Prayers Be Answered
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| Released | December 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Mandrill Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Producer | Dave Marett | |||
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| Singles from Prayers Be Answered | ||||
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Prayers Be Answered is the second album release and the first studio album by the New Zealand band the Dance Exponents, released in December 1983.[1] The album peaked at #4 and spent 45 weeks on the New Zealand Album charts.[2]
The album won the Best Album award at the 1984 New Zealand Music Awards.
In May 2013, Universal Music re-released the album digitally in New Zealand in remastered standard and deluxe editions. The deluxe edition has twelve additional tracks of singles, B-sides, rarities and demos.[3]
Track listing
- "All I Can Do" (Luck) 2:40
- "Know Your Own Heart" (Luck) 3:30
- "Shattered Ornaments" (Luck) 3:30
- "Victoria" (Luck) 3:47
- "Your Best Friend Loves Me Too" (Luck) 2:40
- "I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue)" (Luck) 2:44
- "Checking To See That Your Kiss Is The Same" (Luck/Jones) 2:44
- "Just Me And You" (Luck) 3:43
- "Envy The Grave" (Gent/Jones/Luck) 4:06
- "Swimming To The Table Of An Unknown Girl" (Luck) 2:50
- "Gone Forever In Another Car" (Luck) 3:04
- "Poland" (Luck) 2:18
Additional tracks on 2013 digital deluxe edition:
- "Airway Spies" (Luck)
- "Victoria" (original single version) (Luck)
- "All I Can Do" (original single version) (Luck)
- "Your Best Friend Loves Me Too" (original version) (Luck)
- "Poland" (original version) (Luck)
- "Can't Kiss The Lips Of A Memory" (Luck)
- "I'm Not The One" (Luck)
- "Social Life" (Luck)
- "Perfect Romance" (demo) (Luck)
- "My Date With You Was A Date With No One" (demo) (Luck)
- "Walk Around The Roses" (demo) (Luck)
- "The Empty Bunk In The Bunkhouse" (Luck)
Band members
- Jordan Luck (vocals)
- Brian Jones (guitar)
- David Gent (bass guitar)
- Michael "Harry" Harallambi (drums)
Additional musicians
- Peter Van Der Fluit (keyboards)
- Andrew McLennan (keyboards)
- Stuart Pearce (keyboards)
- Andrew Couston (saxophone)
Credits
- Produced by Dave Marett
- Engineered by Dave Marett & Graeme Myhre
- Recorded at Mandrill Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
- Tracks 1, 2 & 5 mixed By Tim Kramer at Festival Studios, Sydney Australia
- Art direction & design: Alan Scholz, Mushroom Art
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1983–84) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 4 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1984) | Position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] | 14 |
References
- ^ "Album discography". The Exponents. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Charts: The Exponents: Prayers Be Answered". Archive. charts.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Exponents news". The Exponents. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Dance Exponents – Prayers Be Answered". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1983 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 2 February 2022.