1986 studio album by Bananarama
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True Confessions is the third studio album by English group Bananarama . It was released on 12 July 1986 by London Records . The majority of the album was produced by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley (who produced Bananarama's eponymous second album ), with the exception of "Venus " and "More Than Physical " (later given a garage remix for its single version), which began Bananarama's association with the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting and production team.
The album contains the group's most commercially successful single to date, a cover version of Shocking Blue 's 1969 song "Venus", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. True Confessions reached number 46 on the UK Albums Chart and number 15 on the US Billboard 200 , becoming the group's highest-charting album on the latter chart.
Track listing [ ]
All tracks are written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain , Sara Dallin , Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward , except where noted.
12. "Ghost" 4:03 13. "White Train" Dallin Fahey Woodward Bishop Seymour 3:51 14. "More Than Physical" (single version) Stock Aitken Waterman Dallin Fahey Woodward 3:19 15. "Scarlett" Bishop Dallin Woodward Fahey 4:12 16. "A Trick of the Night" (single version) 4:17 17. "Set on You " Stock Aitken Waterman Dallin Fahey Woodward 3:56 18. "Riskin' a Romance " Ollie Marland Fahey Paul Waller 3:53
2013 deluxe edition [ ]
1. "True Confessions" 5:19 2. "Ready or Not" 3:53 3. "A Trick of the Night" 4:38 4. "Dance with a Stranger" 4:30 5. "In a Perfect World" 6:02 6. "Venus" van Leeuwen 3:48 7. "Do Not Disturb" 3:23 8. "A Cut Above the Rest" 3:40 9. "Promised Land" 3:43 10. "More Than Physical" Stock Aitken Waterman Dallin Fahey Woodward 5:03 11. "Hooked on Love" 3:48 12. "Too Much of a Good Thing" 5:12 13. "Vicious Circle" 3:51 14. "Ghost" Bishop Seymour Dallin Woodward Fahey 4:03 15. "White Train" Dallin Fahey Woodward Bishop Seymour 3:51 16. "Scarlett" (extended version) Bishop Dallin Woodward Fahey 5:19 17. "Riskin' a Romance" 3:53 18. "Set on You" Stock Aitken Waterman Dallin Fahey Woodward 3:56
1. "Do Not Disturb" (extended version) 6:07 2. "Venus" (extended version) van Leeuwen 7:23 3. "More Than Physical" (garage mix) Stock Aitken Waterman Dallin Fahey Woodward 8:46 4. "A Trick of the Night" (The Number One mix) 8:14 5. "Ready or Not" (Pettibone & Forest mix) 6:34 6. "Venus" (Fire & Brimstone mix) van Leeuwen 6:43 7. "More Than Physical" (Musclebound mix) Stock Aitken Waterman Dallin Fahey Woodward 9:57 8. "A Trick of the Night" (dub) 4:33 9. "Venus" (dub) van Leeuwen 8:15 10. "More Than Physical" (dub) Stock Aitken Waterman Dallin Fahey Woodward 4:57 11. "Ready or Not" (Pettibone & Forest dub) 4:45 12. "Venus" (original mix) van Leeuwen 3:18
1. "Do Not Disturb" (music video) Simon Milne 2. "Venus" (music video) Peter Care 3. "More Than Physical" (music video) Peter Care 4. "A Trick of the Night" (music video; UK version) Paul Heiney 5. "A Trick of the Night" (music video; US version) Peter Care 6. "Venus" (music video; 12″ version) Peter Care 7. "Venus" (on Top of the Pops ) Brian Whitehouse 8. "More Than Physical" (on Wogan ) Kevin Bishop 9. "The Making of 'A Trick of the Night'" (on In at the Deep End ) Nick Handel
Personnel [ ]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of True Confessions .[4]
Bananarama [ ]
Additional musicians [ ]
Tony Swain – keyboards (tracks 1–5, 7–9, 11)
Steve Jolley – guitar (tracks 1–5, 7–9, 11)
Keith Thomas – saxophone (tracks 1–5, 7–9, 11)
Matt Aitken – guitar (track 6) ; keyboards (track 10)
Mike Stock – keyboards (tracks 6, 10)
Gary Hughes – keyboards (track 6)
A. Linn – drums (tracks 6, 10)
Andy Stennett – keyboards (track 10)
Technical [ ]
Tony Swain – production (tracks 1–5, 7–9, 11)
Steve Jolley – production (tracks 1–5, 7–9, 11)
Stock Aitken Waterman – production (tracks 6, 10)
Richard Lengyel – recording engineering
Chips – engineering assistance
Paul Batchelor – engineering assistance
Tim Young – mastering (at CBS Studios, London)
Artwork [ ]
Dennis Cockell – tattoos design
Martin Brading – photography
Peter Barrett – sleeve design
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