I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous: A Swedish Tribute to Depeche Mode
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| I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous: A Swedish Tribute to Depeche Mode | |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | May 1991[1] |
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| Label | Energy |
I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous: A Swedish Tribute to Depeche Mode is a tribute album to the British band Depeche Mode, released in May 1991[1] by Swedish label Energy Rekords, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Depeche Mode's debut single, "Dreaming of Me" (1981). It was the first tribute album to Depeche Mode.[2]
The album title refers to "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead", a song included on Depeche Mode's Speak & Spell album, also released in 1981.
Track listing[edit]
Vinyl[edit]
All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dreaming of Me" | Vince Clarke | Page | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Something to Do" | Cat Rapes Dog | 4:13 | |
| 3. | "My Secret Garden" | Elegant Machinery | 3:31 | |
| 4. | "Ice Machine" | Clarke | S.P.O.C.K | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Stripped" | Scene of Ritual | 4:40 | |
| 6. | "New Life" | Clarke | Cultivated Bimbo | 3:29 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Photographic" | Clarke | Pouppée Fabrikk | 5:25 |
| 2. | "Fly on the Windscreen" | Dead Eyes Open | 5:15 | |
| 3. | "Blasphemous Rumours" | Inside Treatment | 5:48 | |
| 4. | "Puppets" | Clarke | Signal | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Shouldn't Have Done That" | Systema the Affliction | 5:35 | |
| Total length: | 49:12 | |||
CD[edit]
All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dreaming of Me" | Clarke | Page | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Something to Do" | Cat Rapes Dog | 4:18 | |
| 3. | "My Secret Garden" | Elegant Machinery | 3:33 | |
| 4. | "Photographic" | Clarke | Pouppée Fabrikk | 5:26 |
| 5. | "Puppets" | Clarke | Signal | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Fly on the Windscreen" | Dead Eyes Open | 5:20 | |
| 7. | "Blasphemous Rumours" | Inside Treatment | 5:52 | |
| 8. | "New Life" | Clarke | Cultivated Bimbo | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Stripped" | Scene of Ritual | 4:45 | |
| 10. | "Ice Machine" | Clarke | S.P.O.C.K | 3:15 |
| 11. | "New Dress" (CD bonus) | Sol Niger | 3:44 | |
| 12. | "The Things You Said" (CD bonus) | One Hit Wonder | 4:45 | |
| 13. | "The Sun and the Rainfall" (CD bonus) | Ater Koma | 5:30 | |
| 14. | "To Have and to Hold" (CD bonus) | No Hotel | 6:26 | |
| 15. | "Never Let Me Down Again" (CD bonus) | Big Fish | 5:40 | |
| 16. | "Shouldn't Have Done That" | Systema the Affliction | 5:34 | |
| Total length: | 75:50 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Wårstad, Jonas (1 May 2004). "S.P.O.C.K." Discog.info. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Depeche Mode Tribute Compilations". The (Al)Most Complete Depeche Mode Cover Versions. MMM & Zambak Productions. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
External links[edit]
- I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous: A Swedish Tribute to Depeche Mode at Discogs (list of releases)
- I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous: A Swedish Tribute to Depeche Mode at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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