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Wow! (stylised in all caps) is the fourth studio album by English group Bananarama, released on 4 September 1987 by London Records.[2] The album was entirely produced and co-written with the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Tensions between group member Siobhan Fahey and Stock, Aitken and Waterman regarding songwriting input and lyrical content (particularly with the track "Strike It Rich"[citation needed]) prompted Fahey's departure from Bananarama five months after its release.

Wow!
Studio album by
Bananarama
Released4 September 1987
RecordedJuly 1986 – May 1987
Genre
  • Pop
  • dance-pop
  • synth-pop
  • hi-NRG
Length42:39
LabelLondon
ProducerStock Aitken Waterman
Bananarama chronology
True Confessions
(1986)		 Wow!
(1987)		 Greatest Hits Collection
(1988)
Singles from Wow!
  1. "I Heard a Rumour"
    Released: 29 June 1987
  2. "Love in the First Degree"
    Released: 28 September 1987
  3. "I Can't Help It"
    Released: 29 December 1987
  4. "I Want You Back"
    Released: 28 March 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The group's sound successfully shifted towards dance-oriented Europop under the direction of Pete Waterman, but the creative process on the project was often fraught, with Matt Aitken describing the band's contribution to song writing as minimal outside of suggesting song titles.[3]

By the time the album's fourth single, "I Want You Back", was released in March 1988, Fahey had been replaced with Jacquie O'Sullivan, who re-recorded the vocals for the single version of the song. Fahey would resurface later in 1988 with her new band, Shakespears Sister.

The album reached number 26 on the UK Albums Chart and number 44 on the US Billboard 200,[4][5] while peaking at number one in Australia.[6] The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 3 February 1988.[2]

Wow! was reissued in 2013 as a three-disc deluxe edition, including "Reason for Living", which is an early version of "I Want You Back".


Track listing


All songs written by Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, except where noted.

LP version

  1. "I Can't Help It" – 3:32
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" – 3:25
  3. "Some Girls" – 4:19
  4. "Love in the First Degree" – 3:33
  5. "Once in a Lifetime" – 4:05
  6. "Strike It Rich" – 3:25
  7. "Bad for Me" – 3:39
  8. "Come Back" – 3:40 (Richard Feldman, Nick Trevisick)
  9. "Nathan Jones" – 5:12 (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston)
  10. "I Want You Back" – 3:53

CD and cassette version

  1. "I Can't Help It" – 3:32
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" – 3:25
  3. "Some Girls" (12" Version) – 5:47
  4. "Love in the First Degree" – 3:33
  5. "Once in a Lifetime" – 4:05
  6. "Strike It Rich" (12" Version) – 6:01
  7. "Bad for Me" – 3:39
  8. "Come Back" – 3:40 (Richard Feldman, Nick Trevisick)
  9. "Nathan Jones" – 5:12 (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston)
  10. "I Want You Back" – 3:53

Australian CD version (CDLIB5146)

  1. "I Can't Help It" – 3:32
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" – 3:25
  3. "Some Girls" – 4:19
  4. "Love in the First Degree" – 3:33
  5. "Once in a Lifetime" – 4:05
  6. "Strike It Rich" – 3:25
  7. "Bad for Me" – 3:39
  8. "Come Back" – 3:40 (Richard Feldman, Nick Trevisick)
  9. "Nathan Jones" – 5:12 (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston)
  10. "I Want You Back" – 3:47 (Single Mix, unreferenced with no mention to O'Sullivan)
  11. "Some Girls" (12" Version) – 5:47
  12. "Strike It Rich" (12" Version) – 6:01
  13. "The Bananarama Mega-Mix" – 7:31

Limited double vinyl edition

  1. "I Can't Help It" – 3:32
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" – 3:25
  3. "Some Girls" – 4:19
  4. "Love in the First Degree" – 3:33
  5. "Once in a Lifetime" – 4:05
  6. "Strike It Rich" – 3:25
  7. "Bad for Me" – 3:39
  8. "Come Back" – 3:40 (Richard Feldman, Nick Trevisick)
  9. "Nathan Jones" – 5:12 (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston)
  10. "I Want You Back" – 3:53
  11. "The Bananarama Mega-Mix" – 7:26
  12. "Mr. Sleaze" (Rare Groove Remix)
  13. "Ecstasy" (Wild Style) – 5:37

2007 CD re-issue plus bonus tracks

  1. "I Can't Help It" – 3:32
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" – 3:25
  3. "Some Girls" – 4:21
  4. "Love in the First Degree" – 3:33
  5. "Once in a Lifetime" – 4:05
  6. "Strike it Rich" – 2:18
  7. "Bad for Me" – 3:39
  8. "Come Back" – 3:40 (Richard Belman, Nick Trevisick)
  9. "Nathan Jones" – 5:12 (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston)
  10. "I Want You Back" – 3:53
  11. "Clean Cut Boy" (Party Size) – 4:39 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Ian Curnow)
  12. "Mr. Sleaze" – 4:44
  13. "Ecstasy" (Wild Style) – 5:37
  14. "Nathan Jones" (Psycho 7-inch edit) – 3:03 (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston)
  15. "I Want You Back" (Single Version) – 3:47
  16. "Amnesia" (Theme from The Roxy) – 6:28 (Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman)
  17. "Nathan Jones" (Single Version) – 3:18 (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston)

2013 Deluxe Edition 2CD/DVD re-issue

Disc 1

  1. "I Can't Help It" – 3:32
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" – 3:25
  3. "Some Girls" – 4:19
  4. "Love in the First Degree" – 3:33
  5. "Once in a Lifetime" – 4:05
  6. "Strike It Rich" – 3:25
  7. "Bad for Me" – 3:39
  8. "Come Back" – 3:40 (Richard Belman, Nick Trevisick)
  9. "Nathan Jones (Bass Tone Mix)" – 5:34 (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston)
  10. "I Want You Back" – 3:53
  11. "Clean Cut Boy [Party Size]" - 4.43
  12. "Mr Sleaze" - 4.49
  13. "Ecstasy" - 4.11
  14. "Amnesia" [12” Extended Version] - 6.26
  15. "I Heard a Rumour" [Horoscope Mix] - 5.57
  16. "Love in the First Degree" [Jailers Mix With Intro] - 6.19
  17. "I Can't Help It" [Extended Club Mix] - 8.03

Disc 2

  1. "Love in the First Degree" [Love In The House Mix] - 8.33
  2. "I Heard a Rumour" [House Mix] - 7.22
  3. "I Can't Help It" [The Hammond Version Excursion] - 6.33
  4. "Reason for Living" [12" Master] - 6.08
  5. "Some Girls" [12” Version] - 5.46
  6. "Strike It Rich" [12” Version] - 5.59
  7. "I Heard a Rumour" [Original 12" Mix] - 7.06
  8. "Nathan Jones" [Original 12” Mix] - 5.45
  9. "I Want You Back" [Original 12” Mix] - 7.18
  10. "Ecstasy" [Chicago House Stylee] - 5.57
  11. "I Heard a Rumour" [Dub] - 5.18
  12. "Mr Sleaze" [Rare Groove Remix] - 6.02

DVD

  1. "I Heard a Rumour"
  2. "Love in the First Degree"
  3. "Mr Sleaze"
  4. "I Can't Help It"
  5. "I Want You Back"
  6. "Love, Truth and Honesty"
  7. "Nathan Jones"
  8. "Help!"
  9. "I Can't Help It" [12” Version]
  10. "I Want You Back" [Alternative Version]
  11. "I Heard a Rumour" [On 'Top Of The Pops']
  12. "I Want You Back" [On 'Going Live']
  13. "Love, Truth and Honesty" [On 'Top Of The Pops']
  14. "Nathan Jones" [On 'Wogan']

Notes on "Some Girls" and "Strike It Rich"


Personnel


Bananarama

Musicians

Technical

Additional personnel


Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Gold 50,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[19] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[2] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Promis, Jose F. "Wow! – Bananarama". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. "British album certifications – Bananarama – Wow". British Phonographic Industry. 3 February 1988. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 41: Looking Back with Matt Aitken on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. "Bananarama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. "Australiancharts.com – Bananarama – Wow!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0895". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 10. 5 March 1988. p. 20. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  9. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bananarama – Wow!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  11. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  12. "Charts.nz – Bananarama – Wow!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  13. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Bananarama – Wow!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Bananarama – Wow!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  16. Kimberley, Christopher (2000). Zimbabwe Albums Chart Book: 1973–1998. Harare.
  17. "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1988". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  18. "Canadian album certifications – Bananarama – Wow". Music Canada. 23 November 1987. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  19. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1989". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

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Wow! è il quarto album di studio del trio femminile britannico delle Bananarama, pubblicato nel 1987, su etichetta London Records.


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