see the changes in us."
— Alan Wilder, BONG 23[1]

"I'd like to feel that this music will lift people and make them feel better in whatever they do. I'm just trying to push myself further."
— Dave Gahan, BONG 52[2]

As part of a programme of talks and films at the Mute Short Circuit event in May 2011, producer Flood delivered a presentation discussing the production of Songs Of Faith & Devotion:

[There] was so much struggle with that record. I mean, every song was just like a battleground, it was almost the complete opposite of making Violator, that record. So, I don't know. They all had their pluses and minuses. I suppose I don't really have a favorite on that one, they're all great. [If] I'm being honest, the track that I was most disappointed by – I mean, I say "most disappointed" – but it was "Walking In My Shoes", because I never felt that the recorded version lived up to the way I imagined the song could be. I know I'm probably the only person in the universe who thinks like that, but I felt that the original demo – the potential wasn't realized, so.[3]

"A lot of times we'd have a click track or some other rhythmic foundation on the computer (sequencer) and then perhaps I'd send Alan into the studio to do real drums. We'd run through the whole song trying out different drum ideas. Out of that, we might take eight bars from one spot and four bars from another, sample it all and loop it. So we might have a whole drum track made of loops. We did the same for bass and even some of the guitars, although other things are full performances all the way through."
— Flood, BONG 52[4]

Trivia

  • Songs Of Faith And Devotion is the final album to be recorded with Alan Wilder as a member of Depeche Mode. Additionally, it is the final Depeche Mode album to have been engineered by Steve Lyon and produced by Flood, though the latter would eventually produce a remix for 2001's 'Freelove' and handle album mixing duties on 2013's Delta Machine.
  • 1993's Songs Of Faith And Devotion and 2013's Delta Machine share a 22 March release date. The latter would release exactly twenty years later.
  • The total number of live song plays from Songs Of Faith And Devotion is 3247, making it the second most-played Depeche Mode album after Violator. This figure is found by summing the number of individual performances for each album track.
  • Of all songs from Songs Of Faith And Devotion, 'Walking In My Shoes' has been played live the most, with 900 live performances. In contrast, 'Get Right With Me' has the lowest number of live plays, having been performed live only 20 times.
  • With the exception of 'My Joy', a B-side, every song completed during the production of Songs Of Faith And Devotion has been performed live by Depeche Mode.
  • Songs Of Faith And Devotion is the second Depeche Mode album to feature sleeve and cover artwork designed by Anton Corbijn.
  • Songs Of Faith And Devotion is reportedly the first album to have "leaked" digitally on the Internet.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Source: BONG magazine, issue 23, pg. 20, 1995.
  2. ↑ Source: BONG magazine, issue 52, pg. 15, 2002.
  3. ↑ "Flood Answers the Question [Soundedit 2011]." youtube.com, uploaded by de-mo ralizacja, 11 Nov. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY9XnNJWEh8. Accessed 14 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Source: BONG magazine, issue 22, 1994.
  5. ↑ Source: Pitchfork, A History of Digital Album Leaks, 1993-2015.


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