Despite the title, the sole Bananarama album to feature Siobhan Fahey's replacement, Jacquie O'Sullivan, is the vocal trio's decisive break from pop music into Hi-NRG dance.
Recorded with a variety of writer/producers ranging all the way back to their original mentor, Steve Jolley (also including Stock-Aitken-Waterman, the architects of their biggest hits, and former Killing Joke bassist Youth, for alt-dance cred), the songs are united by their emphasis on MIDI synthesizers and canned beats.
Lacking their most distinctive vocalist (the competent but colorless O'Sullivan was no match for Fahey's occasionally off-key yelp), the trio sounds utterly anonymous, like session singers on their own album.
More to the point, whoever suggested that the Doobie Brothers' stoner rock anthem "Long Train Running" was a suitable vehicle for an electronic dance-pop remake should be punished.
Severely.
That said, the acid house-tinged single "Tripping on Your Love" is actually pretty good.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preacher ManAndy Caine, Sarah Elizabeth Dallin, Youth | Bananarama | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Long Train RunningTom Johnston | Bananarama | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Only Your LoveAndy Caine, Sarah Elizabeth Dallin, Jacquie O'Sullivan, Keren Woodward, Youth | Bananarama | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | What Colour R the Skies Where U LiveAndy Caine, Sarah Elizabeth Dallin, Jacquie O'Sullivan, Keren Woodward, Youth | Bananarama | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Is Your Love Strong EnoughSarah Elizabeth Dallin, Steve Jolley | Bananarama | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | Tripping on Your LoveAndy Caine, Sarah Elizabeth Dallin, Youth | Bananarama | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Ain't No CureMatt Aitken, Sarah Elizabeth Dallin, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman | Bananarama | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Outta SightAndy Caine, Sarah Elizabeth Dallin, Youth | Bananarama | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | MegalomaniacAndy Caine, Sarah Elizabeth Dallin, Paul Waller, Youth | Bananarama | Play | 06:22 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 10 | I Can't Let You GoAndy Caine, Sarah Elizabeth Dallin, Jacquie O'Sullivan, Keren Woodward, Youth | Bananarama | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 11 | HeartlessAndy Caine, Sarah Elizabeth Dallin, Jacquie O'Sullivan, Keren Woodward | Bananarama | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Preacher ManAndy Caine, Sarah Elizabeth Dallin, Jacquie O'Sullivan, Keren Woodward, Youth | Bananarama | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 334 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Aitken | Composer |
| 2 | Bananarama | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Peter Barrett | Design |
| 4 | Andrew Biscomb | Design |
| 5 | Nigel Butler | Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 6 | Andy Caine | Bass, Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Producer |
| 7 | Paul Cook | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 8 | Paul Cooke | Drums |
| 9 | Sarah Elizabeth Dallin | Composer, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 10 | Robin Goodfellow | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Producer |
| 11 | Paul Inder | Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Bass) |
| 12 | Tom Johnston | Composer |
| 13 | Steve Jolley | Composer, Producer |
| 14 | Carol Kenyon | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Johnny Marr | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 16 | Johnny Mars | Harmonica |
| 17 | Jacquie O'Sullivan | Composer, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 18 | Guy Pratt | Keyboards |
| 19 | Crispen Robinson | Percussion |
| 20 | Danny Schogger | Keyboards |
| 21 | Stock-Aitken | Producer |
| 22 | Mike Stock | Composer |
| 23 | Linda Taylor | Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Ellen Von Unworth | Photography |
| 25 | Paul Waller | Composer |
| 26 | Waterman | Producer |
| 27 | Pete Waterman | Composer |
| 28 | Keren Woodward | Composer, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 29 | Youth | Audio Production, Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Producer |
| 30 | Zoë | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |