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Sister of Mercy (song)

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Formats
Chart performance
Official versions
Personnel
References

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| name = Sister Of Mercy
| cover = TTwinsSOM.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Thompson Twins
| album = Into The Gap
| B-side = Out Of The Gap
| released = June 19, 1984
| format = 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, 5" shaped picture disc
| recorded = December 31, 1983
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 4:55
| label = Arista Records
| writer = Tom Bailey
Alannah Currie
Joe Leeway
| producer = Alex Sadkin & Tom Bailey
| prev_title = You Take Me Up
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = The Gap
| next_year = 1984
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"Sister Of Mercy" is a song by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was originally included on the group's 1984 album Into The Gap, though a remixed version was released as the fourth single from the album in the summer of 1984. The single peaked at #11 in the UK, spending ten weeks on the UK singles chart.^[1]

The promotional music video for this single was directed by Dieter Trattmann and featured actress Frances Tomelty.

The B-side of the single was a megamix of various Thompson Twins songs titled "Out Of The Gap".

Formats

7" UK vinyl single (Arista TWINS 5)

Side A

"Sister Of Mercy" - 4:55

Side B

"Out Of The Gap" - 5:53

12" UK vinyl single (Arista TWINS 125)

Side One

"Sister Of Mercy" (Extended Version) - 9:26

Side Two

"Out Of The Gap" (Extended Version) - 8:57

5" UK shaped picture disc (Arista TWISD 5) [Shaped like a spaceship]

Side A

"Sister Of Mercy" - 4:55

Side B

"Out Of The Gap" - 5:48

7" Japanese vinyl single (Nippon Phonogram 7RS-103)

Side A

"Sister Of Mercy" (LP Version) - 5:07

Side B

"You Take Me Up" - 5:53

12" Japanese vinyl single (Nippon Phonogram 15RS-28)

Side One

"Sister Of Mercy" (Extended Version) - 9:26
"Funeral Dance" - 3:15

Side Two

"You Take Me Up" (Extended Version) - 7:33
"Leopard Ray" - 3:50

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[2]	11

Official versions

Version	Length	Comment
Album Version	5:04	Found on the album Into The Gap, and on most of the various greatest hits compilation CDs.
7" UK Single Version	4:55	Features a different intro with vocals, piano, and flute and was used in the music video. Only found on the UK 7" vinyl single (Arista TWINS 5) and the CD compilation, The Best Of Thompson Twins - Platinum & Gold Collection (2003 Arista/BMG Heritage).
Extended Version/12" Version	9:26	Found on the UK 12" vinyl single (Arista TWINS 125) and the double CD reissue of Into The Gap (2008 Edsel Records).
Premix Version	5:22	A unique version of the song with more of a dub sound to it, found exclusively on the compilation, Thompson Twins - The Greatest Hits (2003 Camden/BMG). Mislabeled as the 7" version

Personnel

Written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway.

Tom Bailey - vocals, synthesizer, bass, guitar, drum programming
Alannah Currie - marimba, xylophone, backing vocals, percussion
Joe Leeway - backing vocals, congas, synthesizer
Produced by Alex Sadkin with Tom Bailey
Recorded and mixed by Phil Thornalley
"Out Of The Gap" mixed by The Swedish Eagle & Chris Modig in Los Angeles
Photography - Paul Cox
Artwork/Design - Satori (Andie Airfix)
Art Direction - Alannah

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Thompson Twins - UK chart history|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Sister+Of+Mercy#single|work=ChartArchive.org|accessdate=30 Sep 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Thompson Twins - UK chart history|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Sister+Of+Mercy#single|work=ChartArchive.org|accessdate=30 Sep 2012}}

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