Prayers Be Answered
| Prayers Be Answered | ||||
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| Released | December 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Mandrill Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Producer | Dave Marett | |||
| The Dance Exponents chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Prayers Be Answered | ||||
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Prayers Be Answered is the debut studio album by 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 tracks are written by Jordan Luck except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All I Can Do" | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Know Your Own Heart" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Shattered Ornaments" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Victoria" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Your Best Friend Loves Me Too" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue)" | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 18:59 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Checking to See That Your Kiss Is the Same" |
| 2:42 |
| 8. | "Just Me and You" | 3:42 | |
| 9. | "Envy the Grave" |
| 4:05 |
| 10. | "Swimming to the Table of an Unknown Girl" | 3:38 | |
| 11. | "Gone Forever in Another Car" | 3:02 | |
| 12. | "Poland" | 2:20 | |
| Total length: | 19:29 38:28 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Airway Spies" | 2:49 |
| 14. | "Victoria" (original single version) | 3:26 |
| 15. | "All I Can Do" (original single version) | 2:40 |
| 16. | "Your Best Friend Loves Me Too" (original version) | 2:39 |
| 17. | "Poland" (original version) | 2:22 |
| 18. | "Can't Kiss the Lips of a Memory" | 2:30 |
| 19. | "I'm Not the One" | 3:08 |
| 20. | "Social Life" | 2:10 |
| 21. | "Perfect Romance" (demo) | 2:53 |
| 22. | "My Date with You Was a Date with No One" (demo) | 3:53 |
| 23. | "Walk Around the Roses" (demo) | 3:46 |
| 24. | "The Empty Bunk in the Bunkhouse" | 3:06 |
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.