Say a Prayer (Khanoda song)

Infobox Single
Name = Say A Prayer

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Artist = Khanoda
from Album = klosure. DISPOSABLE KLASSIX AND OTHER POTENTIAL FAILURES (1988 – 1998)
Released = March 7, 1989
Format = 7" Promo Single (US)
Recorded = 1989
Genre = Pop
Length = 6:32
Label = Lemon Meringue Entertainment/Kommunion Recording Company
Writer = Khanoda and Melissa Etheridge
Producer = Khanoda and Anthony Newett
Last single = "Do What You Feel"
(1988)
This single = "Say A Prayer"
(1989)
Next single = "Something To Shout About"
(1990)

"Say A Prayer" was the first of a trio of singles released independently only to radio from American pop singer Khanoda following the demise of the thrash metal band Armed n Dangerous, which he co-founded. The single was later included on his 1998 mock hits collection, "klosure. DISPOSABLE KLASSIX AND OTHER POTENTIAL FAILURES (1988 – 1998)".

ong history

"Say A Prayer" was initially released as the lead single from a forthcoming album to be released in the fall of 1989, however recording delays and Khanoda changing his musical direction from blatant pop music to a more alternative influenced sound lead to the song being promoted only to radio.

Khanoda was unaware that the line he had written "there was a time when I would miss you, existing just to kiss you" on the song "Say A Prayer" was paraphrasing "does she miss you, existing just to kiss you" as heard in the chorus of "Like The Way I Do" by Melissa Etheridge when it was written in January 1989. It was viewed by music directors purely as coincidence at the time of the song's release to radio in March of that same year. Khanoda received a mechanical license from Etheridge's publishing company to use the line and gave her a co-songwriting credit in order to have "Say A Prayer" appear on "klosure.". [http://compass.khanoda.com/1999/discography.html]

Personnel

*Khanoda - vocals, musical and drum programming arrangements
*Anthony Newett - keyboards, drum programming

Credits

* Written by Khanoda and Melissa Etheridge
* Produced by Khanoda and Anthony Newett

Official versions

7” Promo Single

#Say A Prayer 6:32
#Say A Prayer (Radio-Edit) 4:38

Included On

*KLOSURE (1988 – 1998)
*klosure. DISPOSABLE KLASSIX AND OTHER POTENTIAL FAILURES (1988 – 1998)