Bananarama is one of the biggest pop acts of all time!
The British troupe, formed back in 1980, notched a Guinness World Record for the world’s highest number of chart entries by an all-female group: between 1982 and 2009 alone, they had 30 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.
Glorious- The Ultimate Collection, the group’s upcoming compilation out on March 8, 2024, celebrates the many milestones of Bananarama members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward‘s career, featuring personally curated career highlights and smashes like “Cruel Summer,” “Venus,” and “Love In The First Degree.”
Ahead of the release of their upcoming release, the duo is dropping two brand new remixes, out today (December 1).
Keep reading to find out more…
The Reflex supplies a French touch to the band’s 1984 Top 10 hit “Robert De Niro’s Waiting…,” and even sourced the original recording tapes for new elements, including bass and guitars.
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The British troupe, formed back in 1980, notched a Guinness World Record for the world’s highest number of chart entries by an all-female group: between 1982 and 2009 alone, they had 30 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.
Glorious- The Ultimate Collection, the group’s upcoming compilation out on March 8, 2024, celebrates the many milestones of Bananarama members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward‘s career, featuring personally curated career highlights and smashes like “Cruel Summer,” “Venus,” and “Love In The First Degree.”
Ahead of the release of their upcoming release, the duo is dropping two brand new remixes, out today (December 1).
Keep reading to find out more…
The Reflex supplies a French touch to the band’s 1984 Top 10 hit “Robert De Niro’s Waiting…,” and even sourced the original recording tapes for new elements, including bass and guitars.
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Australian producer...
- 12/1/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Some classic rock songs wouldn’t exist without drugs. For example, Dead or Alive’s “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” was completed with the help of expensive cocaine. A producer once the song explained how it came together.
Dead or Alive | Lynn Goldsmith / Contributor A famous trio producer Dead or Alive’s ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’
Stock Aitken Waterman was a production trio composed of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Scott Waterman. They are known for such hits as Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” and Kylie Minogue’s “I Should Be So Lucky.” During a 2023 interview with NME, Waterman was asked if he took cocaine to complete the classic record “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record).”
“I’d put my neck on the line because I knew it was a No. 1,” he replied. “This was my one shot. Then the mixing...
Dead or Alive | Lynn Goldsmith / Contributor A famous trio producer Dead or Alive’s ‘You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’
Stock Aitken Waterman was a production trio composed of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Scott Waterman. They are known for such hits as Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” and Kylie Minogue’s “I Should Be So Lucky.” During a 2023 interview with NME, Waterman was asked if he took cocaine to complete the classic record “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record).”
“I’d put my neck on the line because I knew it was a No. 1,” he replied. “This was my one shot. Then the mixing...
- 4/25/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
People who remember Bananarama might be interested to learn that the British pop band is planning a world tour with Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward. Since Fahey missed out on the previous world tour, this means that this will be the first time that the full membership of Bananarama will be touring the United States. Something that should come as welcome news to those who remember the 80s with fondness. Who Are Bananarama? For those who are unfamiliar with Bananarama, it was a British pop band that found a fair measure of success in not just the United
Bananarama Will Be Touring the U.S. for the First Time...
Bananarama Will Be Touring the U.S. for the First Time...
- 10/17/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
The three founding members of Bananarama spent many cruel summers apart since Sibohan Fahey left the group in 1988. But after almost 30 years, the ladies have reunited to hit the road together for the first time.
“It just seemed like such a tragedy that we hadn’t done it when we shared sort of the prime years,” Keren Woodward tells People of never getting to tour with Fahey. “This is just a proper celebration of that period.”
Woodward, 56, and fellow Bananarama cofounder Sara Dallin went on to release numerous albums and tour together, joined by Jacquie O’Sullivan from 1988–91. Meanwhile, Fahey...
“It just seemed like such a tragedy that we hadn’t done it when we shared sort of the prime years,” Keren Woodward tells People of never getting to tour with Fahey. “This is just a proper celebration of that period.”
Woodward, 56, and fellow Bananarama cofounder Sara Dallin went on to release numerous albums and tour together, joined by Jacquie O’Sullivan from 1988–91. Meanwhile, Fahey...
- 10/12/2017
- by Dana Rose Falcone
- PEOPLE.com
Keren Woodward has said that she is "shocked" and "horrified" when some parents take their children along to audition for The X Factor The Bananarama singer and her bandmate Sara Dallin told The Mirror that they enjoy the early phase of the show despite its cruelty. Woodward said: "I watch the auditions because I think they're amusing. I wouldn't especially stay in to watch it. I do think they're really amusing and really good fun. It is cruel. It's car crash stuff, it's fantastic (more)...
- 9/11/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Bananarama have claimed that girlbands have a hard time being successful in the music industry. The group, who rose to fame in the 1980s with hits including 'Really Saying Something' and 'Venus', insisted that female acts struggle to achieve the same credibility as their male counterparts. "It's always harder for girls. Ten years into our career we were still being asked, 'Have you ever thought about writing your own material?'" Sara Dallin (more)...
- 8/17/2009
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
Bananarama star Sara Dallin has praised Lady GaGa for presenting herself in a "creative" way. Dallin, who co-wrote numerous Bananarama hits including 'Cruel Summer' and 'Love In The First Degree', also saluted GaGa's songwriting skills. "I really like her music and I like the whole image thing. I think the songs are great and apparently she writes them so she's a obviously a great songwriter," she told Digital Spy. "The videos are great too and kids love the fact that she's somebody who's made an effort. What she does is more creative than seeing another singer in a designer dress with Louis (more)...
- 7/24/2009
- by By Nick Levine
- Digital Spy
Bananarama have signed a new album deal with Fascination Records, the home of Girls Aloud and The Saturdays. The iconic girlband - now a duo featuring original members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward - will release Viva, their tenth studio album, on September 14. The album, which has been produced by Ian Masterson, will be preceded by the single 'Love Comes' on September 6. (more)...
- 7/21/2009
- by By Nick Levine
- Digital Spy
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