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"Love in the First Degree" is a song by English girl group Bananarama from their fourth studio album, Wow! (1987). It was released on 21 September 1987 as the album's second single, except in the United States, where it was released in 1988 as the third single (following "I Can't Help It").
[8] [9] In 1981, Bananarama recorded their first demo, "Aie a Mwana", a cover of a song by Black Blood, sung in Swahili. The demo was heard at Demon Records, who consequently offered Bananarama their first deal. The song was an underground hit (UK No. 92) and Bananarama were signed by Decca (later London Records) and remained on the label until ...
The North American version, directed by Andy Morahan, featured Bananarama singing the song in a house at night, with their images projected on to movie screens. The release of the single in the UK was delayed until February 1987, so that Bananarama could participate in a BBC television show called In at the Deep End .
Includes four music videos for the singles from the album True Confessions. The Greatest Hits Collection: Released: 14 October 1988; Label: London; Formats: VHS, VCD; Compilation of Bananarama's videos until 1988. 30 Years of Bananarama: Released: 9 July 2012; Label: London; Formats: DVD, digital download; Compilation of 35 videos of Bananarama.
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One new song, "Love, Truth and Honesty", was released as a single (which featured O'Sullivan's first credits as a song-writing contributor), and peaked inside the UK top 30. The other new track on the compilation was a re-recorded version of the Supremes track "Nathan Jones".
The Greatest Hits Collection is a Bananarama videos compilation released by London Records in 1988, as a companion video to their Greatest Hits album. The video differs slightly from the album—"More Than Physical" is not included on the album; the video to "Love in the First Degree" includes group live performance from 1988 BRIT awards (last performance ever with Fahey); and "Mr. Sleaze" is ...
In Bananarama's 2017 reunion interview with The Guardian, original group member Siobhan Fahey explained the song's meaning: "The thing I'm proudest of [...] is that we made quirky pop. The lyrics were much darker than you'd imagine. 'Robert De Niro's Waiting' is about date rape." Keren Woodward added, "You'll listen to it with new ears now."