True Confessions is the third album by the British girl group
BananaramaBananarama are an all-female pop group who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Although there have been line-up changes during the years, the group enjoyed its most popular success as a trio, made up of lifelong friends Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin...
. Released in 1986, the album was not a commercial success in the UK, but achieved their biggest sales and chart success in the U.S., where the first single "Venus" hit number one on the
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(an achievement they never obtained in their home country).
A majority of the album is produced by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley (who produced their second album).
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True Confessions is the third album by the British girl group
BananaramaBananarama are an all-female pop group who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Although there have been line-up changes during the years, the group enjoyed its most popular success as a trio, made up of lifelong friends Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin...
. Released in 1986, the album was not a commercial success in the UK, but achieved their biggest sales and chart success in the U.S., where the first single "Venus" hit number one on the
Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
(an achievement they never obtained in their home country).
A majority of the album is produced by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley (who produced their second album). With the exception of "Venus" and "More Than Physical" (later given a garage music
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for its single version), which began Bananarama's association with the
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songwriting and production team, much of the album has adult contemporary leanings.
On March 19, 2007, Bananarama's first six studio albums were re-issued by
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. All re-issues are remastered and each includes several bonus tracks, consisting of B-sides and remixes.
Track listing
CD, LP & Cassette Version
- "True Confessions" — (5:18) (S. Jolley/T. Swain/S. Dallin/S. Fahey/ K. Woodward)
- "Ready Or Not" — (3:52) (S. Jolley/T. Swain/S. Dallin/S. Fahey/ K. Woodward)
- "A Trick of the Night
"A Trick of the Night" is a ballad recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released as the final single from Bananarama's album True Confessions....
" — (4:40) (S. Jolley/T. Swain)
- "Dance With A Stranger" — (4:31) (S. Jolley/T. Swain/S. Dallin/S. Fahey/ K. Woodward)
- "In A Perfect World" — (6:05) (S. Jolley/T. Swain/S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward)
- "Venus" — (3:51) (Robbie Van Leeuwen
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)
- "Do Not Disturb
"Do Not Disturb" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by the production duo of Steve Jolley and Tony Swain. Originally released as a stand-alone single in 1985, the track was later added to Bananarama's third album True Confessions which was issued by...
" — (3:25) (S. Jolley/T. Swain)
- "A Cut Above The Rest" — (3:40) (S. Jolley/T. Swain/S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward)
- "Promised Land" — (3:45) (S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward)
- "More Than Physical
"More Than Physical" is a song written and performed by English girl group Bananarama. It was one of two tracks on the group's True Confessions album produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman trio instead of Jolley & Swain...
" — (5:05) (M. Stock/M. Aitken/P. Waterman/S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward)
- "Hooked On Love" — (3:46) (S. Jolley/T. Swain/S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward)
2007 CD Re-issue Plus Bonus Tracks
- "True Confessions" — (5:18)
- "Ready Or Not" — (3:52)
- "A Trick of the Night
"A Trick of the Night" is a ballad recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released as the final single from Bananarama's album True Confessions....
" — (4:40)
- "Dance With A Stranger" — (4:31)
- "In A Perfect World" — (6:05)
- "Venus" — (3:51)
- "Do Not Disturb
"Do Not Disturb" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by the production duo of Steve Jolley and Tony Swain. Originally released as a stand-alone single in 1985, the track was later added to Bananarama's third album True Confessions which was issued by...
" — (3:25)
- "A Cut Above The Rest" — (3:40)
- "Promised Land" — (3:45)
- "More Than Physical
"More Than Physical" is a song written and performed by English girl group Bananarama. It was one of two tracks on the group's True Confessions album produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman trio instead of Jolley & Swain...
" — (5:05)
- "Hooked On Love" — (3:46)
- "Ghost" — (4:03) (P. Bishop/P. Seymour/S. Dallin)
- "White Train" — (3:51) (S.Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/P. Bishop/P. Seymour)
- "More Than Physical
"More Than Physical" is a song written and performed by English girl group Bananarama. It was one of two tracks on the group's True Confessions album produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman trio instead of Jolley & Swain...
" (Single version) — (3:19)
- "Scarlett" — (4:12) (S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward/P. Bishop)
- "A Trick of the Night
"A Trick of the Night" is a ballad recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released as the final single from Bananarama's album True Confessions....
" (Single version) — (4:17)
- "Set on You
"Set on You" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. The song is a non-album track that was released as the B-side to the group's previous single "A Trick of the Night". It is an early version of what ultimately became the album-version of Bananarama's "More Than Physical"...
" — (3:56) (M. Stock/M. Aitken/P. Waterman/S. Dallin/S. Fahey/K. Woodward)
- "Riskin' a Romance
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" — (3:53) (S. Fahey/O. Marland/P. Waller)
Personnel
Bananarama
- Sara Dallin
Sara Elizabeth Dallin is an English singer and songwriter from the pop group Bananarama. She co-founded the group along with Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward in 1979, and has been a key force in the group's longevity despite other personnel changes and throughout her time with the band she...
- Vocals and bassThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
- Siobhan Fahey
Siobhan Fahey was a founding member of the 1980s British girl group Bananarama, and later founded the musical outfit Shakespears Sister.-Career:...
- Vocals
- Keren Woodward
Keren Woodward is an English pop singer and songwriter from the girl band Bananarama.She was working at the BBC when she met Siobhan Fahey and Sarah Dallin...
- Vocals and bassThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
Musicians
- Tony Swain - Keyboards except on 6 and 10
- Steve Jolley - Guitar except on 6 and 10
- Keith Thomas - Sax except on 6 and 10
- Mike Stock - Keyboards on 6 and 10
- Matt Aitken - Guitar on 6, keyboards on 10
- Andy Stennett - Keyboards on 10
- Gary Hughes - Keyboards on 6
- A. Linn - Drums on 6 and 10
Additional Personnel
- Hillary Shaw - Manager
- Peter Barrett - Sleeve Design
- Martin Brading - Photography
Charts
| Chart (1986) |
Peak
position |
| UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus.To qualify for the UK albums...
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46 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
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15 |