Songs with Prayer in the Title Quiz

Answer: Aretha Franklin

When Dionne Warwick released "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls" and "I Say A Little Prayer" as a double-sided hit it became one of the biggest selling double-sided hits of the decade.
Aretha Franklin recorded a version of "I Say a Little Prayer" on her 1968 "Aretha Now" which was originally released as the flip-side of her "The House that Jack Built" single. "I Say A Little Prayer" gained momentum, peaking at Number 10.
Backing vocals for Aretha's version were provided by the Sweet Inspirations. The Sweet Inspirations provided backing vocals for many singers, most notably Elvis Presley.
"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" was a 1968 Top Forty hit by Madeline Bell. Barbara Acklin reached Number 15 in 1968 with "Love Makes A Woman" and Etta James scored a US Top Forty single with "Security".

Answer: Seventies

Australian Roman Catholic nun Sister Janet Mead recorded a Rock version of "The Lord's Prayer" in 1974. While still in her teens she formed a group called The Rock Band to provide music for weekly masses. After learning piano she became a member of the Sisters of Mercy order with the intent of becoming a music teacher in Catholic schools. In 1973 she began making recordings of her Rock Masses.

After signing with Festival Records the label wanted her to record a version of Donovan's "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" with her arrangement of "The Lord's Prayer" as the flip-side. "The Lord's Prayer" became a hit reaching Number Three on the Australian Singles Chart and topping out at Number Four on the US Billboard Hot 100, earning Sister Mead a Grammy Award nomination.

Answer: The Platters

The Platters scored a chart-topper when they released "My Prayer" in 1956. The song had been a hit for The Ink Spots and The Glenn Miller band in 1939.
The Platters formed in Los Angeles two years before releasing "My Prayer". They released minor local hits on the Federal label before signing with Mercury Records. The Platters were encouraged to release their version of an Ink Spots released title "Only You (and You Alone)". The single became a national hit and The Platters performed the song in the 1956 film "Rock Around the Clock".
The group followed with several more hits including "Twilight Time", "My Prayer" and "Harbor Lights".
The Dominoes had a 1951 hit with "Sixty-Minute Man". In 1955 The Penguins had an early Rock era hit in 1955 with "Earth Angel". Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters charted "Money Honey" in 1953.

Answer: She worked in a diner.

According to the lyrics of the song Gina was at a diner "workin' for her man". "Livin' on A Prayer" was the second single release from the band's "Slippery When Wet" album and quickly became a fan favorite. "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Wanted Dead or Alive" were other hit singles from the album. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora composed the song with songwriter Desmond Child. Jon was not happy with the original recording of the song but Richie Sambora insisted the song had hit potential so a different arrangement was done with another bass line.

The results paid off when the song stayed at the top of the US charts for four weeks.

Answer: Andrea Bocelli

"The Prayer" was the second single from Dion's 1998 Christmas album "These Are Special Times". Andrea Bocelli accompanied her on the hit single. Bocelli released a single of the same duet from his "Sogno" album. "The Prayer" earned the pair a Golden Globe for Best Original Song when it was included on the soundtrack of the 1999 film "Quest for Camelot".
Luciano Pavarotti and Celine recorded a duet of "I Hate You Then I Love You" on Celine's 1997 "Let's Talk About Love" album.
Celine Dion earned her first Grammy and Oscar when she recorded "Beauty and the Beast" with Peabo Bryson for the soundtrack of the Walt Disney film of the same name.
Celine sang a duet with a hologram of Elvis on an edition of "American Idol" in 2007.

Answer: Cyndi Lauper

"Say a Prayer" was composed by Cyndi Lauper and Jan Pulsford to bring attention to people suffering from Aids. "Ballad of Cleo and Joe" and "You Don't Know" were other single releases from the "Sisters of Avalon" album.
Cindi's debut album, "She's So Unusual", was released in 1983 and contained hit singles including "She Bop", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time". The album earned Grammy awards for Cindi including Best New Artist.
"Ray of Light" was a 1998 album by Madonna. Whitney Houston released her "My Love Is Your Love" LP in 1998. Mariah Carey's "Rainbow" album was released in November 1999.

Answer: Duran Duran

Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" kept "Say A Prayer" from reaching the top spot on the UK charts in 1982. Although the single only make it to Number 16 in the US, the video was in heavy rotation on MTV.
"Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio" were also major hits from the 1982 "Rio" album.
Duran Duran formed in 1978 in Birmingham England. Many of their singles were chart successes and the band made excellent use of cutting edge videos in promoting the singles. Duran Duran reformed with most of the original members for a few years in 2000.
Human League had a 1982 hit with "Don't You Want Me Baby". "Tainted Love" was a 1982 Soft Cell single and "Eye In The Sky" was a 1982 single from Alan Parsons Project.

Answer: Ray Charles

Lloyd Glenn and Lowell Fulson composed "Sinner's Prayer", recorded by Ray Charles on his first Atlantic Records album in 1957. "Hallelujah I Love Her So", "Mess Around" and "I Got a Woman" were hit singles that had been previously released and included on the album. Ray began recording an album containing duets in 2003 that was released posthumously in 2004 titled "Genius Loves Company". On the LP he recorded a duet of "Sinner's Prayer" with B. B. King. "An Evening with Belafonte" was a 1957 album released by Harry Belafonte. Sammy Davis, Jr. released his "It's All Over but the Swingin'" album the same year.

Answer: England

Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel was born in Paddington, London, England, in 1963. His mother was from Nigeria and his father was Brazilian. He was raised by a foster family and briefly studied agriculture. In the eighties he began singing in local clubs and performed with a band called Push.
He released a single titled "Killer" in 1990 and followed with his debut album the following year. The critics praised his work and he received three awards at the 1992 Brit Awards.
"Prayer for the Dying" peaked at Number 21 on the US Billboard charts.
When "Kiss from a Rose" was included on the "Batman Forever" (1995) soundtrack Seal won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year as well as the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1996.

Answer: True

"Like A Prayer" was the lead single from Madonna's "Like A Prayer" album. Other singles from the album included "Express Yourself" and "Cherish". "Like a Prayer" became Madonna's seventh US Number One single and was used in a commercial for Pepsi. After controversy initiated by the Vatican Pepsi withdrew the commercial.
The video for "Like A Prayer" featured Madonna as a witness to a murder who sought shelter in a church.
Madonna co-wrote "Like A Prayer" with producer and songwriter Patrick Leonard.