Recording the album and the subsequent tour exacerbated growing tensions and difficulties within the band, prompting Alan Wilder to quit, making this album the final with him as a band member. Upon it's release, Songs of Faith and Devotion reached #1 in several countries, and became the first Depeche Mode album to debut atop the charts in both the UK and the US. The album incorporated a more aggressive, darker rock-oriented tone than it's predecessor, Violator (1990), largely influenced by the emerging alternative rock and grunge scenes in the United States. Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in the United Kingdom on 22 March 1993. But with other numbers such as "Walking in My Shoes" and "The Mercy in You" to recommend it, Songs of Faith and Devotion continues the Depeche Mode winning streak.Single CD reissue of 2006 digitally remastered edition. "Rush" is the biggest misstep, a too obvious sign that Nine Inch Nails was a recording-session favorite to unwind to. The album incorporated a more aggressive, darker rock-oriented tone than its predecessor, Violator (1990), largely influenced by the emerging alternative rock and grunge scenes in the United States. Outside musicians appear for the first time, including female backing singers on a couple of tracks, most notably the gospel-flavored "Condemnation" and the uilleann pipes on "Judas," providing a lovely intro to the underrated song (later covered by Tricky). Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in the United Kingdom on 22 March 1993. Martin Gore's lyrical bent, as per the title, ponders relationships through distinctly religious imagery while the gambit is hardly new, on songs like the centerpiece "In Your Room," the combination of personal and spiritual love blends perfectly. "I Feel You," opening with a screech of feedback, works its live drums well, but when the heavy synth bass kicks in with the wailing backing vocals, even most rockers might find it hard to compete. Perhaps even odder is the fact that it works incredibly well all the same. Depeche Mode’s Songs of Faith and Devotion is one of the. Yet the odd thing about Songs of Faith and Devotion is that it sounds pretty much like a Depeche Mode album, only with some new sonic tricks courtesy of Alan Wilder and co-producer Flood. Depeche Mode’s Songs of Faith and Devotion is one of the sexiest albums of all time. In the meantime, the band went through some high-profile arguing as David Gahan turned into a long-haired, leather-clad rocker and pushed for a more guitar-oriented sound. Film Director Directed By Phil Michael Lane, Ross Hallard. Film Producer Produced By, Screenwriter Roland Brown. In between Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion, a lot happened: Nirvana rewrote the ideas of what "alternative" was supposed to be, while Nine Inch Nails hit the airwaves as the most clearly Depeche-influenced new hit band around. Depeche Mode : 1991-94 (We Were Going To Live Together, Record Together And It Was Going To Be Wonderful) Film Director Directed By Phil Michael Lane, Ross Hallard.