Some Great Reward

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Some Great Reward
Studio album by Depeche Mode
Released September 24, 1984 (1984-09-24)
Recorded January - August 1984
Genre Synthpop
Length 40:18
Label Mute - UK STUMM 19
Sire (Canada, U.S.)
Virgin (France, Greece)
RCA Victor (Spain)
Producer Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, and Gareth Jones
Depeche Mode chronology
Construction Time Again
(1983)		 Some Great Reward
(1984)		 Black Celebration
(1986)
Singles from Some Great Reward
  1. "People Are People"
    Released: 12 March 1984
  2. "Master and Servant"
    Released: 20 August 1984
  3. "Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody"
    Released: 29 October 1984
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Some Great Reward is the fourth album by the British electronic group Depeche Mode, released in 1984. The album peaked at #5 in the UK and at #51 in the US. The title comes from the last lines of the bridge in "Lie to Me" when it repeats near the end. The album was supported by the Some Great Reward Tour.

Contents

[edit] Re-release

In 2006, Some Great Reward was re-released with a bonus DVD. The CD was remastered and (except in the USA) was released on a CD/SACD hybrid. The bonus DVD includes the two B-side tracks "In Your Memory" and "Set Me Free (Remotivate Me)" in addition to "Somebody (Remix)" and several live versions of some of the songs from the album. The DVD also includes a documentary on the making of the album.

The remastered album was released on "deluxe" vinyl in March 2007.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 1984 release: Mute / Stumm 19 (UK)

  1. "Something to Do" – 3:47
  2. "Lie to Me" – 5:03
  3. "People Are People" – 3:52
  4. "It Doesn't Matter" – 4:44
  5. "Stories of Old" – 3:13
  6. "Somebody" – 4:27
  7. "Master and Servant" – 4:12
  8. "If You Want" – 4:41
  9. "Blasphemous Rumours" – 6:22

[edit] 2006 re-release

Mute: DM CD 4 (CD/SACD + DVD) / CDX STUMM 19 (CD/SACD)

  • Disc 1 is a hybrid SACD/CD with a multi-channel SACD layer.
  • Disc 2 is a DVD which includes Some Great Reward in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo plus bonus material
  1. "Something to Do" – 3:47
  2. "Lie to Me" – 5:03
  3. "People Are People" – 3:52
  4. "It Doesn't Matter" – 4:44
  5. "Stories of Old" – 3:13
  6. "Somebody" – 4:27
  7. "Master and Servant" – 4:12
  8. "If You Want" – 4:41
  9. "Blasphemous Rumours" – 6:22

Bonus Tracks (in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM Stereo):

  1. "If You Want (Live In Basel, 30 November 1984)" – 5:16
  2. "People Are People (Live In Basel, 30 November 1984)" – 4:21
  3. "Somebody (Live In Liverpool, 29 September 1984)" - 4:29
  4. "Blasphemous Rumours (Live In Basel, 30 November 1984)" – 5:30
  5. "Master and Servant (Live In Basel, 30 November 1984)" – 5:38

Bonus Tracks (in PCM Stereo):

  1. "In Your Memory" – 4:00
  2. "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" – 4:16
  3. "Somebody (Remix)" – 4:19

Additional Material:

  1. "Depeche Mode 84 (You Can Get Away With Anything If You Give It A Good Tune)" [31 minute documentary video]

All songs written by Martin Gore except "If You Want" and "In Your Memory" written by Alan Wilder.

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (1984/85) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[1] 19
German Albums Chart[2] 3
Netherlands 18
Swedish Albums Chart[3] 7
Swiss Albums Chart[4] 5
UK Albums Chart[5] 5
US Billboard 200[6] 54

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[7] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

[edit] Credits

  • David Gahan - lead vocals, sampler
  • Martin Gore - keyboards, sampler, guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals ("Somebody", "It Doesn't Matter"), songwriting
  • Alan Wilder - keyboards, sampler, piano ("Somebody"), programming, backing vocals, songwriting
  • Andy Fletcher - sampler, backing vocals

Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode, and Gareth Jones
Assistant Engineers: Ben Ward, Stefi Marcus, and Colin McMahon

Recorded at Music Works, London and Hansa Mischraum, Berlin
Mixed at Hansa Mischraum, Berlin

Photography: Brian Griffin
Assisted by: Stuart Graham
Clothes Stylist: Jacqui Frye

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Discographie Depeche Mode". AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Suchergebnis". Charts-Surfer.de. Retrieved 24 February 2009. Note: User must define 'neuer suchbegriff' search parameter as "Depeche Mode".
  3. ^ "Discography Depeche Mode". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Discography Depeche Mode". SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Chart Stats: Depeche Mode". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Depeche Mode > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  7. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Depeche Mode; 'Some Great Reward')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Some+Great+Reward&strInterpret=Depeche+Mode&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. 
  8. ^ "British album certifications – Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Some Great Reward in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Some+Great+Reward%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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