Bananarama are a British and Irish pop group,formed as a trio in 1980 by 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 30 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.
Deep Sea Skiving is the debut studio album by British vocal group Bananarama,released on 7 March 1983 by London Records. The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
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.
"Every Shade of Blue" is a 1995 song by English musical duo Bananarama,from their seventh album,Ultra Violet. After appearing as a B-side in the promotional single "I Found Love",the song was officially released as lead single on 21 August 1995 only in Australia,Japan and dance radio station in US. Bananarama did not have a major-label contract at the time.
Drama is the ninth studio album by English musical duo Bananarama,released on 14 November 2005 by A&G Records. It features eleven newly recorded tracks,along with a remix of their 1986 single "Venus" and a 2005 remix of their 1982 single "Really Saying Something",an underground bootleg club hit produced by Solasso.
Pop Life is the fifth studio album by English group Bananarama,released on 13 May 1991 by London Records. It is the only Bananarama studio album which features singer Jacquie O'Sullivan,who replaced Siobhan Fahey following her departure in 1988. This album marks the end of the group's association with the Stock Aitken Waterman production team as most of Pop Life was produced by Youth. English singer Zoëprovided backing vocals on "Long Train Running". This would be the last album by Bananarama as a trio.
Please Yourself is the sixth studio album by English pop act Bananarama. It was released on 29 March 1993 by London Records,the group's last release under the label. It is also the first album from Bananarama as a duo –with original members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward continuing after the departure of Jacquie O'Sullivan in 1991. Please Yourself also reunites Bananarama with two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman production team. Musician Gary Miller was brought in to do keyboards and guitar and would be Bananarama's next collaborator on their following album Ultra Violet. The concept of the album was first suggested by Pete Waterman as 'ABBA-Banana',a record that would feature pop songs in the style of ABBA,but updated for the 1990s. Ultimately,however,much of the album ended up incorporating a ‘90s Euro-disco sound with only “Movin’On”and “Last Thing On My Mind”utilising an ABBA-esque influence.
Exotica is the eighth studio album released by the British female vocal duo Bananarama. The album was released only in France by the independent label M6 Interactions.
Bunch of Hits is a greatest hits album by English group Bananarama,released on 13 March 1993 by Spectrum Music. It contains many of the same tracks found on the 1989 hits set Greatest Hits Collection. Along with hits,several album tracks were included here. Curiously absent are Bananarama's two biggest singles,"Cruel Summer" and "Venus". It also included two B-sides available for the first time on CD,"Scarlett" and "Ghost". This album was not released by the group's record label London Records. The album was released with different artwork and titles in other countries,such as Pop Giants,Collection Series,Robert De Niro's Waiting and also saw a re-release with different artwork in the UK in 1998.
English group Bananarama have released 12 studio albums,two live albums,16 compilation albums,two extended plays,51 singles and four video albums.
"Robert De Niro's Waiting..." is a song written by Sara Dallin,Siobhan Fahey,Keren Woodward,Steve Jolley,and Tony Swain,recorded for English girl group Bananarama's eponymous second studio album. Produced by Jolley &Swain,it was released as the album's second single on 20 February 1984. It namechecks American actor Robert De Niro. The single is one of the group's strongest-performing releases,peaking at number three in the UK Singles Chart. It made a brief appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number 95. Billboard ranked the song at number 74 on their list of the "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".
"A Trick of the Night" is a mid-tempo ballad recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released as the final single from Bananarama's album True Confessions.
"Preacher Man" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on the group's fifth studio album,Pop Life (1991),and was released as the album's second single. The track was co-written and produced by Youth with additional production and remix by Shep Pettibone.
"Tripping on Your Love" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on the group's fifth studio album,Pop Life (1991),and was released as the album's fourth single in the UK and the first single in the United States. The track was co-written and produced by Youth. This is the last single released featuring member Jacquie O'Sullivan and the group as a trio.
"I Found Love" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. The song was released as a promotional single only in Japan as a double-A-side with "Every Shade of Blue".
"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 second and final single only in Australia and Japan.
The Greatest Remixes Collection is a compilation of Bananarama remixes released exclusively in Southeast Asia in 1990. At the time of the release,the only mix that had not been issued on CD was the Miami Mix of "I Heard a Rumour",although none of the mixes had ever been compiled on a Bananarama album. Subsequently some of the mixes have been available on easier to find Bananarama albums,such as The Very Best of Bananarama double CD or The Twelve Inches of Bananarama. The album has become very rare and expensive.
Viva is the tenth studio album recorded by the British vocal duo Bananarama. It was released by Fascination Records on 14 September 2009 in the UK.
"Love Don't Live Here" is a song written and recorded by British pop duo Bananarama. It was released on 12 April 2010 as the second and final single from their tenth studio album Viva.
Sara Elizabeth Dallin is an English singer and a founding member of the pop group Bananarama. The group has achieved 28 UK top-50 and 11 US top-100 singles,including a US number one with "Venus" (1986). Other hits include "Cruel Summer" (1983),"I Heard a Rumour" (1987) and "Love in the First Degree" (1987). Dallin and bandmate Keren Woodward are the only performers to appear on both the 1984 and 1989 Band Aid versions of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Bananarama have sold over 30 million records and entered the Guinness Book of World Records for achieving most UK chart entries by an all-female group,a record they still hold.
