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
| 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 |
| UK Albums Chart
|align=center|98 |
| UK R&B Albums Chart
|align=center|17 |
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