As we revealed earlier this month, Bananarama‘s first six albums are being reissued as 2CD+DVD sets on 21 October, presented in luxurious ‘casebound book’ packaging. Bananarama - Wow (Remastered Deluxe Edition) 2 Cds. CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered CD, Compilation, Remastered DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Region Free All Media, Deluxe.

Review by Jose F. Promis

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. [Edsel's 2013 reissue of the album adds a handful of single B-sides and sixteen various types of remixes, from a Chicago House take on 'Ecstasy' to a dub of 'I Heard a Rumor,' as well as a DVD containing ten videos and four TV appearances.]

Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	03:31
2	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	03:24
3	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	04:19
4	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	03:31
5	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	04:05
6	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	03:28
7	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	03:38
8	03:39
9	Leonard Caston / Kathy Wakefield	05:34
10	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	03:52
11	Ian Curnow / Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Keren Woodward	04:43
12	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	04:49
13	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	04:12
14	06:27
15	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	05:58
16	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	06:20
17	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward	08:04

Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
2	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
3	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
4	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
5	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
6	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
7	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
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9	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
10	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
11	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
12	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward

Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
2	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
3	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
4	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
5	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
6	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
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8	John Lennon / Paul McCartney
9	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
10	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
11	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
12	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
13	Sarah Elizabeth Dallin / Siobhan Fahey / Stock, Aitken & Waterman / Keren Woodward
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WOW!

Studio album by

Released

4 September 1987^[1]

Recorded

July 1986 – May 1987

Genre

Synthpop, pop, hi-NRG

Length

42:39

Label

London

Producer

Stock Aitken Waterman

Bananarama chronology

True Confessions
(1986)

WOW!
(1987)

Greatest Hits Collection
(1988)

Singles from WOW!

'I Heard a Rumour'
Released: 29 June 1987
'Love in the First Degree'
Released: 28 September 1987
'I Can't Help It'
Released: December 1987
'I Want You Back'
Released: April 1988
'Nathan Jones'
Released: November 1988

WOW!

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