''The Essentials'' is one of several greatest hits collections by

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 ...

. This compilation was only released in the US by

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' ''Essentials'' series. Within the same year,

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issued '' The Very Best of Bananarama'' to mark the group's twentieth anniversary. The compilation only includes the group's singles that charted inside the

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or the

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except for their 1987 single " I Can't Help It". The track list is therefore the most comprehensive compilation of the group's most popular hits in the USA. Only one song featured in this collection was recorded after the departure of group member

Siobhan Fahey Siobhan Maire Fahey (; born 10 September 1958) is an Irish singer whose vocal range is a light contralto. She was a founding member of the group Bananarama, who have had ten top-10 hits including the US number one hit single "Venus". She later ...

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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 ...

", which originally appeared on their '' Greatest Hits Collection''. In addition, " The Wild Life", a rare

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single which briefly appeared on their second album ''

'', was included on compact disc for the first time. In addition, the versions of " Really Saying Something" and " Shy Boy" that appear on this compilation are the U.S. 7" mixes, which differ from the ones released in Europe.

Track listing

# " Really Saying Something" ''(with

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)'' # " Shy Boy" # " Robert De Niro's Waiting..." # " Cruel Summer" # " The Wild Life" # "

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More Than Physical "More Than Physical" is a song by English girl group Bananarama from their third studio album, '' True Confessions'' (1986). It was released on 11 August 1986 as the album's third single. It was co-written and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterm ...

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A Trick of the Night "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''. The song was re- ...

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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" # "

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Essentials Banananrama Bananarama compilation albums 2002 greatest hits albums Rhino Records compilation albums