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After becoming one of the biggest girl groups in U.K. pop music history, and after scoring a Top Ten U.S. hit with "Cruel Summer," Bananarama reached the commercial pinnacle of their career with their third album, True Confessions. This album also marked an artistic change of pace for the trio because they began to utilize super hit producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman, who helped them turn the 1970 rock hit "Venus" into an unstoppable, unforgettable dance smash. In fact, their version was so huge that it became their only U.S. number one hit. The rest of the album, however, is a little darker than one might expect, with heavy lyrics and themes permeating the songs. Other highlights include the second single, "More Than Physical," which was also produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman, the moody third single, "Trick of the Night," the saucy "Hooked on Love," the dance-pop of "Promised Land," and the seductive "Dance with a Stranger." To some, True Confessions was a departure of sorts from the post-punk, new wave girl group sound that made Bananarama so essential to early-'80s British alt-pop music. To others, it represents a shift to platinum success (which continued with their follow-up album, Wow!), and this album, along with the hit "Venus," are prime examples of classic '80s dance-pop music.
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
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Steve Jolley, Producer - Tony Swain, Producer - Woodward, Writer - Bananarama, Composer, MainArtist - Dallin, Writer - Fahey, Writer - Jolley, Writer - Swain, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Steve Jolley, Producer - Tony Swain, Producer - Woodward, Writer - Bananarama, Composer, Performed by, MainArtist - Dallin, Writer - Fahey, Writer - Jolley, Writer - Swain, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Steve Jolley, Composer - Tony Swain, Composer - Bananarama, MainArtist - Tony Swain & Steve Jolley. Courtesy of Red Bus Records (Int) Ltd, Produced & Arranged by
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Steve Jolley, Producer - Tony Swain, Producer - Woodward, Writer - Bananarama, Composer, MainArtist - Dallin, Writer - Fahey, Writer - Jolley, Writer - Swain, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Steve Jolley, Producer - Tony Swain, Producer - Woodward, Writer - Bananarama, Composer, MainArtist - Dallin, Writer - Fahey, Writer - Jolley, Writer - Swain, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Robert Van Leeuwen, Composer, Writer - Bananarama, MainArtist - Matt Aitken, Producer, Audio Generator Producer - Pete Waterman, Producer, Audio Generator Producer - Mike Stock, Producer, Audio Generator Producer - Stock, Aitken & Waterman, Production
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Steve Jolley, Composer, Producer - Tony Swain, Composer, Producer - Bananarama, MainArtist
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Steve Jolley, Producer - Tony Swain, Producer - Woodward, Writer - Bananarama, Composer, MainArtist - Dallin, Writer - Fahey, Writer - Jolley, Writer - Swain, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Steve Jolley, Producer - Tony Swain, Producer - Woodward, Writer - Bananarama, Composer, MainArtist - Dallin, Writer - Fahey, Writer - Jolley, Writer - Swain, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Tony Swain, Composer - Stock Aitken Waterman, Composer - Bananarama, Performed by, MainArtist - Stock Aitken & Waterman, Producer - Sarah Dallin, Composer - Keren Woodward, Composer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Steve Jolley, Producer - Tony Swain, Producer - Woodward, Writer - Bananarama, Composer, MainArtist - Dallin, Writer - Fahey, Writer - Jolley, Writer - Swain, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Bananarama, Composer, MainArtist - P. Bishop, Writer - K Woodward, Writer - S Dallin, Writer - S Fahey, Writer - P. Seymour, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Woodward, Writer - Patrick Seymour, Producer - Bananarama, Composer, MainArtist - Dallin, Writer - Fahey, Writer - Bishop, Writer - Phil Bishop, Producer - Seymour, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Bananarama, Composer, MainArtist - P. Bishop, Writer - K Woodward, Writer - S Dallin, Writer - S Fahey, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Bananarama, Composer, MainArtist - S Fahey, Writer - P. Waller, Writer - O. Marland, Writer
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Robert Van Leeuwen, Composer, Writer - Bananarama, MainArtist - Stock, Aitken & Waterman for PWL Productions, Production
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Steve Jolley, Composer - Tony Swain, Composer - Bananarama, MainArtist - Produced and Arranged by: Tony Swain & Steve Jolley. Courtesy of Red Bus Records (Int) Ltd, Produced & Arranged by
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Music Stream Ltd. LC77554
Album review
After becoming one of the biggest girl groups in U.K. pop music history, and after scoring a Top Ten U.S. hit with "Cruel Summer," Bananarama reached the commercial pinnacle of their career with their third album, True Confessions. This album also marked an artistic change of pace for the trio because they began to utilize super hit producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman, who helped them turn the 1970 rock hit "Venus" into an unstoppable, unforgettable dance smash. In fact, their version was so huge that it became their only U.S. number one hit. The rest of the album, however, is a little darker than one might expect, with heavy lyrics and themes permeating the songs. Other highlights include the second single, "More Than Physical," which was also produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman, the moody third single, "Trick of the Night," the saucy "Hooked on Love," the dance-pop of "Promised Land," and the seductive "Dance with a Stranger." To some, True Confessions was a departure of sorts from the post-punk, new wave girl group sound that made Bananarama so essential to early-'80s British alt-pop music. To others, it represents a shift to platinum success (which continued with their follow-up album, Wow!), and this album, along with the hit "Venus," are prime examples of classic '80s dance-pop music.
© Jose F. Promis /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:26
- Main artists: Bananarama
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: London Records (Because Ltd)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1986 London Records Ltd ℗ 1986 London Records Ltd
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