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[[The Sisterhood]] was the name of two bands. The first was [[Wayne Hussey]] and [[Craig Adams]]' band (which later went on to be called [[The Mission]]).  
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The band name [[The Sisterhood]] was used by two bands. The first were [[Wayne Hussey]], [[Craig Adams]] and their colleagues, who later had to give it up and went on as [[The Mission]]).<br/>
  
The second was a side project set up by [[Andrew Eldritch]] to stop Hussey getting hold of the name for his band. Eldritch's plan worked by releasing a record under the name faster than Hussey ''et al'' could.
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In order to stop Hussey getting hold of the name for his band, [[Andrew Eldritch]] also put a band together under The Sisterhood name.  
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Eldritch's version of The Sisterhood released one single, [[Giving Ground (single)|Giving Ground]], in the morning of the day that Hussey's/Adam's band had their first performance in the evening.<br/>
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An album titled [[Gift]] followed.<br/>
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Andrew Eldritch wrote and produced the music, but for contractual reasons was unable to sing officially, as Warner still held him under contract. It was commonly believed (and said so in the press) that [[James Ray]] sang/spoke all of the lyrics, until Ray denied singing on The Sisterhood's version of Colours, in an interview with the Heartland fan-site [http://myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=8601 here.] Ray confirmed as well [http://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=14379 in another interview] that it was [[Lucas Fox]] doing the vocals for [[Rain From Heaven]]. <br/>
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==Band Members / Personnel ==
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* [[Andrew Eldritch]] (writing, production)
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* [[Doktor Avalanche]] (drums) 
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* [[James Ray]] (guitars, vocals)
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* [[Lucas Fox]] (percussions, vocals)
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* [[Patricia Morrison]] (vocals)
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* [[Alan Vega]] (synthesizer, vocals)
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Eldritch's version of The Sisterhood released one single, [[Giving Ground (single)|Giving Ground]], and one album, [[Gift]].  Andrew Eldritch wrote and produced the music, but for contractual reasons was unable to sing officially, though does sing Colours & Giving Ground unofficially, as Warner still held him under contract. It was commonly believed that [[James Ray]] sang/spoke all of the lyrics until he denied singing on The Sisterhood's version of Colours, in an interview with the Heartland fan-site [http://myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=8601 here.]Ray confirmed that it was Lucas Fox doing the vocals for Rain from Heaven as well [http://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=14379 at that forum.] The Sisterhood also featured Lucas Fox, Patricia Morrison and Alan Vega.
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One track from the album, [[Colours (song)|Colours]], was re-recorded later for the b-side of the [[This Corrosion (single)|This Corrosion single]], <br/>
One of the tracks from the album, Colours, was later re-recorded as a b-side for This Corrosion, and the single Giving Ground has been played live by the Sisters of Mercy in recent years.
 
  
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while [[Giving Ground (song)|Giving Ground]] has been played live by The Sisters of Mercy regularly over the years.<br/>
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== External Links ==
 
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* [http://www.the-sisters-of-mercy.com/gen/regift.htm The Sisterhood and the album Gift] - the according information on The Sisters' own website...<br/>
[http://www.the-sisters-of-mercy.com/gen/regift.htm The Sisterhood and the album Gift] - the according information on The Sisters' own website...<br/>
 
 
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Revision as of 16:18, 6 October 2013

The band name The Sisterhood was used by two bands. The first were Wayne Hussey, Craig Adams and their colleagues, who later had to give it up and went on as The Mission).

In order to stop Hussey getting hold of the name for his band, Andrew Eldritch also put a band together under The Sisterhood name. Eldritch's version of The Sisterhood released one single, Giving Ground, in the morning of the day that Hussey's/Adam's band had their first performance in the evening.

An album titled Gift followed.

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Andrew Eldritch wrote and produced the music, but for contractual reasons was unable to sing officially, as Warner still held him under contract. It was commonly believed (and said so in the press) that James Ray sang/spoke all of the lyrics, until Ray denied singing on The Sisterhood's version of Colours, in an interview with the Heartland fan-site here. Ray confirmed as well in another interview that it was Lucas Fox doing the vocals for Rain From Heaven.

Band Members / Personnel


Remarks One track from the album, Colours, was re-recorded later for the b-side of the This Corrosion single,

while Giving Ground has been played live by The Sisters of Mercy regularly over the years.

External Links


This article is a stub and is in need of expansion