Bananarama followed up their hit-laden True Confessions, which spawned their international chart-topping version of Venus, with 1987's Wow! True Confessions witnessed the emerging role of Stock, Aitken Waterman as the trio's producers -- Wow! was wholly assembled by the hitmaking team, which was also responsible for hits by Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, Dead or Alive, Donna Summer, and countless others. This album is, therefore, a straightforward 1980s dance set, with several songs that went on to become international hits. The only track from this set to make the U.S. Top Ten was I Heard a Rumour, a sassy, joyous single just as infectious today as when first released. Also included is the sleek, lip-smackin' disco hit I Can't Help It, the engaging, European chart-topper Love in the First Degree, the single I Want You Back, and an extended mix of their version of the Supremes' Nathan Jones. Some of the non-hits pale in comparison to the singles, among those the dated, 12" version of Some Girls; the 12" version of Strike It Rich, which, at some points, resembles an inferior version of I Can't Help It; and Bad for Me, which unintentionally highlights the trio's vocal limitations. Nonetheless, the singles were quite intoxicating, and this hard-to-find set is sure to please fans of Bananarama, or any fans of the Stock, Aitken Waterman sound, which ruled the airwaves and nightclubs in the mid- to late '80s. ~ Jose F. Promis, Rovi

1		I Can't Help It
2		I Heard a Rumour
3		Some Girls
4		Love in the First Degree
5		Once in a Lifetime
6		Strike It Rich
7		Bad for Me
8		Come Back
9		Nathan Jones
10		I Want You Back

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