Perfect (Fairground Attraction song)
1988 single by Fairground Attraction
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"Perfect" is the debut single by the British folk and soft rock band Fairground Attraction, written by Mark E. Nevin. Released on 21 March 1988 by RCA Records, the single reached number one in the United Kingdom on the week of 8 May 1988. It also reached number one in Australia, Ireland, and South Africa. In the United States, the song peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Perfect" won the award for British Single of the Year at the Brit Awards 1989 and was nominated for the Ivor Novello 'Best Song Musically and Lyrically' award.
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| Single by Fairground Attraction | ||||
| from the album The First of a Million Kisses | ||||
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| Released | 21 March 1988[1] | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter | Mark E. Nevin | |||
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Release
In the UK, "Perfect" was released as a 7-inch single, 12-inch single, and CD single. The song was included on the band's debut studio album, The First of a Million Kisses, released later the same year. A version of the song with a different vocalist was used in television advertising for the British supermarket chain Asda in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was re-released as a single in 1993 after it had reappeared on the compilation album Celtic Heart but this time included "Captured" by Brian Kennedy in the tracklisting.
Critical reception
Tony Reed from Melody Maker wrote, "Acoustic folky rockabilly, and a brilliant, brilliant woman singing it. A minor triumph, to be sure, but for what it is — perfect."[2] Neil Taylor from NME said, "Pop seems to be the order of the day in this pile and this single is one of the best. Eddi Reader's confident, strident vocal sounds like a mish-mash of country and high glitz, but a strong backbeat pulls the record into the safety zone of rock."[3]
Track listings
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Baillie & the Boys version
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| Single by Baillie & the Boys | ||||
| from the album The Lights of Home | ||||
| B-side | "Lovin' by Numbers" | |||
| Released | 14 April 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter | Mark E. Nevin | |||
| Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
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American country music group Baillie & the Boys released their version in April 1990 as the first single from their third studio album The Lights of Home. The song reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[43]
Charts
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[44] | 16 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard) | 23 |