There are at least three bands called "The Prayers". The first, the guitar band from Scotland, was active from 87-89 and released only two singles, released on Egg records, and one other song, released on a compilation. They were part of the late 80 UK sound captured on Egg, Creation, and Sarah records, but were grittier, with less of a purely pop sound, than their contemporaries. Egg Records released "Everything but the Cat", a compilation of their entire recorded output and several demos, in 2003.