Name: Wow! - Bananarama
Brand: Bananarama
SKU: 5060555212100
Price: 8.73 EUR
Availability: InStock

Description

incl. love in the first degree

Artist

Bananarama was formed in London in 1981 by childhood friends Keren Woodward and Sarah Dallin and their friend Siobhan Fahey.
After a debut single produced by former Sex Pistols member Paul Cook that shook the UK pop market to its very foundation (a #92 smash), they teamed up with ex Specials member Terry Hall's new band, Fun Boy Three. "It Ain't What You Do", released in February 1982 entered the UK charts at number 4.
International success came with their self-titled second album produced by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley and the monster hit single "Cruel Summer".

In 1986, the girls teamed up with UK dance music super-producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman and achieved number one all around the world, including the US, with their cover of the Shocking Blue's classic "Venus". In 1988, the trio were named by the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful female group in pop history, beating Supremes. They celebrated by releasing a SAW-produced version of the Supremes' "Nathan Jones". After the single's release however, Fahey decided to leave the trio to form Shakespear's Sister. She was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan who had appeared with the original Bananarama line-up in the Eurythmics video for "Who's That Girl", back in June 1983. O'Sullivan left in late 1991.
Sara and Keren have since continued as a duo.

Following a one-off reunion recording of ABBA's "Waterloo" with Siobhan in April 1998 for Channel 4's "Eurotrash" TV series hosted by Jean Paul Gaultier, the duo returned in 2001 with their 8th studio album, Exotica. In February 2002, Bananarama celebrated their 20th anniversary, joined on-stage by Siobhan. Their 2005 club hit "Move In My Direction" is their first UK single release since 1993.

All through their career the girls have, together or individually, married Eurythmics' male half (David A. Stewart), dated Wham!'s straight half (Andrew Ridgeley), reached the UK top 3 with French and Saunders, appeared on both the original Band Aid and Band Aid II, met Robert De Niro, shot a Japanese commercial with Peter Fonda and appeared in the movie Rules Of Attraction.

In April 2017 it was announced that Fahey would be rejoining the duo for a full UK tour and the trio discussed possibilities of a new single.

Tracks

1 I Can't Help It 03:33

2 I Heard A Rumor 03:26

3 Some Girls 04:21

4 Love In The First Degree 03:33

5 Once In A Lifetime 04:05

6 Strike It Rich 03:28

7 Bad For Me 03:39

8 Come Back 03:41

9 Nathan Jones 05:34

10 I Want You Back 03:53

11 Mr. Sleaze 04:49

12 I Heard A Rumour (Horoscope Mix) 05:58

13 Love In The First Degree (Jailers Mix) 06:09

14 I Can't Help It (Extended Club Mix) 08:04

15 I Want You Back (Extended European Mix) 07:55

16 Nathan Jones (Extended Version) 05:12

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, CD, Cassette, File

Labels

Rhino Records , London Records, Billboard, Liberation Records, QP , Edsel Records, Collectables, Sung Eum Limited, Teal Trutone Music, Metronome

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Mexico, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Egypt, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Europe, Yugoslavia, UK & Europe

years

1987, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2018

Members

~~Siobhan Fahey~~,Sarah Dallin,Keren Woodward,~~Jacquie O'Sullivan~~