Some Great Reward

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.

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.

Track listing

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

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.

Charts and certifications

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

References