Sister Moon (Transvision Vamp song)

"Sister Moon" was Transvision Vamp's fifth single release and the final single to be taken from their debut album Pop Art. It was a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1988, peaking at #41.[2]

"Sister Moon"
Single by Transvision Vamp
from the album Pop Art
B-side
  • "Oh Yeah"
  • "Walk on By"
Released7 November 1988 (UK)
1 May 1989 (Australia)[1]
Recorded1988
GenrePop
Rock
Length3:58
LabelMCA Records
TVV 5
Songwriter(s)Nick Christian Sayer
Producer(s)Duncan Bridgeman
Transvision Vamp singles chronology
"Revolution Baby"
(1988)
"Sister Moon"
(1988)
"Baby I Don't Care"
(1989)

In Australia, "Sister Moon" was released in 1989[1] as the fourth and final single from the album, following "Tell That Girl to Shut Up".

Critical reception

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Jerry Smith of British magazine Music Week reviewed single positively. He called title track a "fine pop song", "downbeat ballad with acoustic backing and breathy vocals" and expressed assurance that single will grant "high exposure to give them yet more chart action."[3]

Track listing

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7" vinyl (TVV 5 / TVVP 5) [4]
  1. "Sister Moon" (7" version) - 3:58
  2. "Oh Yeah" (Anthony Doughty) / (Dave Parsons) - 2:52
  3. "Walk on By" (Pol Burton) - 3:23
  • A limited edition 7" picture disc was also released (TVVP 5).
12" vinyl (TVVT 5) [5]
  1. "Sister Moon" (Groove On) - 6:08
  2. "Walk on By" - 3:23
  3. "Sex Kick" (Ciao Portobello) - 7:19
  4. "Oh Yeah" - 2:52
CD single (DTVV 5) [6]
  1. "Sister Moon" (7" version) - 3:58
  2. "Oh Yeah" - 2:52
  3. "Walk on By" - 3:23
  4. "Sex Kick" (Ciao Portobello) - 7:19

Charts

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Chart (1988–89) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 95
UK (Official Charts Company)[2] 41

References

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  1. ^ a b "Australian Music Report No. 770 – 1 May 1989 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 23 August 2017 – via Imgur.com.
  2. ^ a b "Official Charts > Transvision Vamp". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ Jerry Smith (12 November 1988). "Transvision Vamp: "Sister Moon"" (PDF). Singles Reviews. Music Week. Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. p. 21. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Transvision Vamp – Sister Moon (1988, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  5. ^ "Transvision Vamp – Sister Moon (1988, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  6. ^ "Transvision Vamp – Sister Moon (1988, CD)". Discogs.
  7. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 January 2014". ARIA. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via Imgur.com.
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Worldwide releases