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“Sweet Harmony” by The Beloved
From the album Conscience (1993)
“Sweet Harmony” by The Beloved appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1993 on the album Conscience. Its best result is #1104 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,243 alternative song of all time.
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"Sweet Harmony" led the way for Conscience, the Beloved's second album, in 1993, and it remains the band's biggest hit: a blissed-out slice of house-tinged synth-pop that reached number eight in Britain and became a fixture in the clubs. Frontman Jon Marsh wrote and produced it with his wife, Helena, and sings it over keyboards he shares with Richard Cottle, with Nigel Hitchcock on saxophone, an unlikely lute from John Themis and backing voices from Derek Green, Sylvia Mason-James and Beverley Skeete.
The video, directed by Big TV, got people talking: a naked Marsh in a heavenly setting, surrounded by naked women, a scene lifted from the sleeve of Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland. The song has turned up on the band's compilations ever since, and in 2011 one of them took its name.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1104 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1887 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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