Sweet Mercy

Sweet Mercy
Also known as6 by Six
OriginEngland
GenresHouse
Years active1988–present
LabelsBlip Music, 10, Grass Green Records, Boo Records Inc.
MembersEric Gooden
Eric Powell

Sweet Mercy are an English house music duo formed in the late 1980s, consisting of Eric Gooden and Eric Powell. In 1992 in Manchester, the duo founded their own house and techno record label, Bush Records.

Their single "Happy Days" featuring singer Joe Roberts charted on the UK Singles Chart in early 1996.

Also in 1996, under the alias 6 by Six, the duo scored a UK chart hit with "Into Your Heart".

The vocals of singer Rowetta in the duo's 1990 song "Reach Out" has been sampled by many artists such as the Black Eyed Peas, Slam, Peshay, DJ Zinc, Todd Terry, Matrix & Futurebound, Steve Angello, Laidback Luke and Oliver Heldens.[1][2] In 2008, "Reach Out" was remixed and re-released with mixes by J Nitti, Peter Presta[3] and Mobin Master, among others.[4]

  1. ^ "The Life and Times of Rowetta Idah". 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Songs that sample 'Reach Out'". WhoSampled.
  3. ^ "Reach Out 2008 (feat. Rowetta) by Sweet Mercy". Apple Music.
  4. ^ "Reach Out (feat. Rowetta) [Mobin Master Remix] - Single by Sweet Mercy". Apple Music.