''30 Years of Bananarama'' is a CD/DVD retrospective of British

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Bananarama Bananarama are an English pop duo from London, 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. Thei ...

's musical career from 1981 through 2009. This

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was issued by

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on 9 July 2012 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the group. The album entered the UK album chart on 16 July at number 62. The CD features Bananarama's 22 best-known

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, from their

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debut, " Aie a Mwana", to their

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effort, " Love Don't Live Here". All songs are presented in chronological order (except the bonus tracks on digital) with most of them being their album versions. The digital version includes three extra tracks " Rough Justice", "

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", and " A Trick of the Night", adding up to a total of 25 tracks. The

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showcases 35

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s and marks the first time where the group's

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have been officially made available on this format.

Track listing

CD: The Sound

# " Aie a Mwana" # "

Really Saying Something "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 Velvelette ...

" ''(with

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)'' # "

Shy Boy "Shy Boy" is a 1982 song recorded by English girl group Bananarama which was written and produced by the production team of Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and marked the first in a long line of studio collaborations between them and Bananarama. R ...

" # "

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a 1969 song written and recorded by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band they named "Steam". It was released under the Mercury subsidiary label Fontana and became a ...

" # " Cruel Summer" # " Robert De Niro's Waiting..." # "

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" # "

I Heard a Rumour "I Heard a Rumour" is a song by English girl group Bananarama from their fourth studio album, ''Wow!'' (1987). It was released on 29th June 1987, as the album's lead single. It was also featured in the 1987 comedy film ''Disorderlies'' and is i ...

" # " Love in the First Degree" # " I Can't Help It" # "

I Want You Back "I Want You Back" is the first national single by the Jackson 5. It was released by Motown on October 6, 1969, and became the first number-one hit for the band on January 31, 1970. It was performed on the band's first television appearances, on ...

" # "

Love, Truth and Honesty "Love, Truth and Honesty" is a song by English girl group Bananarama from their first greatest hits album, '' Greatest Hits Collection'' (1988). Co-written and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) trio, the song was released on 12 Septemb ...

" # " Nathan Jones" # "

Help! ''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English Rock music, rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their Help! (film), film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles "Help! ( ...

" ''(featuring Lananeeneenoonoo)'' # "

Only Your Love "Only Your Love" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama, released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album, '' Pop Life'' (1991). The song was issued several months prior to the release of the album. The ''Pop Life'' ...

" # "

Preacher Man "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 addition ...

" # " Movin' On" # " Every Shade of Blue" # " Move in My Direction" # "

Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango) "Look on the Floor" is a dance-pop song written by Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, H. Korpi, M. Wollo, M. Malavasi and S. Micheli for Bananarama's album ''Drama'' (2005). The song was produced by Korpi and BlackCell. Contained in "Look on the Floor" ...

" # "

Love Comes "Love Comes" is a song recorded by British girl group Bananarama. It was released on 6 September 2009 as the lead single from their tenth studio album ''Viva (Bananarama album), Viva''. Song information "Love Comes" was released on 6 September ...

" # " Love Don't Live Here" # " Rough Justice" ''(digital only)'' # "

" ''(digital only)'' # " A Trick of the Night" ''(digital only)''

DVD: The Vision

# "Really Saying Something" # "Shy Boy" # "Cheers Then" # "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" # "Cruel Summer" # "Robert De Niro's Waiting" # "Rough Justice" # "Hotline To Heaven" # "The Wild Life" # "Do Not Disturb" # "Venus" # "More Than Physical" # "A Trick Of The Night" # "I Heard A Rumour" # "Love In The First Degree" # "I Can't Help It" # "I Want You Back" # "Love Truth & Honesty" # "Nathan Jones" # "Help!" # "Only Your Love" # "Preacher Man" # "Long Train Running" # "Tripping On Your Love" # "Movin' On" # "Last Thing On My Mind" # "More More More" # "Every Shade Of Blue" # "Take Me To Your Heart" # "Move In My Direction" # "Look On The Floor" # "Love Comes" # "Love Don't Live Here" # "Venus" ''(12")'' # "I Can't Help It" ''(12")''

Charts

References

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