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Greatest Hits [Original recording remastered]

~ Bananarama
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  • Audio CD (31 Dec 1993)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: London
  • ASIN: B00002DE4T
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,558 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Venus
2. I Heard A Rumour
3. Love In The First Degree
4. I Can't Help It
5. I Want You Back
6. Love Truth And Honesty
7. Nathan Jones
8. Really Saying Something
9. Shy Boy
10. Robert De Niro's Waiting
11. Cruel Summer
12. It Ain't What You Do
13. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)
14. Rough Justice
15. Trick Of The Night
16. Aie A Mwana
17. Venus
18. Love In The First Degree
19. Preacher Man
20. Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo : Help

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CD Description
A straightforward singles compilation, Bananarama's GREATEST HITS is a handy summary for fans and an excellent introduction for newcomers. The track selection somewhat unfairly gives short shrift to 1983's DEEP SEA SKIVING and 1984's BANANARAMA, the trio's earliest-some say best-albums, in favour of later singles that were bigger US hits ("I Heard a Rumour", "I Can't Help It"). But GREATEST HITS does the service of collecting the often-superior single mixes of these later songs rather than the longer album versions.
The 15-song collection opens with Bananarama's biggest hit, 1986's "Venus", and closes with a 1988 benefit-single version of the Beatles' "Help!" The latter is the group's first track featuring Jacqui O'Sullivan, original member Siobhan Fahey's replacement. As O'Sullivan only appears on this one song, her inclusion in the album's cover photo is somewhat misleading. Over one-third of the tracks are taken from the group's then-recent album, WOW!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic!, 11 Feb 2000
no-one ever remembers just how fab this girl band were! nor do they remember just how many hits they actually had. with the exception of a few early singles, you will know every single track on the cd, and they add a couple of bonus remixes onto the end for good measure. it is certainly one of my most played albums and a must have for any fan of eighties music!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Bananarama - Britains Best Girl Group, 10 Feb 2002
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I love Bananarama. They weren't the best singers and sometimes they dressed in the most hideous clothes. But they didn't care. They were just three fun loving girls who constantly produced top quality pop songs. Everybody knows a Bananarama song. Remember 'Robert de Niros waiting' and the classic hi-engery pop masterpiece that is 'Venus'. It's a great album from Britains most successful female band.
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining lightweight pop music, 28 Feb 2005
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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Bananarama were one of the most successful British pop groups of the eighties, having a long string of hits with the production team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman. SAW have their critics (and I'm not keen on some of the stuff they produced) but Bananarama were better than most of the other acts they produced. So while their music is lightweight, it is enjoyable and makes great party music.

Bananarama made the top five in the UK with eight different singles while two others made the UK top ten. Two of these (Help / Beatles and Venus / Shocking blue) were covers, the others being It ain't what you do, Really saying something, Shy boy, Na na hey hey kiss him goodbye, Cruel summer, Robert De Niro's waiting, Love in the first degree and I want you back.

My favorite song here is Love in the first degree, which is completely different from the Alabama song with the same title. Similarly, I want you back (another original song) is different from the Jacksons' song, though both were in the UK charts at the same time, the Jacksons' song having been re-mixed.

This compilation contains all their top ten hits and several of their lesser hits including Nathan Jones, I heard a rumour, I can't help it and Preacher man, all of which made the UK top twenty.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Catchy
Some people have said that Bananarama weren't the greatest singers on the planet. Well, they probably weren't, but they don't sound too bad to me either. Read more
Published on 15 April 2007 by Penn Name

5.0 out of 5 stars Praise Be to Bananarama
A few points in response to Amazon's own review above - The album's title is "The Greatest Hits Collection" so it was a natural and sound decision to include the band's biggest... Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2006 by Matthew Morelli

5.0 out of 5 stars British pop at it's ultimate best
What an amazing collection of songs from the shaggy-haired, polka-dotskirt wearing trio that is Bananarama. Read more
Published on 22 April 2004 by imeldakhoo

5.0 out of 5 stars British pop at it's ultimate best
What an amazing collection of songs from the shaggy-haired, polka-dot skirt wearing trio that is Bananarama. Read more
Published on 22 April 2004 by imeldakhoo

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good CD
I would definately recomend everyone to buy this album: It is really good. This CD version of the Greatest hits is alot better than the LP version, as the CD has more tracks. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Why can't there be more stars? :-)
I love this album. I have been a fan of Bananarama nearly all my life, and this CD has loads of songs that make me think about when I was little (ah! Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2000 by p.e.nolan@chem.hull.ac.uk

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