<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Gary Clark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Dave Bascombe </Td> </Tr> <P> Mary's Prayer is a sophisti - pop song by the Scottish pop / rock group Danny Wilson: introduced on the group's 1987 debut album Meet Danny Wilson, "Mary's Prayer" would eventually become a Top Ten hit in the British Isles and also a Top 40 hit in the US . </P> <P> The song's composer, Gary Clark, said of "Mary's Prayer": "I certainly don't think (it's) the best song on the album but it is probably the most accessible and therefore the best choice for a first single". Clark had written "Mary's Prayer" while Danny Wilson was the house band at Dundee nightclub the Swamp soon after the group (then known as Spencer Tracy) formed in 1984 . </P>

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