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1983 studio album by Bananarama
Deep Sea Skiving
Released 7 March 1983 (1983-03-07 ) Recorded 1981–1982
Genre
Length 37 :59 40:16 (Japanese version)
Label
London
Producer
Deep Sea Skiving is the debut studio album by British vocal group
Bananarama , released on 7 March 1983 by
London Records . The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart
[11] and was certified Silver by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
[12]
The inner-sleeve of the vinyl release contained numerous photos of the group, several of them in childhood. These pictures were reproduced in the 2013 Deluxe Edition CD/DVD re-issue.
On 19 March 2007, Bananarama's first six studio albums (including Deep Sea Skiving ) were re-issued by
Rhino Records . All tracks on Deep Sea Skiving were remastered and it included several bonus tracks, consisting of B-sides, remixes and a
cover of the
Sex Pistols song "No Feelings".
Background and recording
Two of the album's tracks, "
Really Saying Something " and "
Aie a Mwana ", were drawn from previously recorded singles. Bananarama recorded three tracks ("
Shy Boy ", "
Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) ", and "Boy Trouble") with
Jolley & Swain producing, but dismissed the duo in the middle of the album's recording and recruited
Barry Blue to produce the rest of the album.
Siobhan Fahey explained, "[Jolley & Swain] wanted us to do their songs, not ours. They wanted a 1980s version of the old girl groups, disembodied voices. They didn't see us as voices with ideas."
[13] Despite this, Jolley & Swain would be brought back as producers for Bananarama's next two studio albums.
Track listing
Standard edition
"
Shy Boy " – 3:16 (
Steve Jolley ,
Tony Swain ) produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain
"Doctor Love" – 3:42 (
Paul Weller ) produced by Barry Blue
"What a Shambles" – 3:34 (
Sara Dallin ,
Siobhan Fahey ,
Keren Woodward , Terry Sharpe) produced by Barry Blue
"
Really Saying Something " – 2:45 (
Norman Whitfield ,
William "Mickey" Stevenson ,
Edward Holland Jr. ) produced by Dave Jordan
"
Cheers Then " – 3:31 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Terry Sharpe, John Martin) produced by Barry Blue
"
Aie a Mwana " – 3:36 (
Jean Kluger ,
Daniel Vangarde , Joseph Avion) produced by Big John Martin and Little Paul Cook, remixed by John Luongo
"
Young at Heart " – 3:13 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward,
Robert Hodgens ) produced by Barry Blue; piano arranged by John Martin
"
Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) " – 3:30 (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer,
Paul Leka ) produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain
"Hey Young London" – 3:55 (
Barry Blue , Stan Shaw, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward) produced by Barry Blue
"Boy Trouble" – 3:14 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward) produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain
"Wish You Were Here" – 3:41 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward) produced by Barry Blue
(Note : the original US LP omits "Aie a Mwana", and has a slightly altered running order.)
Japanese version
"
He's Got Tact " – 2:57 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
2007 CD re-issue bonus tracks
"Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" – 4:24 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward,
Vaughn Cotillard )
"Girl About Town" – 3:28 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
"
He's Got Tact " – 2:57 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
"Tell Tale Signs" – 3:08 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
"No Feelings" – 2:33 (
Paul Cook ,
Steve Jones ,
Glen Matlock ,
Johnny Rotten )
Notes
The version of "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" used is the Extended Version.
The version of "Girl About Town" used is a slightly longer version with an additional 4 bars just before the instrumental break (roughly 1:45 – 1:59) than the original vinyl 7" version (3:10).
2013 Deluxe Edition CD/DVD re-issue
Disc 1
"
He's Got Tact " – 2:59
"Girl About Town" – 3:13
"Tell Tale Signs" – 3:15
"No Feelings" – 2:33
"
Aie a Mwana " (Extended Version) – 5:45
"
Really Saying Something " (Extended Version) – 5:39
"
Shy Boy " (12" Mix) – 5:50
"
Cheers Then " (Extended Version) – 5:18
"
Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) " (12" Version) – 4:52
Disc 2
"
Aie a Mwana " (7" Version) – 3:48
"
Really Saying Something " (U.S. 7" Mix) – 3:46
"
Shy Boy " (U.S. 7" Mix) – 3:35
"No Feelings" (Alternative Mix) 2:35
"Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" – 2:45
"Boy Trouble" (Extended Version) – 4:20
"Girl About Town" (Extended Version) – 5:31
"Tell Tale Signs" (Extended Version) – 4:45
"
Aie a Mwana " (U.S. Extended Version) – 6:45
"
Really Saying Something " (U.S. Extended Version) – 7:54
"
Shy Boy " (U.S. Extended Version) – 7:20
"Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" (Extended Version) – 4:23
"
Aie a Mwana " (U.S. Dub) – 4:38
"
Shy Boy " (U.S. Dub) – 9:23
"
Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) (Na Dub Hey) – 4:12
"
Aie a Mwana " (Dubwana) – 3:40
DVD
"Really Saying Something" – Directed by
Midge Ure &
Chris Cross
"Shy Boy" – Directed by Midge Ure & Chris Cross
"Cheers Then" – Directed by Keith "Keef" MacMillan
"Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" – Directed by Keith "Keef" MacMillan
"Really Saying Something" – performance on
Top of the Pops
"Shy Boy" – performance on 6.55 Special
"Boy Trouble" – performance on 6.55 Special
"Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" – performance on
Saturday Superstore
Personnel
Bananarama
Technical
John Mackswith , Squid Palmer – engineer
Peter Barrett – design
Bay Hippisley – photography
Charts
References
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"Deep Sea Skiving – Bananarama" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 12 June 2018 .
^
Considine, J. D. (10 April 1983). "Morrison album plays down words to let melody soar".
The Baltimore Sun .
^
Tucker, Ken (10 April 1983). "Bananarama: Spunky and clever".
The Philadelphia Inquirer .
^ Reid, Jim (12 March 1983).
"Girl trouble. Bananarama – Deep Sea Skiving review" (PDF) .
Record Mirror . London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 20.
ISSN
0144-5804 . Archived from
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^
Connelly, Christopher (12 May 1983).
"Bananarama: Deep Sea Skiving" .
Rolling Stone . Archived from
the original on 27 July 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2021 .
^
Considine, J. D. (2004). "Bananarama". In
Brackett, Nathan ;
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Simon & Schuster . pp.
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ISBN
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^ Hillier, Beverley (17–30 March 1983).
"Bananarama: Deep Sea Skiving " (PDF) .
Smash Hits . Vol. 5, no. 6. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 30.
ISSN
0260-3004 .
Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
Alt URL
^
Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Bananarama". In
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ISBN
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^ Merwin, Charles (19 April 2007).
"Bananarama – Deep Sea Skiving / Bananarama / True Confessions / Wow! / Pop Life – Review" .
Stylus Magazine . Archived from
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^
Christgau, Robert (31 May 1983).
"Christgau's Consumer Guide" .
The Village Voice . Retrieved 12 June 2018 .
^
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"Top Albums & Tapes – Week Ending April 2, 1983" .
Record Mirror . 2 April 1983.
ISSN
0144-5804 – via ChartArchive. [
permanent dead link ] N.B. The Official Charts Company site lists an inaccurate peak for the album, due to the chart for the week it peaked being a duplication of the prior week's chart, when the album was at number 8.
^
"BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Bananarama' (from bpi.co.uk)" . imgur.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016 .
^ Mehler, Mark (June 1983). "In Which Bananarama Asserts they Are 'Voices with Ideas' ". Record . 2 (8): 6.
^
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 26.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6 .
^
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 6272a" .
RPM .
Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^
"Bananarama Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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