"Physical Favours" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter

Sharon O'Neill Sharon Lea O'Neill (born 23 November 1952) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and pianist, who had an Australasian hit single in 1983 with " Maxine" which reached No. 16 on both the Australian Kent Music Report and Recording Industry Association ...

. The song was released in September 1987 as the first single from her fifth studio album, '' Danced in the Fire'' (1987). It was O'Neill's first release on the

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label.

Background and release

O'Neill signed with CBS records in 1978 and between 1979 and 1983, released four top twenty albums in New Zealand. A number of disputes followed, leading to an almost 5-year break between releasing music. O'Neill continued to write music however and in 1987 once the CBS contract had expired,O'Neill promptly signed a two-album deal with

. "Physical Favours" was the first release.

Track listing

7" (Polydor – 887 032-7) *Side A "Physical Favours" *Side B "Silk or Stone"

Charts

Personnel

*Alan Manfield -

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, Hammond organ, Guitar *Michael Hegarty - Bass *

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- Guitar *

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- Drums *Maggie McKinney, Mark Williams - Backing vocals

References

1987 songs 1987 singles Sharon O'Neill songs Songs written by Sharon O'Neill {{1980s-pop-song-stub