Customer Reviews
Another fabulous example of the sweet ear candy that only Stock-Aitken-Waterman could concoct
Every song is great, especially the huge hit "I Heard A Rumour" which is one of the most exemplary pieces of 1987-dom ever made. One of the best girl-pop albums ever, the sweet, bouncy-bubbly pop of Bananarama is always something to savor, but with the famed production team of Stock-Aitken-Waterman behind them, this album is taken to the greatest heights the group has ever seen.
Nothing Like Their First Albums
THIS IS MORE OF A PRODUCERS ALBUM THAN A GROUP ALBUM. IF YOU LIKE LIGHT DISCO POP FROM THE LATE EIGHTIES, ESPECIALLY DEAD OR ALIVE, THAN YOU WILL LOVE THIS CD.
Released in 1987, this is Bananarama's fourth album (not their third as others have said). It is 42 minutes long and the sound quality is pretty good but not excellent.
This is one of those CD's that is more influenced by the producers than it is by the group. This is not like previous Bananarama albums.
The CD was produced by the disco producing team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman. It sounds just like any of their other disco CD's from the late eighties, especially Dead or Alive. This is cookie cutter, by-the-numbers fluff. It could be anybody singing the songs and it wouldn't make any difference.
The music is light, fluffy drivel. The lyrics are love songs (Guilty of Love in the First Degree) targetted at teenage girls. There is no emotion or interest in the music.
Bananarama's talent is really wasted on this CD. The songs are sung in a boring, straight ahead manner. It could be anyone singing the songs. It rarely features the overlapping styles or the playing off of each other.
The only good song on this CD is the R&B classic, Nathan Jones. This song goes back to the older Bananarama releases and shows how good the band can really be.
This British version of disco pop was very popular for about two years, but quickly died by 1988. Groups like Dead or Alive had million sellers one ablum, and the very next album wouldn't even chart.
NOTE THAT THERE ARE OTHER VERSIONS OF THIS CD WITH BONUS TRACKS (other dance versions of these songs).
wow!....they did it again!!
The follow up album to the Bananarama self title album takes a turn for those more intrested in catching the beat for strutting thier feet! Some tender moments take place w/ hits like "Once In A Lifetime". Sarah, Keren, & Siobhan have outdone themselves once again on this junior LP release. However back in 1988, when the album was released, the group recieved some tragic news that member Siobhan (shuv-on) Fahey was planning on leaving the group to consintrate on family. As tearful as this was for the other two members as well as the fans all blessings were given to her for the best. Later, Sarah and Keren would replace her w/ Jaqui O'Sullivan, then go back into the studio and re-record thier voices for the last single release from this LP entitled "I Want You Back", they would also film the video w/ Jaqui and record one full-legnth LP called "Pop Life". But just as quick as Jaqui joined the group she left just as abruptly. This particular LP is kinda of special for Bananarama fans because it was one of the last time the original band members would record together, but luckily they continued on as a duo after Jaqui! So this one is special because this is how we want to remember them as : Keren Woodward, Sarah Dallin, & Siobhan Fahey! and of course none of my reviews are complete until I name the best tracks so here they are;"I Can't Help It', "Some Girls", "Bad For Me", "I Heard A Rumour", "Strike It Rich" "Once In A Lifetime", and last but not least "Come Back". See I told you this Lp is good there's only 8-10 songs and i've just named more than 1/2 the cd! ENJOY!
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