Greatest Hits Collection (Bananarama album)
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''The Greatest Hits Collection'' is a compilation album released 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. T ...
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 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 ...
. The track listing differed between versions released in the United States and Canada, as well as those released throughout Europe and other territories.


Composition

Except where otherwise noted, all songs are represented on the album in their single or 7" mix variants. The version of
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 ...
(originally on their '' Wow!'' album) on this collection is the newer version of the song with vocals re-recorded by
Sara Dallin Sara Elizabeth Dallin (born 17 December 1961) 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 includ ...
and Keren Woodward with new member
Jacquie O'Sullivan Jacquie O'Sullivan (born 7 August 1960)'' Smash Hits'', 1988. Personal File: Jacqui O'Sullivan, p. 11 is an English singer and songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group Bananarama from 1988 until 1991, replacing Siobhan Fahey, wh ...
, following the departure of Fahey. One new song, Love, Truth and Honesty, was released as a single (which featured O'Sullivan's first credits as a song-writing contributor), and peaked inside the UK top 30. The other new track on the compilation was a re-recorded version of the
Supremes The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as the Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful ...
track Nathan Jones. Like I Want You Back, this song was originally included on the ''Wow!'' album released before Fahey's departure. The new line-up re-recorded the song with new vocal and instrumental arrangements. This new version, now known as the 'Dave Ford Mix', was initially included on vinyl and cassette issues of this compilation, and on the original Canadian CD pressing. It was subsequently remixed by in-house PWL Mixmaster Pete Hammond and released as a single, reaching the UK Top 20 and this version replaced both the earlier 'Psycho 7" Edit' and 'Dave Ford Mix' versions on the compilation. Later re-issues have added on various remixes, as well as a cover of the Beatles hit,
Help! ''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles " Help!" and " Ticket to Ride", ...
.


Critical reception

A review published in ''
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'' stated the compilation is composed of "a surprising amount of hits" and deemed it "enjoyable, disposable, fair play to them and hard to deny".


Track listing


Original Release

LP and Cassette ''Side A'' # “Venus” # “I Heard a Rumour” # ”Love in the First Degree” # “I Can’t Help It” # “I Want You Back” # “Love, Truth and Honesty” # “Nathan Jones” ''Side B'' # “Really Saying Something” - with Fun Boy Three # “Shy Boy” # “Robert De Niro’s Waiting” # ”Cruel Summer” # “It Ain’t What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It” - with Fun Boy Three # “Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)” # “Rough Justice” CD As noted above, many variants of the album exist on CD depending on region and edition. On all editions of ''The Greatest Hits Collection'', the included version of "Trick of the Night" is now known as the 'Tricky Mix 7" Edit'. While the 1999 international re-release included the 7" version of Preacher Man from the Pop Life album, most variants of the CD release contain some version of the following track listing: # “Venus” # “I Heard a Rumour” # ”Love in the First Degree” # “I Can’t Help It” # ”I Want You Back” # “Love, Truth and Honesty” # ”Nathan Jones” # “Help!” - with Lananeeneenoonoo # “Really Saying Something” - with Fun Boy Three # “Shy Boy” # ”Robert De Niro’s Waiting” # ”Cruel Summer” # ”It Ain’t What You Do It’s The Way That You Do It” - with Fun Boy Three # ”Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)” # “Rough Justice” # ”Trick of the Night” # “Aie a Mwana” # “Venus (12” Hellfire Mix)” # “Love in the First Degree (Eurobeat Style)”


''The Greatest Hits & More More More''

In 2008, a reworked version of ''The Greatest Hits Collection'' was released. Titled ''The Greatest Hits & More More More'', this release featured an expanded track list incorporating many of the singles not present on the original compilation, most notably those from '' Pop Life'' and '' Please Yourself''. This release contains the album version of "More, More, More" and the 'PWL 7" Mix' of "A Trick of the Night". # "Venus" # " Love in the First Degree" # "
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 ...
" # " Robert De Niro's Waiting" # " Cruel Summer" # "
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 Velvelet ...
" (with
Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three were an English new wave pop Fun Boy Three Allmusic bio/ref> band, active from 1981 to 1983 and formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left the Specials. They released two albums and had seve ...
) # " It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)" (with
Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three were an English new wave pop Fun Boy Three Allmusic bio/ref> band, active from 1981 to 1983 and formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left the Specials. They released two albums and had seve ...
) # "
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)" # " Love, Truth & Honesty" # "Nathan Jones" # " I Heard a Rumour" # " Movin' On" # "More More More" # " I Can't Help It" # " Only Your Love" # "
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 additio ...
" # "Long Train Running" # " Aie a Mwana" # " A Trick of the Night" # " Rough Justice" # " Cheers Then"


2017 Collector’s Edition

In order to coincide with
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 ...
's return to the group for The Original Line Up Tour in 2017, London Records released an expanded version of the original 1988 edition as a double album. The tracklist was updated to include all of their UK singles released between 1981 and 1988 on disc one and a selection of remixes from the same period on disc two. The cover art from the original release was reused, however, the booklet was updated to include some additional pictures of the group in 2017 along with new liner notes for the additional tracks.


Personnel

Bananarama *
Sara Dallin Sara Elizabeth Dallin (born 17 December 1961) 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 includ ...
– vocals *
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 ...
– vocals *
Jacquie O'Sullivan Jacquie O'Sullivan (born 7 August 1960)'' Smash Hits'', 1988. Personal File: Jacqui O'Sullivan, p. 11 is an English singer and songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group Bananarama from 1988 until 1991, replacing Siobhan Fahey, wh ...
– vocals on "
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", " Nathan Jones", "
Help! ''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles " Help!" and " Ticket to Ride", ...
" and "
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 additio ...
" * Keren Woodward – vocals Musicians *
Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three were an English new wave pop Fun Boy Three Allmusic bio/ref> band, active from 1981 to 1983 and formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left the Specials. They released two albums and had seve ...
– vocals on "
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 Velvelet ...
" and " It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It" * Lananeeneenoonoo – additional vocals on "
Help! ''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles " Help!" and " Ticket to Ride", ...
" Additional Personnel *Andrew Biscomb – sleeve design *Peter Barrett – sleeve design *
Herb Ritts Herbert Ritts Jr. (August 13, 1952December 26, 2002) was an American fashion photographer and director known for his photographs of celebrities, models, and other cultural figures throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His work concentrated on black ...
– cover sleeve photography *Andrew McPherson – inner sleeve photography


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References

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