"Say a Prayer" is a dance-pop and house song by American vocalist

Taylor Dayne Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single " Tell It to My Heart". Dayne achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including "Love Will ...

, taken from her third studio album, ''

Soul Dancing ''Soul Dancing'' is the third album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne. It was released in 1993 on Arista Records and peaked at No. 51 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The album includes the singles "Send Me a Lover", "I'll Wait", "Say a P ...

'' (1993). It was written by Dayne,

Shep Pettibone Robert "Shep" Pettibone (born 10 July 1959) is an American record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. Career Shep Pettibone surfaced after his work with Arthur Baker on Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazz ...

and Tony Shimkin, produced by Pettibone. In 1995, the song was remixed for her compilation album, ''

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'' and was release that same year by Arista Records.

Single

Taylor did not record any new tracks for her ''Greatest Hits'' release. Arista instead released a remixed version of the song as the first single in 1995.

Charts

The song was a hit in the club scenes, peaking at No. 5 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It peaked at #58 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

CD single remixes

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