The Essentials (Bananarama album)
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| Producer | Swain & Jolley, Stock Aiken & Waterman, Dallin, Fahey, Woodward, O'Sullivan, Fun Boy Three, Dave Jordan, Little Paul Cook, Big John Martin | |||
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Allmusic |   [1] |
The Essentials is one of several greatest hits collections by
Rhino Records' Essentials series. Within the same year, WEA 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
The Wild Life", a rare soundtrack single which briefly appeared on their second album Bananarama, 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 Fun Boy Three)
- "Shy Boy"
- "Robert De Niro's Waiting..."
- "Cruel Summer"
- "The Wild Life"
- "Venus"
- "More Than Physical"
- "A Trick of the Night"
- "I Heard a Rumour"
- "Love in the First Degree"
- "Love, Truth and Honesty"
- "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
References
- AllMusic
