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's 1992 album '' Us'', featuring backing vocals by

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. It narrowly failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at number 43. The single has two

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tracks: A remix of "

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" (originally from Gabriel's previous studio album '' So'', released in 1986) by

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and an earlier version of the a-side. This version had originally appeared in the

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'' (1991) but was not included on the official soundtrack. The female vocal part of the song was performed on the 1993–1994 Secret World Tour first by British musician Joy Askew, then by Sinéad O'Connor for a few months, and finally by American singer-songwriter

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. Cole's duet with Gabriel was released on both the ''

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'' album, as well as on the ''

'' concert film. In 2011, Gabriel re-released the song with orchestral background on the album '' New Blood''.

Track listing

All songs were written by

. CD single # "Blood of Eden" (album version) – 6:33 # "Mercy Street" (William Orbit mix) – 8:00 # "Blood of Eden" (Special mix for Wim Wenders' ''Until the End of the World'') – 6:15

Personnel

– lead vocals, keyboards, keyboard bass *

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– bass guitars * David Rhodes – 12-string guitars *

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– programming Additional musicians *

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– hi-hat, backing vocals * Richard Blair – additional programming * Levon Minassian – duoduok *

– backing vocals *

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– violin * Gus Isidore – bridge guitars * Richard Chappell – bridge section mix

References

External links

List of various formats
with detailed track lists at

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