66-627: 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
132-790: A US No. 1 with another of their UK Top 10 hits, a cover of " Venus ". In total, they had eleven singles reach the US Billboard Hot 100 (1983–1988). They are associated with the MTV -driven Second British Invasion of the US. The trio performed on " Do They Know It's Christmas? ", a UK chart-topping collaborative charity single released in 1984. They topped the Australian ARIA albums chart in June 1988 with Wow! (1987), and earned Brit Award nominations for Best British Single for " Love in
198-471: A Mwana ", a cover of a song by Black Blood, sung in Swahili . The demo was heard at Demon Records , who consequently offered Bananarama their first deal. The song was an underground hit (UK No. 92) and Bananarama were signed by Decca (later London Records ) and remained on the label until 1993. UK music magazine The Face featured an article on Bananarama after the release of their first single. This caught
264-525: 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. Dallin
330-546: A Rumour " (1987). Fahey's replacement in 1988 was Jacquie O'Sullivan , with hits in this period including " I Want You Back " (1988). O'Sullivan left in 1991, after which Dallin and Woodward continued as a duo. In 2017 they briefly reunited with Fahey for a series of live dates dubbed 'The Original Line Up Tour'. The original line-up of Bananarama received the Icon Award at the Glamour Awards in June 2017. Dallin
396-408: A concert at the 100 Club . In January 2016, the band announced a three show tour for 17 to 19 March. A joint headline show featuring Rich Kids was announced at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for 16 May, then rescheduled for 23 June due to the ongoing structural work at the venue. On 30 October 2018, Cook and Steve Jones joined Billy Idol and Tony James , formerly of Generation X , for
462-671: A debut album Surreal in 2008, and toured throughout the UK in late 2009. In 2011, Cook joined Vic Godard and Subway Sect , and renewed his collaborations with Paul Myers from The Professionals. Cook has worked with Godard, on and off, for the past two decades. They toured throughout 2012 and, in March 2012, recorded 1978 Now with Collins. In celebration of the release of a three disc set ( The Complete Professionals ) by Universal Music Group for 16 October 2015, Cook, with Tom Spencer filling in for Steve Jones, reunited with The Professionals for
528-433: A duo and had a UK Top 30 hit with " Movin' On " (UK No. 24), which was the first single from the 1993 album Please Yourself . Other singles from the album were "Last Thing on My Mind" (UK No. 71) and a cover of the 1976 Andrea True Connection song "More, More, More" (UK No. 24). In July 2018, Mark Elliot of Classic Pop ranked Please Yourself as the 14th best album ever produced by Stock Aitken Waterman . He presented
594-603: A few songs using the Sex Pistols name, Cook singing lead on the album version of the song " Silly Thing ". The pair then started a new band, The Professionals , with Andy Allan. Allan caused some legal problems; he played bass on "Silly Thing" and the first few Professionals recordings, but had no recording contract and had been neither credited nor paid. Consequently, the Virgin Records compilation album Cash Cows , which featured The Professionals' track "Kick Down
660-1167: A gig for the 30th anniversary of Never Mind The Bollocks at the Brixton Academy on 8 November 2007. To meet demand, six further gigs were added, including two on 9 and 10 November. In 2008, the Sex Pistols appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival as the headlining act on the Saturday night, the Peace and Love Festival in Sweden, the Live at Loch Lomond Festival in Scotland, and the Summercase Festival in Madrid. Cook drummed with Man-Raze , which also featured Phil Collen from Def Leppard and their friend Simon Laffy who used to play in Collen's pre-Leppard band, Girl. They released
726-581: A medley of " Cruel Summer ", " Love in the First Degree ", and " Venus ". In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked them the 94th most successful dance artist of all time. On 23 April 2017, Fahey rejoined Bananarama. The Original Line-up Tour saw them perform 23 sell-out dates across the UK in November and December 2017. In February 2018, they played four dates in North America: Los Angeles , San Francisco , and New York City in
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#1732771751719792-559: A mock girl-group created by British female comedy duo French and Saunders , with fellow comedian Kathy Burke . Also in 1989, the band embarked upon their first world tour, which included shows in North America, East Asia, and the UK. Bananarama's 1991 album, Pop Life , saw Dallin's and Woodward's songwriting collaboration with their friend Youth. They worked with a variety of producers including Youth , Shep Pettibone , and Steve Jolley of Jolley & Swain. They also incorporated
858-682: A new single entitled " Love Comes " (UK No. 44) and a new album Viva (UK No. 87) in September 2009. The album was produced by Ian Masterson and released through Fascination Records. A second single was released from the album in April 2010, a new remix of the song " Love Don't Live Here " (UK No. 114) backed by Ian Masterson's 2010 reworking of the 1995 single " Every Shade of Blue " and "The Runner" (originally recorded by The Three Degrees ), remixed by Buzz Junkies. In April 2011, Bananarama appeared on ITV's hit comedy Benidorm and performed " Love in
924-571: A top-five hit, propelling Bananarama into the limelight. Dallin, Fahey and Woodward formed Bananarama and released their first single, " Aie a Mwana ", in 1981. The trio went on to have a string of top 10 hits in the UK, including " Shy Boy " (1982), " Robert De Niro's Waiting " (1984) and " Love in the First Degree " (1987). They also achieved international success, including in the United States, where they had top 10 hits with " Cruel Summer " (1984), " Venus " (number one in 1986) and " I Heard
990-538: A wider range of musical genres including reggae , flamenco guitar, and acid house . Singles " Only Your Love " (UK No. 27), " Preacher Man " (UK No. 20), a cover of the Doobie Brothers ' " Long Train Running " (UK No. 30), and " Tripping on Your Love " (UK No. 76) were the group's final releases with O'Sullivan. In a rave review for Entertainment Weekly , Chuck Eddy said that Pop Life , "while energetic,
1056-677: Is far moodier than anything they've ever done. The Gipsy Kings ... help engineer the Doobie Brothers' 'Long Train Running' into a scary locomotive blues. Other tracks venture deep into the dark tunnel of dreamland: Pulses from an alternate universe underline fizzy computerized harmonies; sleepy voices trying hard to wake up ask 'What color are the skies where you live?' ... Two other songs even have heavy psychedelic guitars. We usually visit Bananaramaland to escape our problems, but this album takes us to an eerier place than we'd ever expect." In 1992, Dallin and Woodward returned as
1122-607: Is of English, French and Irish ancestry. She studied journalism at the London College of Fashion (University of Arts) in 1980–81. She formed the group Bananarama with Keren Woodward , her childhood friend, and Siobhan Fahey , whom she met at college. In 1980, Dallin and Woodward met Paul Cook , ex-member of the Sex Pistols , in a club and they became close friends. They sang backing vocals for his and Steve Jones ' new band The Professionals , and had their first taste of
1188-462: The 1984 American film of the same name . In 1984, Bananarama featured on the Band Aid single, " Do They Know It's Christmas? " and were the only artists to appear on both the original 1984 Band Aid and the 1989 Band Aid II versions (Fahey appeared on the 1984 version while O'Sullivan appeared on the 1989 version). The stand-alone single " Do Not Disturb " (UK No. 31) was released in 1985, although it
1254-640: The London College of Fashion (University of Arts) and Woodward was working at the BBC in Portland Place. Dallin and Woodward were living at the YWCA and were about to be made homeless until Paul Cook , with whom they had become friends after meeting at a club, offered them a place to live above the former Sex Pistols rehearsal room in Denmark Street, Charing Cross . They took their name, in part, from
1320-472: The Roxy Music song " Pyjamarama ". The trio were ardent followers of the punk rock and post-punk music scenes during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They often performed impromptu sets or backing vocals at gigs for such bands as The Monochrome Set , The Professionals , Subway Sect , Iggy Pop , Department S , The Nipple Erectors , and The Jam . In 1981, Bananarama recorded their first demo, " Aie
1386-623: The Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) production team. Bananarama had tracked the producers down after hearing " You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) " by Dead or Alive . The album contains the group's most commercially successful single to date, a cover version of Shocking Blue 's 1969 song "Venus", which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The music video for "Venus" received heavy airplay on MTV in
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#17327717517191452-674: The UK Albums Chart and No. 15 on the US Billboard 200 , becoming the group's highest-charting album on the latter chart. Tom Hibbert of Smash Hits praised the album as being "undeniably, convincingly listenable" and "a proper pop 'album'", adding that Bananarama "make 'intriguing' pop – and can even sustain the charm across an entire LP." Also in 1986, Dallin and Woodward were featured as backing vocalists on two songs on Family Album , produced by John Lydon . Follow-up singles " More Than Physical " (UK No. 41) and " A Trick of
1518-455: The Wow! project in order to force the release of the track as a single, after it was dismissed by the band and label as too commercial. A further single, " I Can't Help It " was also a hit (UK No. 20). After the third single from Wow! was released in early 1988, Fahey – who had married Eurythmics ' Dave Stewart – left the group. Her last performance as a member of the group was "Love in
1584-598: The "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time". Their second album, Bananarama (UK No. 16, US No. 30) was released in 1984. Single " Rough Justice " (UK #23) was written about Thomas Reilly, the band's road manager and brother of Fahey's boyfriend Jim Reilly (drummer of the Northern Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers ), who was shot and killed by a British soldier in Belfast in August 1983. The album contained
1650-626: The Boat? as well as the song "U R My Baby" for a German disco project. The album reached No. 43 on the UK Albums Chart . In 2005, Dallin and Woodward collaborated with Murlyn Music Group , writing and recording in Sweden for six months to produce the album Drama . The album's first single " Move in My Direction " debuted on the UK Singles Chart at No. 14, also becoming their first UK Top 40 entry since 1993. The second single, " Look on
1716-701: The Camden Palace (now Koko ) with their friend Vaughn Toulouse 's band, Department S . Dallin, Woodward and Fahey first appeared on stage (in what would become Bananarama) with the Monochrome Set (friends of Siobhan) at the Rainbow Theatre supporting Iggy Pop . The trio then started rehearsing with musician friends and recorded their first demo "Aie A Mwana", which they performed at various clubs around London, such as ( Colonel Barefoot's Rock Garden , The Embassy and The Wag Club. They came to
1782-682: The Christopher Wren School, now Phoenix High School, London in White City Estate, Shepherd's Bush , where he met Steve Jones . The pair became best friends and while skipping school, in 1972–1973, Cook and Jones, along with their school friend Wally Nightingale , formed a band, The Strand. Within the next three years The Strand evolved into the Sex Pistols. Cook's early influences included Motown , ska and glam rock acts like David Bowie , T. Rex , Roxy Music and Slade , in addition to drummers Kenney Jones of
1848-496: The Doors", was withdrawn. Cook and Jones played together on Johnny Thunders ' solo album, So Alone . They released four singles, recorded a self-titled LP that was shelved until 1990, and released I Didn't See It Coming in November 1981. The band's American tour to promote the album was cut short when band members Cook, Paul Myers, and Ray McVeigh were injured in a car crash. While The Professionals did return to America in
1914-594: The Faces , Paul Thompson of Roxy Music, Al Jackson Jr. and Mitch Mitchell of The Jimi Hendrix Experience . Cook is portrayed by Jacob Slater in the 2022 Craig Pearce – Danny Boyle FX biographical drama miniseries Pistol . After the Sex Pistols suddenly broke up after their final concert in San Francisco on 14 January 1978, Cook and Jones initially worked on the soundtrack to Julien Temple 's film, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle . The two also recorded
1980-445: The First Degree ", " Robert De Niro's Waiting... ", and " Movin' On ". On 9 July 2012, Warner Music imprint Rhino Records released a greatest hits CD and DVD Collection 30 Years of Bananarama to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary. The CD features Bananarama's 22 best-known singles , from their 1981 debut, " Aie a Mwana ", to their 2009 effort, " Love Don't Live Here ". All songs are presented in chronological order (except
2046-541: The First Degree ", and Best Music Video for their cover of the Supremes ' single " Nathan Jones ". Fahey left the group in 1988 and formed Shakespears Sister , best known for the UK No. 1 " Stay " (1992). She was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan . This line-up had UK Top 5 hits with "I Want You Back" (1988) and a cover of The Beatles' "Help!" (1989) recorded with comedy duo French and Saunders and comedian Kathy Burke for
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2112-657: The First Degree" at the Brit Awards in February 1988. She would later resurface in the BRIT Award–winning pop duo Shakespears Sister with Marcella Detroit . After Fahey's exit, Jacquie O'Sullivan (formerly of the Shillelagh Sisters ) joined the group in March 1988. The single " I Want You Back " (UK No. 5) was re-recorded with O'Sullivan, as was The Supremes cover " Nathan Jones " (UK No. 15) which
2178-603: The Floor (Hypnotic Tango) ", also reached the UK Top 40, and climbed to No. 2 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart as an import, becoming Bananarama's biggest US dancefloor hit since "Venus" two decades earlier. Drama charted at No. 21 on Billboard ' s Top Electronic Albums chart. In 2006, Warner Bros. Records released The Twelve Inches of Bananarama , a compilation of twelve remixes on CD including
2244-493: The French label M6. The album also included a cover of George Michael 's "Careless Whisper", Latin- and R&B-influenced dance songs, and reinterpreted versions of their earlier hits. In 2002, the group released The Very Best of Bananarama to celebrate the group's 20th anniversary, including their singles released from 1981 to 1993. They also recorded the song "Love Him, Leave Him, Forget Him" for Sky TV 's show Is Harry on
2310-562: The Night " (UK No. 32) were less successful. Woodward was pregnant with her son at the time and was unable to tour or physically promote the album or its subsequent singles. "More Than Physical" marked the beginning of Bananarama's songwriting relationship with Stock Aitken Waterman. It was a collaborative process that Stock has described as troubled, despite producing a string of hits. "It's very difficult to be creative if someone's just going to mock you, or laugh at you," he said. "With Bananarama it
2376-459: The Night" with Mike Stock in Miami. In March 1987, Bananarama participated in the recording of the single " Let It Be " (UK No. 11) as members of the charity supergroup Ferry Aid . All sales from the single were donated to charity in response to the capsizing of the ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise , which killed 193 people. Among the featured singers was Woodward, who sang with Nick Kamen . In
2442-536: The Spring of 1982 after recovery, Jones and Myers' drug problems further hampered the band's prospects. They declined an opening spot offer on tour for The Clash , and broke up. In the early 1980s, Cook, along with Jones, discovered the English new wave girl-group Bananarama . Cook helped the trio record their debut single, " Aie a Mwana ", and acted as a producer on their 1982 debut album Deep Sea Skiving . In
2508-541: The Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart . The group's UK Top 10 hits include " It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) " (1981), " Really Saying Something " (1982), " Shy Boy " (1982), " Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye " (1983), " Cruel Summer " (1983), " Robert De Niro's Waiting... " (1984), " Love in the First Degree " (1987), " I Want You Back " in 1988, and charity track " Help! " in 1989. In 1986, they had
2574-530: The United States. In 2014, Matt Dunn of WhatCulture ranked the song at No. 5 in his "15 unforgettable Stock Aitken Waterman singles" list, describing it as a "timeless classic of 80s synth pop, an instantly recognisable foot-tapping gem", while underlining the "provocative video and all its fire, sexy choreography, coffin dancing and red patent-leather devil outfits". In 2021, British magazine Classic Pop ranked "Venus" No. 2 in their list of "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs". True Confessions reached No. 46 on
2640-567: The United States; and Toronto in Canada. Their final dates as a trio were in August 2018. On 22 December 2018, Dallin and Woodward again appeared as contestants on the Christmas Special of the game show Pointless Celebrities . On 19 April 2019, Dallin and Woodward released their new album In Stereo (UK No. 29). On 29 April 2022, Dallin and Woodward released the track "Favourite" from their twelfth studio album Masquerade , which
2706-616: The album as "a concept project [Waterman] billed "ABBA-Banana", and considered "Movin'On" and "Last Thing on My Mind" as "classics". Their next offering was 1995's Ultra Violet (entitled I Found Love in Japan) on a new label. The album and its three singles — "I Found Love", " Every Shade of Blue ", and " Take Me to Your Heart " — were only released in some European countries, North America, Japan, and Australia, but not in Britain. In 1998, Dallin and Woodward asked Fahey to join them to record
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2772-559: The attention of Demon Records , signed a one-off singles deal, and "Aie A Mwana" was released. It was played by legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel , who championed young bands. Terry Hall (ex- Specials ) heard the track and bought it, then saw a photo of Bananarama in what was referred to as the 'style bible', a magazine called The Face . He had just formed a group called Fun Boy Three and contacted them to ask if they would sing on some tracks on their new album. The single release "It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)" became
2838-468: The attention of ex- Specials member Terry Hall , who invited them to collaborate with his new vocal group Fun Boy Three on their album and the single " It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) ". In 1982, the song hit the Top 5 in the UK and gave Bananarama their first significant mainstream success. Fun Boy Three then guested on Bananarama's single, " Really Saying Something ", later that year. Bananarama experienced their greatest success during
2904-470: The bonus tracks on digital) with most of them being their album versions. The digital version includes three extra tracks " Rough Justice ", " Long Train Running ", and " A Trick of the Night ", adding up to a total of 25 tracks. The album charted at No. 62 on the UK Albums Chart . On 9 August 2012, the band performed at the men's final of the beach volleyball at the London Olympics. They performed
2970-437: The charity Comic Relief. They also charted with " Love, Truth and Honesty " and "Nathan Jones". In 1989, they embarked on their first world tour and had another hit with a new remixed version of "Cruel Summer". In 1990 and 1991, they had Top 30 hits with " Only Your Love ", " Preacher Man ", and " Long Train Running " and their new studio album Pop Life , which featured these singles and a fourth, " Tripping on Your Love ", which
3036-431: The first being on The Uncle Floyd Show and on American Bandstand and Solid Gold . The group had their first major success in the United States in 1984 with the Top 10 hit " Cruel Summer " (UK No. 8, US No. 9), bolstered by the song's inclusion in the soundtrack to the 1984 film The Karate Kid . The song was ranked No. 44 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s. Billboard named the song No. 13 on their list of
3102-516: The hit singles, " Robert De Niro's Waiting... " (UK No. 3) and " Rough Justice " (UK No. 23). The track " Hot Line to Heaven " was also released as a single in the UK but failed to reach the Top 40, peaking at No. 58. The album peaked at No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart , reached the US Top 40 albums chart, and was certified Silver by the BPI . The trio also recorded the single, " The Wild Life " (US No. 70) for
3168-598: The late 1980s, Cook surfaced with the group Chiefs of Relief with former Bow Wow Wow guitarist Matthew Ashman , and, after a period out of the music industry, played with Phil Collen in the 1990s. He also played on the Edwyn Collins song A Girl Like You , beginning a longstanding association with Collins as a session musician. Cook reunited with the surviving Sex Pistols in 1996 for the Filthy Lucre world tour. The Sex Pistols, including Paul Cook, played
3234-497: The music business, recording demos in Denmark Street . When the house they were living in closed for renovation, Paul offered them a place to live in what used to be band impresario Malcolm McLaren 's office above the Sex Pistols' old rehearsal room in Denmark Street. The two would come in from clubbing and plug the guitars in and have late-night jams. Dallin first appeared on stage with Woodward and friend Mel O'Brien at
3300-454: The new lineup around this time, with O'Sullivan complaining that there were no photographs of her displayed at the Soho launch of Greatest Hits Collection , and tour preparation marked by her bandmates' discomfort with her partying lifestyle. As a fundraising charity single for Comic Relief in 1989, Bananarama recorded a cover of The Beatles ' song " Help! " with Lananeeneenoonoo (UK No. 3),
3366-405: The period 1982 to 1989, with their first three albums primarily produced and co-written with Jolley & Swain . Their debut album, Deep Sea Skiving (UK No. 7, US No. 63) (1983) contained several hit singles – " Really Saying Something " (UK No. 5) and " Shy Boy " (UK No. 4) – and included a cover version of " Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) " (UK No. 5). " Cheers Then " (UK No. 45)
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#17327717517193432-399: The rare George Michael remix of " Tripping on Your Love ". On 19 March 2007, Bananarama's first six studio albums were reissued by Rhino Records on CD with bonus material, including alternative versions, remixes, and B-sides. On 7 May 2007, another best-of collection titled Greatest Hits and More More More was released by Warner Bros. Records . In August 2008, Bananarama were back in
3498-459: The songwriting sessions made clear that Bananarama very much tried to be involved in the creative process but that this was not made easy by Mike and Matt who wanted to work very quickly. Bananarama were, however, very assertive and opinionated during the sessions. The album reached No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 44 on the US Billboard 200 ,while peaking at No. 1 in Australia. The album
3564-536: The studio recording a track with Rev Run from Run-D.M.C. . The song, 'Invincible', credited as Rev Run featuring Bananarama, did not surface until late 2014 on Rev Run's solo album Red Rhythm Rewind . In June 2009, Bananarama performed at the Isle of Wight Festival. In August 2009, they performed at the 80s Rewind Festival in Henley-on-Thames alongside other 1980s acts which included Rick Astley , Belinda Carlisle , and Kim Wilde . Bananarama released
3630-567: The track " Waterloo " (a cover of the classic ABBA song) for the Eurovision celebration A Song for Eurotrash on Channel 4 . In 1999, Dallin, Woodward, and Fahey were interviewed together for an episode of the BBC music documentary series Young Guns Go For It dedicated to the group. In 2001, Dallin and Woodward, who had been frequently working in France, had recorded the album Exotica with
3696-402: The wake of the success of "Venus", Bananarama began work on the album Wow! The group's sound successfully shifted towards dance-oriented Europop under the direction of Pete Waterman , but the creative process on the project was often fraught, with Matt Aitken describing the band's contribution to song writing as minimal outside of suggesting song titles. Karen Hewitt, who was the engineer at
3762-498: Was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 1988. " I Heard a Rumour " (UK No. 14, US No. 4) was their strongest performing international hit from the album. The track bears notable similarities in part to Michael Fortunati's " Give Me Up ", which was released in early 1986. However, producer Mike Stock denied the track was based excessively on that record, insisting "I Heard A Rumour"
3828-472: Was engaged to former Bananarama dancer Bassey Walker. The couple had a daughter in 1991 but later separated. Paul Cook Paul Thomas Cook (born 20 July 1956) is an English drummer and musician. He is best known as the drummer and a founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols . He is nicknamed "Cookie" by friends in the punk music scene. Cook was raised in Hammersmith and attended
3894-502: Was followed by two launch shows at London Lafayette on 3 and 4 August 2022. Headlining Co-headlining Sara Dallin Sara Elizabeth Dallin (born 17 December 1961) is an English singer/songwriter 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
3960-529: Was just awkward, all the time very awkward, and I didn't feel comfortable writing with them." During a press tour in New York City , the group also recorded a song "Riskin' a Romance" featured in the film The Secret of My Success (1987). The track was notable because it featured Fahey taking lead vocals, and Daryl Hall was the producer. During this trip, the group also re-recorded the vocals for their next UK release "More Than Physical" and "A Trick of
4026-427: Was later added to their third album True Confessions . In 1986, the band released their third album, True Confessions . The majority of the album was produced by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley (who produced Bananarama's eponymous second album ), with the exception of " Venus " and " More Than Physical ". The latter, given a garage remix for its single version, was Bananarama's first songwriting collaboration with
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#17327717517194092-415: Was nominated for best video at the 1989 Brit Awards. " Love, Truth and Honesty " (UK No. 23) was released as a single from their 1988 retrospective compilation, Greatest Hits Collection (UK No. 3). At the same time, Bananarama entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the all-female group who have the most UK chart entries in history, a record they still hold. Initial tensions began to appear within
4158-583: Was released as the third single, with little chart success, but very positive reviews from critics. The album peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The band recorded a version of the Sex Pistols' song "No Feelings" in late 1982 for the soundtrack of the British teen-comedy film, Party Party . During 1982 and 1983, Bananarama did several promotional US press tours and TV appearances
4224-420: Was released on 22 July 2022. On 15 June 2022, the album title track "Masquerade" was released as the first official single, and its music video followed two days later. A second track entitled "Velvet Lies" followed on 18 July 2022. On 12 August 2022, "Forever Young" was released as the official second single. On 14 October 2022, "Running with the Night" was released as the official third single. The album's release
4290-621: Was released soon after the album. After O'Sullivan's mid 1991 departure, Dallin and Woodward continued Bananarama as a duo, with further Top 30 hits including " Movin' On " (1992), " More, More, More " (1993), " Move in My Direction " (2005), and " Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango) (2005)". Fahey temporarily rejoined Bananarama in 2017, and they toured the UK and North America between November and August 2017. Bananarama formed in September 1980 when teenagers and childhood friends Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward moved from Bristol to London and met Siobhan Fahey. Dallin and Fahey were studying journalism at
4356-425: Was simply broadly inspired by Europop trends at the time. "We didn't do sampling... There's no similarity in the lyric, there's no actual similarity in terms of note-for-noteness in the tune," he said. "We were doing Europop." " Love in the First Degree " (UK No. 3), one of their biggest UK hits, was nominated at the 1988 Brit Awards for best single. Producer Pete Waterman claimed he had to threaten to pull SAW off
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