Sisters of Mercy Floodland

26 years ago this week saw the commercial breakthrough for Goth Rockers Sisters of Mercy with the atmospheric album Floodland.

The band had split two years earlier When Hussey and Adams left the band to Form The Mission.

Andrew Eldritch was intending to record solo but teamed up with Bassist Patricia Morrison. Andrew wrote all the songs for the album and then enlisted the help of legendary producer Jim Steinmann to finish of the album.

They released a single as a prelude to the release of the album and the success of 'this Corrosion' was a huge success in the UK reaching number 7 in the singles charts. This prompted much interest in the band and the release of the album was much anticipated.

In November 1987 saw the release of the album and again the album reached top 10 in the UK and was well received by the critics with the album selling over 100,000 copies on release alone. In America the album was released but only reached the top 100.

They then released 'Dominion' as the next single of the album and with a slight remix the single hit the top 20 in the UK and was a top 30 hit in the USA. The next single release was 'Lucretia my reflection' and again this did fare will in the charts and again was a top 20 hit in the UK.

The album was a throw away from the earlier goth guitar and bass sound and the emphasis on sequencers and drum machines. It did work and gave that atmospheric dark wave sound that few tried to copy around the time of Sisters of Mercy.

The tracks on the album are:-
Dominion
Flood I
Lucretia my Reflection
1959
This Corrosion
Flood II
Driven like the snow
Neverland (a Fragment)

The album was released by Merciful Release records and the album peaked at number 9 in the UK album charts.