"Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness" is a song by British singer

Sandie Shaw Sandra Ann Goodrich (born 26 February 1947), known by her stage name Sandie Shaw, is a retired English pop singer. One of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s, she had three UK number one singles with "(There's) Always Some ...

and the first single from her 1988 album '' Hello Angel''. Having released a string of hit singles in the 1960s, Shaw had semi-retired from public life in the early 1970s and had released only a few records with minimal publicity since. "Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness" was the first single to be released from the album, and was written by

Morrissey Steven Patrick Morrissey ( ; born 22 May 1959), known :wikt:mononym, mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 198 ...

and producer

Stephen Street Stephen Brian Street (born 29 March 1960 in Hackney, London) is an English record producer best known for his work with the Smiths, the Cranberries and Blur. Street collaborated with Morrissey on his debut album '' Viva Hate'' following the ...

also recorded a demo for his first original album, which was not officially released until the 2010 expanded reissue of Morrissey's ''

Bona Drag ''Bona Drag'' is a compilation album by the English singer Morrissey, released on 15 October 1990 by His Master's Voice. The album features an array of Morrissey's most popular songs from his early solo career, most of which had not been releas ...

''. Shaw has stated that this is one of her favourite songs.

References

{{reflist 1988 singles 1988 songs Sandie Shaw songs Songs written by Morrissey Songs written by Stephen Street Song recordings produced by Stephen Street Rough Trade Records singles Songs about loneliness Morrissey songs