Songs of Faith and Devotion (from English - "Songs of Faith and Devotion") is the eighth studio album of the British electronic-rock band Depeche Mode , released on March 22, 1993 .
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| Studio album Depeche Mode | |||||||
| Date of issue | March 22, 1993 | ||||||
| Recorded by | February 1992 - January 1993 | ||||||
| Genres | alternative rock electronic rock industrial rock | ||||||
| Duration | 47:23 | ||||||
| Producer | Depeche Mode , Mark Ellis | ||||||
| A country |  Great Britain | ||||||
| Label | Mute Records ( UK ) Sire , Reprise ( US ) | ||||||
| Chronology Depeche Mode | |||||||
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| Critical ratings | |
| A source | Evaluation |
| Allmusic |   [one] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B) [3] |
| New york times | (favorable) [4] |
| The guardian | (favorable) [5] |
| NME | (8/10) [6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling stone | [eight] |
Content
About the album
While working on this album, the group first invited additional vocalists and musicians. When recording the song “ One Caress ” a symphony orchestra was used . In general, the album is extremely harmonious, and electronics for the most part plays a supporting role, giving way to "live" instruments and the voice of a soloist.
A. Glebov [9] :
This epoch-making work can be safely considered the beginning of a new era of Depeche Mode. The era is not just “alive”, but I will not be afraid of this word, divine music, penetrating into all corners of the human soul, consciousness and subconscious. From the very first sounds, the listener is literally dissolved in these heartfelt romantic creations, which are called "songs."
The emotional shock of listening to “Songs of Faith & Devotion” is so great that it is not even possible to objectively evaluate the album. Well, to break it into ten different parts, that is, songs, is completely devoid of any meaning. Among them there is no mediocre. Absolutely all compositions are equally close to perfection, if they are not already such. And literally each is its own small, but rainbow world. The world of pure faith and great eternal love.
From the book “Depeche Mode. “Ups and Downs” " [10] :
Electronic sound almost boiled down to episodic and background. Guitars, drums, pipes and other acoustic instruments appeared in the foreground, not to mention the participation in the recording of the London symphony orchestra of 28 people. Alan sits down at the drums. The album ... shows a new concept of “depeshmodovtsy”, focusing on the live sound, which is typical primarily for rock bands. There is not a single dance composition on the album.
The theme of the album is religion, love and sex. On this album, according to the “despatists” themselves, they were inspired by the unbridled energy of American rock. David Gahan suddenly found unexpected rhythms in the music of Nirvana , Jane's Addiction and Tool , which reminded him of the seventies - the heyday of British punk . Dave was convinced that grunge is the future of rock and roll and the less synthesized sounds, the better.
Song List
All lyrics are by Martin Gore , all music is written by Depeche Mode .
| No | Title | Transfer | Duration | ||||||
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| one. | " I Feel You " | I feel you | 4:35 | ||||||
| 2 | " Walking in My Shoes " | Walk my way | 5:35 | ||||||
| 3 | " Condemnation " | Condemnation | 3:20 | ||||||
| four. | "Mercy in You" | Mercy in you | 4:17 | ||||||
| five. | "Judas" | Judas | 5:14 | ||||||
| 6 | " In Your Room " | In your room | 6:26 | ||||||
| 7 | "Get Right with Me Interlude # 4 - 0:59 (hidden track) » | Do not misunderstand me | 3:52 | ||||||
| eight. | "Rush" | Rip | 4:37 | ||||||
| 9. | "One Caress" | Touch | Half past three | ||||||
| ten. | "Higher Love" | Supreme love | Three to four | ||||||
| 47:23 | |||||||||
Record Members
- Depeche mode
- Dave Gahan - vocals (except Judas and One Caress), sampler
- Martin Gore - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, vocals for Judas and One Caress, sampler
- Alan Wilder - programming , keyboards, bass guitar , drums on “ I Feel You ”, “ In Your Room ” and “Rush”, drum machine , sampler
- Andrew Fletcher - keyboards , sampler
- Technical staff
- Mixing - Mark Stent (Mark Stent), Depeche Mod and Flood.
- Recorded in Madrid and Hamburg (Chateau du Pape).
- Mixed in London ( Olympic Studios ).
- Sound engineers - Steve Lyon, Cree Dickie, Paul Kendall.
- The assistants are Jeremy Wheatley, Mark Einstmann, Shaun de Feo, Volke Schneider.
- Mastering - Kevin Metcalfe.
- Invited musicians
- Stefan Hannigan ( eng. Steafan Hannigan ) - Irish bagpipes in the composition "Judas".
- Basil Meade ( born Bazil Meade ), Hildia Campbell ( born Hildia Campbell ), Samantha Smith ( born Samantha Smith ) - additional vocal in the composition “Get Right With Me”.
- Wil Malone ( eng. Wil Malone ) - arrangements of stringed instruments and conducting in the composition "One Caress".
- Coordinator - Daryl Bamonte.
- Thanks to Daniel Miller, Brian Eno, Steve Crawley, Steven Irving, Pepe, Shaun, and everyone at Mute Studios, The Devine Foodworks, Kevin Green / Go Digital, Jeo, Vinod, Hilton Sound, Jim Kashishian, Roz Earles, Gavin Wright ( Gavin Wright), Marek Leiberberg Productions (Marek Leiberberg Productions).
- Production Designer - Anton Corbijn (Anton Corbijn).
- The design of the envelope is Anton Corbijn and the Area.
All songs are copyrighted since 1992 by EMI Music Publishing Ltd, with the permission of Grabbing Hands Music Overseas Ltd., with the exception of Get Right with Me , One Caress and Rush , provided by permission of Grabbing Hands Music Ltd.
Position in the charts
| Year | Hit parade | Position |
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| 1993 | Billboard 200 | one |
Notes
- ↑ Songs of Faith and Devotion (English) on the AllMusic website (verified July 1, 2011) .
- ↑ Christgau, Robert Consumer Guide Reviews Depeche Mode (1993). The date of circulation is July 3, 2011. Archived June 3, 2012.
- ↑ Wyman, Bill. Songs of Faith and Devotion Review (Neopr.) // Entertainment Weekly . - 1993. - 26 March ( No. 163 ).
- ↑ RECORDINGS VIEW; Depeche Mode Escapes the Cathedral , New York Times (March 21, 1993). The appeal date is November 24, 2011.
- ↑ Sweeting, Adam. Songs of Faith and Devotion Review (English) // The Guardian : newspaper. - 1993. - 12 March. Archived January 7, 2009.
- ↑ Quantick, David. That'll Be the Deity (English) // New Musical Express : magazine. - Mark Allen Group, 1993. - 20 March. Archived January 7, 2009.
- ↑ Gill, Andy. Purged (English) // Q : magazine. - Bauer Media Group , 1993. - April. Archived October 24, 2009.
- ↑ Berger, Arion. Songs of Faith and Devotion by Depeche Mode Review (Eng.) // Rolling Stone : magazine. - 1993. - 15 April.
- ↑ Glebov Alexey. Depeche Mode. Some Great New Art. - M .: ROCK-CITY, 1999. - p. 136. - 256 p.
- ↑ Jacques Y. Tatti, Matvey Bochkin, Andrey Goncharov. Depeche Mode. "Ups and downs". - M .: SKIT-INTERNATIONAL, 1999. - p. 40. - 160 p. - ISBN 5-88775-004-9 .