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]

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. 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".Nederlandse Top 40 – Fairground Attraction - Find My Love" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

Offiziellecharts.de – Fairground Attraction – Find My Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Conciseed.). Virgin Books. pp.448–9. ISBN 1-85227-745-9. Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961". Suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.co.uk (in Finnish) . Retrieved 14 July 2016. Although popular throughout Europe, and undertaking a tour of the United States, their primary international success was in Japan, where they toured in 1989.