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Our Prayer
"Our Prayer" is a hymn written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was intended for the ''Smile'' album until the project was shelved. It was then released on their 1969 album ''20/20'' and was produced by the Beach Boys without involvement from Wilson. As a solo artist, Wilson rerecorded and released the piece on his 2004 version of ''Smile'' in medley with the 1953 doo-wop standard "Gee".
Professors John Covach and Graeme M. Boone have written: "An exquisite exercise of harmonic virtuousity, 'Our Prayer' allowed the Beach Boys once again to show off their vocal abilities and stylistic influences earlier demonstrated on such songs as 'Their Hearts Were Full of Spring'."
==Composition==
The wordless, a cappella piece was originally supposed to be the opening track to the ''Smile'' album. As Beach Boys historian Peter Reum explained, "Brian intended for 'Our Prayer' to be the opening track, a spiritual invocation, for 'Smile'."〔 The title may be a reference to the 1939 traditional pop standard "My Prayer", written by Georges Boulanger and Jimmy Kennedy. As music journalist Paul Williams elaborates,
Wilson was to quickly record and get it over with as soon as possible so he could focus on recording the bulk of ''Smile'' for the January, 1967 release that he had promised Capitol Records. However, ''Smile'' was abandoned, and the track lay dormant for several months. The song was eventually released together with "Cabinessence" on their 1969 album ''20/20'', albeit with some added vocal overdubs. The main vocals were recorded in late 1966 with the additional vocals being recorded at Capitol Records Studios two years later.
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