Prayer 4 Unity

{{Infobox album

| name = Prayer 4 Unity

| type = Studio

| artist = D'Influence

| cover = D'Influence-Prayer 4 UNity.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1995

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Bastcote Studios, London, England

Courtyard Studios, Oxford, England

D-Lab

Falconer Studios, London, England

Front Row South, London, England

Funky Slice, New York, NY

Jamestown Studios, Longon, England

Milo Studios, London, England

R.A.K., London, England

Radio Station, Brasilia, Brazil

The Garden, London, England

| genre = Jazz, R&B

| length = 56:36

| label = East West

| producer = D'Influence

| prev_title = Good 4 We

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = London

| next_year = 1997

}}

Prayer 4 Unity is the second studio album by British group D-Influence, released in 1995 by East West Records. The album reached No. 17 on the UK R&B Albums Chart.{{cite web|date=|title=D' Influence - Prayer 4 Unity|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/d-influence-prayer-4-unity|website=Official Charts}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/prayer-4-unity-mw0000887001|title=D'Influence: Prayer 4 Unity|last=Bush |first=John|publisher=AllMusic}}

| rev2 = NME

| rev2score = 5/10{{cite magazine|first=John|last=Harris|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53515349643/|title=Long Play|work=NME|date=22 July 1995|page=49|access-date=14 February 2024}}

}}

With a 3 out of 5 star rating, John Bush of AllMusic declared, "D-Influence's sophomore album continues the group's trip through funky house rhythms, with Sarah Ann Webb's vocals." Andy Gill of The Independent, praised the album saying, "With Prayer 4 Unity, D-Influence supercede their own influences in fine style."{{Cite web |last=Gill |first=Andy |date=July 21, 1995 |title=Album Reviews |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DWORLDNEWS%26t%3D%26sort%3DYMD_date%253AA%26fld-nav-0%3DYMD_date%26val-nav-0%3D1995%2520-%25201995%26hide_duplicates%3D2%26fld-base-0%3Dalltext%26maxresults%3D60%26val-base-0%3D%2522D%2527Influence%2522%26docref%3Dnews/131FED6D429C5D90 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=newsbank.com |publisher=The Independent}}

Singles

A song from the album, called "Midnite", reached No. 11 on the UK R&B Singles Chart and No. 24 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.{{cite work|title=D' Influence: Midnite|date=1995|publisher=EastWest Records}}{{cite web |date= |title=D' Influence - Midnite |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/d-influence-midnite |website=Official Charts}} Another single, "Waiting", peaked at No. 26 on the UK R&B Singles Chart.{{Cite web |title=D'Influence - Waiting |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/d-influence-waiting |website=Official Charts}}

Track listing

{{Tracklist

| headline = Prayer 4 Unity track listing{{cite AV media|others=D'Influence |title=Prayer 4 Unity |date=1995 |publisher=East West Records}}

| title1 = Midnite

| writer1 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length1 = 4:43

| title2 = Phuncky Times

| writer2 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length2 = 6:49

| title3 = Waiting

| writer3 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length3 = 4:58

| title4 = Simmer Down

| writer4 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length4 = 4:57

| title5 = Always

| writer5 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length5 = 6:28

| title6 = Should I?

| writer6 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length6 = 4:46

| title7 = I Will

| writer7 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length7 = 5:04

| title8 = Break Up

| writer8 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length8 = 4:38

| title9 = Prayer 4 Unity

| writer9 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length9 = 5:11

| title10 = Brasilia Interview [Interlude)

| writer10 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length10 = 0:16

| title11 = Afrojam

| writer11 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length11 = 4:56

| title12 = You're All I Need

| writer12 = Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston

| length12 = 3:50

}}

Charts

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Chart performance for Prayer 4 Unity

! Chart (1995)

! Peak
position

UK Albums Chart

|align=center|98

UK R&B Albums Chart

|align=center|17

References