Take Me to Your Heart (Bananarama song)

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"Take Me to Your Heart"
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Single by Bananarama
from the album Ultra Violet
Released30 December 1995
Genre Dance
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Gary Miller
Bananarama singles chronology
"Every Shade of Blue"
(1995)
"Take Me to Your Heart"
(1995)
"Move in My Direction"
(2005)
Music video
"Take Me to Your Heart" on YouTube

"Take Me to Your Heart" is a 1995 ballad recorded by English pop duo Bananarama from their seventh album, Ultra Violet . The song was released as the second and final single from the album in Australasia, Germany and Scandinavia. It was also released promotionally in North America.

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Background

The song was remixed prior to its release as a single. Trance, techno, disco, and reggae versions were released, with the disco remix containing samples from Anita Ward's number-one single from 1979, "Ring My Bell".

Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "springy number", noting that it is "covered in vibrant synths and a cute chorus that you'll be singing along with in moments." [1]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. It appears to be one of their lowest budget productions and resembles a home movie, featuring Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward walking outdoors through fields of tall grass.

Remixes

  1. "Take Me To Your Heart" (Album Version) - (3:55)
    Taken from the CD albums "Ultra Violet" & "I Found Love"
  2. "Take Me To Your Heart" (Radio Heart Edit) - (3:20)
  3. "Take Me To Your Heart" (Electronic Heart Mix) - (6:02)
  4. "Take Me To Your Heart" (Tony De Vit Trance Mix) - (7:51)
    Remixed by Tony De Vit
  5. "Take Me To Your Heart" (Sweetbox Disco Mix) - (3:04)
  6. "Take Me To Your Heart" (Mark Cyrus Reggae Mix) - (5:27)
    Remixed by Mark Cyrus
  7. "Take Me To Your Heart" (Tony De Vit Radio Mix) - (4:46)
    Remixed by Tony De Vit

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 180

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References

  1. Flick, Larry (17 August 1996). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard . p. 77. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. "Response from ARIA to chart inquiry, received 2015-06-05". imgur.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.