Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in 1993 by Mute Records in the United Kingdom and by Sire and Reprise Records in the United States and Canada. The album incorporated more guitar textures than previous releases. Upon its release, Songs of Faith and Devotion reached number one on both the UK and US album charts. To support the album, Depeche Mode embarked on the fourteen-month Devotional Tour. By April 2006, Songs of Faith and Devotion had sold 2,000,000 units in the United States.
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