Bananarama are an English pop group formed in London in 1980. The group,originally a trio,consisted of friends Sara Dallin,Siobhan Fahey,and Keren Woodward. Fahey left the group in 1988 and was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan until 1991,when the trio became a duo. Their success on both pop and dance charts saw them listed in the Guinness World Records for achieving the world's highest number of chart entries by an all-female group. Between 1982 and 2009,they had 32 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.
"Venus" is a song by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue,released as a single in the Netherlands in the summer of 1969. Written by Robbie van Leeuwen,the song topped the charts in nine countries.
Cruel Summer is a 1998 studio album by the Swedish pop group Ace of Base,released as the band's third album in North America on 14 July 1998 and in Japan on 25 August 1998,by Arista Records. Flowers was the group's third album worldwide,but Arista decided to release a different version in North America,Japan,and Latin America,retitled Cruel Summer. This version of the album featured the new track "Everytime It Rains" and several new versions of songs that were first featured on Flowers. As executive producer,Clive Davis enlisted collaborators including production team Cutfather &Joe and songwriter Billy Steinberg. While primarily a pop album,Cruel Summer explores Eurodisco,Motown,and dance.
"Travel to Romantis" is the third single from Flowers,an album by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. The song was released on 16 November 1998 in Germany and Scandinavia and followed the singles "Life Is a Flower" and "Cruel Summer".
"Whenever You're Near Me" is the second single from Swedish group Ace of Base's third American record,Cruel Summer. The original version of the song,"Life Is a Flower",was a huge hit in Europe and Japan. The lyrics were rewritten by song composer Mike Chapman,and the song was released to radio stations in North and South America on October 6,1998. This version peaked at number 76 in the United States and number 51 in Canada;it was the band's last charting hit in both countries.
The Greatest Hits Collection is a compilation album released by Bananarama which features their single releases and greatest hits. It was issued by London Records in 1988,eight months after the departure of group member Siobhan Fahey. The track listing differed between versions released in the United States and Canada,as well as those released throughout Europe and other territories.
"Beautiful Life" is a song by Swedish band Ace of Base,released on 20 October 1995 from their second album,The Bridge (1995). In North America,it was the first single released from the album;in Europe,it followed "Lucky Love" as the second single. Co-written by band member Jonas Berggren and produced by him with Denniz Pop and Max Martin,the single reached number 15 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart in December 1995. It reached number one on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart and Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 2017,BuzzFeed ranked "Beautiful Life" number 51 in their list of The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s.
"More,More,More" is a song written by Gregg Diamond and recorded by American artist Andrea True. It was released in February 1976 as the first single from her debut album by same name (1976),becoming her signature track and one of the most popular songs of the disco era. In the US,it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent three weeks at number three on the Cash Box Top 100 in July of that year. In Canada it was a number one hit,and reached number five in the UK.
"Superstar" is a song written by Mich Hansen,Joe Belmaati,and Remee and performed by Danish pop singer Christine Milton. It was released in January 2003 as the lead single from Milton's debut studio album,Friday (2004),and spent seven weeks at number one on the Danish Singles Chart. The song was later covered to international success by British singer Jamelia.
"I Heard a Rumour" is a song by English girl group Bananarama from their fourth studio album,Wow! (1987),and was released on 22 June 1987 as the album's lead single. It became a hit in UK where it reached the top 20,but was more successful in North America,where it peaked within the top five.
"Nathan Jones" is a song by American girl group the Supremes from their twenty-third studio album,Touch (1971). It was released on April 15,1971,as the album's lead single. Produced by Frank Wilson and written by Kathy Wakefield and Leonard Caston,"Nathan Jones" was one of eight top-40 entries the Supremes recorded after its original frontwoman,Diana Ross,left the group for a solo career.
"Rollercoaster" is a song recorded by Irish pop girl group B*Witched for their debut album,B*Witched (1998). It was written by B*Witched along with Ray "Madman" Hedges,Martin Brannigan,and Tracy Ackerman. Production helmed by Hedges while addition production was provided by Cutfather &Joe.
"Freak Me" is a song by American R&B group Silk. It was released in February 1993 as the second single from their debut album,Lose Control. It was co-written and co-produced by Keith Sweat,for whom Silk was a touring opening act. Tim Cameron,Jimmy Gates and Gary "Lil G" Jenkins sing lead on the song. The song was the group's highest-charting hit,reaching number-one on both the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks,and the U.S. Hot R&B Singles chart for eight weeks. On the Hot 100,this song also spent ten weeks at number two. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over 1.3 million copies domestically.
"Missing" is a song by English musical duo Everything but the Girl,taken from their eighth studio album,Amplified Heart (1994). It was written by the two band members,Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt,and was produced by Watt and John Coxon. It was taken as the second single off the album on 8 August 1994 by Blanco y Negro Records in the United Kingdom and by Atlantic Records in the United States. It initially did not achieve much success until it was remixed by Todd Terry and re-released in 1995,resulting in worldwide success,peaking at or near the top of the charts in many countries. The release of the remixed version of "Missing" gave an indication of the band's future experimentation with more electronic dance music on subsequent albums. Its music video was directed by Mark Szaszy.
"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" is a soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield,William "Mickey" Stevenson,and Edward Holland,Jr. in 1964. The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group the Velvelettes,and a 1982 hit version by British girl group Bananarama.
"Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by American singer Tina Turner and released as the B-side to her 1986 hit single "Typical Male". It has since been included on Turner's compilation album The Collected Recordings:Sixties to Nineties (1994),as well as featuring in the Tina musical since 2018.
"The Right Time" is a song by Celtic folk rock band The Corrs,the third single from their debut album,Forgiven,Not Forgotten (1995). It was released in 1996 and the track was remixed for airplay. The remix replaced a light and breezy rhythm with a hard,pounding beat coupled with reggae-style bass. The remix was produced by Per Adebratt,Tommy Ekman,and Douglas Carr,who had previously worked with Ace of Base. The song was featured in The Corr's live set for several years.
"Sad Eyes" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen,recorded at Soundworks West in Los Angeles on January 25,1990. The song was released as a single on the 1998 box set Tracks,as well as its 1999 single-disc version 18 Tracks.
"Rock Wit'cha" is the fifth and final single released by Bobby Brown from the album Don't Be Cruel. It is a ballad with two versions of the song. The music video uses the remix version found in the Dance!...Ya Know It! album. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1989.
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Swedish group Ace of Base. It is their second compilation with this title,the first being Arista's 2000 US release Greatest Hits (2000). It was released by Mega Records and Playground Music on 14 November 2008. The compilation was released in multiple formats,including a single disc edition and a 2-CD+DVD compilation which includes 16 of their hits,13 previously released remixes,and 17 music videos. The set also includes four newly recorded remakes of hit songs. Beside previously unreleased songs included on the 2015 compilation album Hidden Gems,this is the last Ace of Base album to date with new material to feature vocalist Jenny Berggren.
