Bananarama – Wow! (1987) Double Vinyl LP Record (Inc. Bonus Mixes LP)
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Bananarama – Wow! (1987) Double Vinyl LP Record (Inc. Bonus Mixes LP)
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Album Introduction
Wow! is the fourth studio album by Bananarama — Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward and Siobhán Fahey — released in 1987 on London Records and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman at the absolute peak of their commercial dominance of the British pop charts. The album marked a significant shift in Bananarama's sound, moving from the more organic pop-funk of their earlier work into the polished, hi-NRG dance-pop production style that SAW had perfected with Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue and Dead or Alive. The album reached No. 26 on the UK Albums Chart and spawned two UK Top 5 singles: Love in the First Degree (No. 3) and the US crossover hit I Heard a Rumour (UK No. 14, US No. 4). The album includes covers of the Four Tops' Nathan Jones (1971) and the Jackson 5's I Want You Back (1969). This special double LP edition includes the full album plus a bonus remixes LP, making it a particularly desirable collector's pressing. Fahey left the group shortly after this album to co-found Shakespears Sister.
Stand-Out Tracks
- Love in the First Degree — The album's most immediately powerful and commercially effective single; a driving, hi-NRG dance-pop track with a hook of complete precision and a production that captures Stock Aitken Waterman at their most focused and commercially devastating. UK No. 3.
- I Heard a Rumour — The album's biggest international hit and one of the most immediately recognisable Bananarama singles; a warm, melodically irresistible dance-pop track that gave the group their biggest US chart success and demonstrated SAW's ability to craft a production that worked equally well on both sides of the Atlantic. UK No. 14. US No. 4.
- Nathan Jones — The Four Tops' 1971 Motown classic given a contemporary SAW production; the song's melodic generosity and emotional directness suit Bananarama's vocal style perfectly, and the production gives the familiar song a dancefloor energy that makes it completely at home in the late 1980s pop context.
- I Want You Back — The Jackson 5's 1969 debut single, one of the most joyful and rhythmically irresistible songs in the Motown catalogue; Bananarama's reading gives the familiar song a contemporary pop-dance production while retaining its essential melodic charm and energy.
- I Can't Help It — The album's opening track and a confident statement of the new SAW-produced direction; a driving, hi-NRG pop track that establishes the album's sonic aesthetic from the very first note and demonstrates the production team's ability to construct a hook of complete commercial immediacy.
Record Details
- Artist: Bananarama
- Title: Wow!
- Year: 1987
- Label: London Records / Polygram
- Catalogue No.: LONLP 38
- Format: Double Vinyl LP (inc. bonus remixes LP)
- Pressing: UK original pressing
- Genre: Dance-Pop / Hi-NRG
- Decade: 1980s
- Barcode: 042282806116
Condition
Condition: VG+/VG+ — see our Condition Grading Guide.
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