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The Saint (Thompson Twins song)
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Wikipedia article
"'The Saint'" is a song from the British pop duo Thompson Twins, which was released in 1992 as the second single from eighth studio album 'Queer'. The song was written and produced by Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie.
"The Saint" was originally distributed to DJs on white label before receiving a single release by Warner. In addition to its success on the UK dance and club scene, the single reached number 53 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.
Critical reception
On its release as a single, James Hamilton, writing for the 'Record Mirror' update in 'Music Week', described "The Saint" as a "Alannah Currie cooed and Tom Bailey muttered mushily churning chugger". He described the "Feedback Max Remix" as "sombre piano plonked", the "Feedback Max Hard Groove" as "synth washed", the "LP Version" as "guitar yowled bounc[y] pop" and noted that David Morales' remixes were "more sparsely throbbing". 'Accrington Observer' gave a three out of five star rating and wrote, "It begins with Enigma-ish synths, Alannah has a few breathy vocals and Tom repeats 'I'm praying to the saint of the groove' numerous times. In spite of this I have a feeling it could be a hit."
Formats
Personnel
Credits are adapted from UK/European CD single liner notes.
'Production'
* Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie producers
* Keith Fernley engineer
* Feedback Max additional production and remixes ("Feedback Max Remix" and "Feedback Max Hard Groove")
* David Morales additional production and remixes ("Def Sonic 12" Mix", "Red Zone Dub" and "8th Street Dub")
* Henry Binns mixing assistant on "LP Version"
'Other'
* Mike Owen photography
* Matt Maitland sleeve
Charts
References
Category:1991 songs
Category:1992 singles
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:Thompson Twins songs
Category:Songs written by Alannah Currie
Category:Songs written by Tom Bailey (musician)
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