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Fairground Attraction is tagged as: female vocalists, pop, scottish, folk, 80s

Fairground Attraction was a Scottish acoustic pop group, best-known for its hit single “Perfect”, and for helping to launch the career of its lead singer, Eddi Reader.
After the usual career-beginning playing in local clubs and pubs, in 1987 Fairground Attraction were signed to RCA, and released their first single, “Perfect”, in April 1988. It was an immediate success, reaching number one on the UK singles chart. Their album The First of a Million Kisses was a characteristic blend of folk, jazz, country, and cajun elements (all but one of its songs being written by Mark Nevin). Released in May 1988, it followed the success of “Perfect” by entering the album chart at number three, and rising to number two; it was eventually certified platinum. Three other singles were released from the same album: “Find My Love” (which reached number seven on the UK chart), “A Smile in a Whisper”, and “Clare”.
At the 1989 Brit Awards “Perfect” won the award for best single, and The First of a Million Kisses won best album.
Although they were popular in European countries, and toured the United States, their main success outside the UK was in Japan, where they toured in 1989 (a tour that produced their only...
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Top 10 Fairground Attraction Songs
Perfect
Find My Love
A Smile in a Whisper
The Moon Is Mine
Clare
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Allelujah
The Wind Knows My Name
Moon on the Rain
Ay Fond Kiss
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Top 10 Fairground Attraction Albums
The First of a Million Kisses
Ay Fond Kiss
The Very Best of Fairground Attraction
The Very Best Of
The Collection
Live in Japan
Kawasaki Live In Japan 02.07.89
First of a Million Kisses
The Collection (feat. Eddi Reader)
Best Of Fairground Attraction
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