| "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" | ||||
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| Single by Scritti Politti | ||||
| from the album Cupid & Psyche 85 | ||||
| Released | 24 February 1984 | |||
| Recorded | December 1983 | |||
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| Length | 3:34 (7") 4:48 (album) 5:54 (Version) | |||
| Label | Virgin (UK) Warner Bros. (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Green Gartside | |||
| Producer(s) | Arif Mardin | |||
| Scritti Politti singles chronology | ||||
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| "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" on YouTube | ||||
"Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" is the seventh single released by the British pop band Scritti Politti, issued in the UK on 24 February 1984 by Virgin Records. It later appeared on the band's second studio album Cupid & Psyche 85 (released in June 1985) and was produced by Arif Mardin. The song's subtitle is a reference to "I Say a Little Prayer", Aretha Franklin's biggest UK hit; Mardin had also produced Franklin.[1]
The single was Scritti Politti's breakthrough hit on the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at No. 10 in a 16-week chart run.[2][3] It was also a Top 30 hit in Australia and New Zealand.
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