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Pillows & Prayers

Pillows & Prayers is a compilation album released at Christmas 1982, featuring artists on the Cherry Red record label. The record was originally sold at 99 pence, which helped ensure that the album peaked and remained at number 1 on the UK Indie Chart for five weeks and sold over 120,000 copies.

Pillows and Prayers 2
In 1984 a sequel, Pillows and Prayers 2, was released in Japan. This time, there was no special price. In 2000 the album was reissued on CD (CDMRED 169) together with volume 1. TracksMarine Girls - "A Place in the Sun" (2:29) • Jane - "It's a Fine Day" (2:45) • Kevin Hewick - "Feathering the Nest" (3:51) • Fantastic Something - "If She Doesn't Smile" (3:14) • Eyeless in Gaza - "New Risen" (2:47) • The Monochrome Set - "Jet Set Junta" (2:04) • Morgan Fisher - "Un Homme et une Femme" - (2:45) • Felt - "The World Is As Soft As Lace" (4:15) • Maurice Deebank - "The Watery Song" (4:54) • In Embrace - "Shouting in Cafes" (3:33) • Grab Grab the Haddock - "I'm Used Now" (3:17) • Ben Watt & Robert Wyatt - "Walter and John" (4:05) • Five or Six - "Another Reason" (3:04) • Red Box - "Chenko" (3:40) "Un Homme et Une Femme" is the theme from the film of the same name, composed by Francis Lai and with lyrics by Pierre Barouh. "It's A Fine Day" was later a hit single when covered by Opus III several years later, and Red Box went on to chart success after signing to WEA. == References ==
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