1) a British musical group led by William Topley from the 1990s whose music featured elements of blues, gospel, soul, and rock; they had one UK Top 40 hit before disbanding in 2000. 2) a British band based in Bristol who subsequently changed their name to Get The Blessing. 3) An 80s Goth band from Pennsylvania, US. 1. The Blessing was a British musical group led by William Topley, whose music featured elements of blues, gospel, soul, and rock. The group released two albums and had one UK Top 40 hit before disbanding. The Blessing was founded in London in 1987, initially acting mostly as a blues and reggae cover band. The group (William Topley, vocals; Luke Brighty, guitar; Kevin Hime-Knowles, bass, Mike Westergaard, keyboards, Simon Hanson, drums) eventually began writing its own material and recorded in keyboardist Mike Westergaard's studio, eventually landing a recording contract in 1989 with MCA Records. Their debut, Prince of the Deep Water, followed in 1991, with the lead single "Highway 5" reaching #42 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was remixed and re-released at the end of the year, and early in 1992 re-charted, this time peaking at #30. Prince of the Deep Water featured guest musicians Nicky Hopkins, Richard Tee, Jeff Porcaro, Rickie Lee Jones, and Bruce Hornsby, and went on to sell 125,000 copies. For the follow-up full-length, Locusts & Wild Honey, Jimmy Miller was called in to produce three tracks, though he died before the album's release. One of the trac

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