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Bananarama followed up their hit-laden True Confessions, which spawned their international chart-topping version of "Venus," with 1987's Wow! True Confessions witnessed the emerging role of Stock, Aitken & Waterman as the trio's producers -- Wow! was wholly assembled by the hitmaking team, which was also responsible for hits by Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, Dead or Alive, Donna Summer, and countless others. This album is, therefore, a straightforward 1980s dance set, with several songs that went on to become international hits. The only track from this set to make the U.S. Top Ten was "I Heard a Rumour," a sassy, joyous single just as infectious today as when first released. Also included is the sleek, lip-smackin' disco hit "I Can't Help It," the engaging, European chart-topper "Love in the First Degree," the single "I Want You Back," and an extended mix of their version of the Supremes' "Nathan Jones." Some of the non-hits pale in comparison to the singles, among those the dated, 12" version of "Some Girls"; the 12" version of "Strike It Rich," which, at some points, resembles an inferior version of "I Can't Help It"; and "Bad for Me," which unintentionally highlights the trio's vocal limitations. Nonetheless, the singles were quite intoxicating, and this hard-to-find set is sure to please fans of Bananarama, or any fans of the Stock, Aitken & Waterman sound, which ruled the airwaves and nightclubs in the mid- to late '80s. ~ Jose F. Promis
2007 digitally remastered and expanded reissue of this 1987 album by the most successful British girl group in Pop history featuring seven bonus tracks: 'Clean Cut Boy' (Party Size), 'Mr. Sleaze', 'Ecstasy (Wild Style)', 'Nathan Jones' (Psycho Seven Inch Edit), 'I Want You Back' (Single Version), 'Amnesia (The Roxy Theme)' and 'Nathan Jones' (Single Version). WOW! was the final Bananarama album to feature founding member Soibhan Fahey, who left the band and formed Shakespeare's Sister. 17 tracks total including the hits 'I Heard A Rumour', 'Love In The First Degree' and more. Warner. Wow! Music | List Price | $10.98 (You save $1.59) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, New Wave CDs, Rock | | Label | Weasel Disc | | Orig Year | 1987 | | All Time Sales Rank |  39260  | | CD Universe Part number | 7385544 | | Catalog number | 420083 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 17, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Stock, Aitken & Waterman | | Additional Info | Bonus Tracks; England; Reissue; Remastered |
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Bananarama's first album is by far their best. Before they fell in with the lucrative but often boring Stock, Aitken & Waterman assembly line starting with 1986's True Confessions, Siobhan Fahey, Sarah Dallin, and Keren Woodward were unashamedly poppy, but they had enough artistic credibility to create a debut album that, barring a couple of small missteps, actually works as an album instead of a collection of singles with some filler. (They were even hip enough for their first single to be produced by ex-Sex Pistol Paul Cook.) Of course, the singles are terrific. There are four British chart hits in these 11 songs, and every one of them still sounds terrific, where later hits like "I Can't Help It" are terribly dated. The slinky "Shy Boy" and a rattling cover of the Marvelettes' "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" (co-starring ...
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Bananarama: Keren Woodward, Sarah Dallin, Siobhan Fahey.
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this impossible-to-find collection features their hit "Desdemona" plus late 1960s recordings of their earlier hits
SECOND TAKE features re-recordings of The Searchers earlier hits and previously unreleased songs.
The Searchers: Mike Pender (vocals, guitar); Frank Allen (vocals, bass); John McNally (guitar); Billy Adamson (drums).
Recorded between 1971 and 1973. Includes liner notes by Colin Escott.
Digitally remastered by Eliot Goshman (May 1999, Taragon Sound & Video Studios, Deer Park, New York).
Includes liner notes by Spencer Leigh.
Personnel: Tony Jackson, Frank Allen, Mike Pender (vocals); Billy Adamson, John Blunt (drums).
Liner Note Author: Colin Escott.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Chris Curtis; John McNally.
Arranger: Johnny Arthey.
If you actually find this record, consider yourself lucky. Cut by the band with their longest-standing lineup (drummer Billy Adamson replacing Chris Curtis), the material still sings, though the remakes of the early hits lacks the crispness and punch of the originals. And it features their early-'70s bid for chart success, "Desdemona." ~ Bruce Eder
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