Single:
The Lord’s Prayer entered the Australian singles chart* on 10 December 1973 and peaked at #3. It was #14 on the Top 100 of 1974.
Album:
The song is on With You I Am which entered the Australian albums chart* on 17 June 1974 and peaked at #34.
Songwriters:
Traditional, Arnold Strals
Producer:
Martin Erdman
Record label of Australian release:
Festival
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The Lord’s Prayer is a rock setting of the Lord’s Prayer with music by Arnold Strals recorded in 1973 by the Australian nun, Sister Janet Mead. Based in Adelaide, Sister Mead was known for pioneering the use of contemporary rock music in celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass and for her weekly radio programs.
The recording was produced by Martin Erdman and originally released by Festival Records in Australia. After reaching number three on the charts in her home country, it went on to become an international hit, selling nearly three million copies worldwide and making the upper reaches of the pop charts in countries as diverse as Canada, Japan, Brazil, Germany and the United States.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord’s_Prayer_(Sister_Janet_Mead_song)
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