Swedish Single Certifications 1987-1998" (PDF). Ifpi.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012 . Retrieved 19 June 2016.

At the 1989 BRIT Awards, "Perfect" won the award for Best British Single, and The First of a Million Kisses won the award for Best British Album. [1] Archived copy". www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016 . Retrieved 30 June 2022. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Top 50 peaks: Steffen Hung. "Discography Fairground Attraction". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien . Retrieved 29 October 2015.Find My Love": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Archived from the original on 5 June 2015 . Retrieved 29 October 2015. In September 1989, during the recording of a second album, rumours of arguments circulated, and in January 1990 the band split up. Reader and Nevin have both been interviewed about the break up but do not agree on what actually prompted it. RCA later released a second album " Ay Fond Kiss" and one of its songs, a cover of Patsy Cline's " Walkin' After Midnight", was their last single and a minor hit. This album though was made up of B-sides and other material recorded alongside their first album (many being collaborations by just two band members). Mark Nevin recorded material intended for the second album with Brian Kennedy, released under the name Sweetmouth in 1991. Fairground Attraction – 'The First of a Million Kisses: Expanded Edition' reviewed» We Are Cult". We Are Cult. 6 February 2017 . Retrieved 21 October 2020. Find My Love" is a song by British band Fairground Attraction, which was released as their second single from their debut album The First of a Million Kisses in July 1988. As with much of their debut album, the words and music of the song are written by Mark Nevin. Although popular throughout Europe, and undertaking a tour of the United States, their primary international success was in Japan, where they toured in 1989.

After the band's break-up, Eddi Reader continued to perform as a solo artist. [1] Mark Nevin worked with Morrissey, co-writing most of the Kill Uncle album, [2] and with Kirsty MacColl again, before embarking on his own solo career. Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961". Suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.co.uk (in Finnish) . Retrieved 14 July 2016. Irish Singles". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010 . Retrieved 2016-06-18. a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Conciseed.). Virgin Books. pp.448–9. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.

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Info: "Perfect" is a song by British band Fairground Attraction, which was released as a single on 28 March 1988. The words and music of the song are written by Mark Nevin.

Blythe, Daniel (2002). The Encyclopaedia of Classic 80s Pop. Allison & Busby. p.145. ISBN 0-7490-0534-3. Fairground Attraction were put together in London by guitarist and songwriter Mark Nevin, who had previously played with Kirsty MacColl. After meeting Scottish singer Eddi Reader they played small venues in London with band members Simon Edward and Roy Dodds. In 1987, RCA Records signed Fairground Attraction, and in April 1988 released their first single, "Perfect", an immediate success, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart. [1] In May 1988, RCA released their album The First of a Million Kisses, a blend of folk, jazz, country, and cajun elements (with all but one of its songs written by guitarist Mark Nevin). The album duplicated the success of "Perfect". After entering the UK Albums Chart at number three, and rising to number two, it was eventually certified platinum. RCA released three other singles from the album: " Find My Love" (which reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart), "A Smile in a Whisper", and "Clare". Although Reader and Nevin have occasionally worked together over the years, they seem uninterested in reforming the band. Offiziellecharts.de – Fairground Attraction – Find My Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 April 2015.The single peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart and spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart. [2] It was their last single to reach a top 40 position. The song also reached the top 10 in Austria and Ireland, where it peaked at number 3 and 6, respectively. [3]

Nederlandse Top 40 – Fairground Attraction - Find My Love" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 April 2015. The single reached number one on 14 May 1988 on the UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for one week, and stayed in the chart for a total of thirteen weeks. It also reached number one in South Africa for 10 weeks as well as in Australia for three weeks in August and September 1988. In the UK, it was released as a 7" single, 12" single, cassette single and CD single. The song was included on the band's first album, The First of a Million Kisses, released later the same year. A copy of the song using another singer was used in television advertising for Asda in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was re-released as a single in 1993 after it had reappeared on the compilation album Celtic Heart.