Friday, March 8, 2024

Glorious: The Ultimate Collection by Bananarama

Dear Poptastic Readers,

Today, Bananarama have released a 3-disc compilation album called Glorious: The Ultimate Collection. It has some hits and some non-hits. All curated by Sara and Keren. This album features 3 new singles: "Cruel Summer (3am Mix)", "Feel The Love", and "Supernova." By the way, we have some features next week to complement this release. Stay tuned.


Disc 1 has most of their hits and a couple of newly recordings of "Movin' On" and "Last Thing On My Mind." Some of the single versions were different from the album versions, so those single mixes are nice to have. Unfortunately, the adult contemporary album version of "Take Me To Your Heart" was used instead of the uplifting single version. Here is the tracklist ...

Disc 1:
1. Really Saying Something (with Fun Boy Three)
2. Cruel Summer
3. Robert De Niro's Waiting — 7" version
4. Venus — album version
5. More Than Physical — DJ edit
6. A Trick Of The Night — 7" version
7. I Heard A Rumor
8. Love In The First Degree
9. Only Your Love — 7" version
10. Preacher Man
11. I Could Be Persuaded
12. Movin' On (Disco Chic)
13. Last Thing On My Mind (Electrified)
14. Every Shade Of Blue
15. Take Me To Your Heart — album version
16. Prove Your Love
17. If
18. Crazy
19. Move In My Direction
20. Look On The Floor (Hypnotic Tango)

Disc 2 has more non-singles, and all of these tracks are tracks done by Bananarama when they became a duo. BBC Radio 2 played radio edits of "Masquerade" and "Forever Young", but both of those mixes were not made available commercially. Sadly, they aren't here either. Here is the tracklist ...

Disc 2:
1. Feel For You
2. Lovebite
3. Love Comes — single version
4. Love Don't Live Here — single version
5. Seventeen
6. Extraordinary
7. Baby It's Christmas
9. La La Love
10. Stuff Like That — single version
11. Looking For Someone — single version
12. I'm On Fire
13. It's Gonna Be Alright
15. Masquerade — album version
16. Forever Young — album version
17. Running With The Night — single version

Disc 3 has the remixes. Five of the 10 mixes are new! That is great. It's wonderful that they have included George Michael's remix of "Tripping On Your Love." Here is the tracklist ...

Disc 3:
4. Only Your Love — Initial Talk Remix
5. Tripping On Your Love — George Michael's Metropolitan Mix
6. Now Or Never — Extended Version
7. Tonight — Bright Light Bright Light Remix
8. Stuff Like That — Extended Version

Glorious: The Ultimate Collection is available on digital outlets everywhere. It is also available on CD an vinyl. Buy your copy today! Listen to it here on Spotify ....



Love, Leave, Forget ...
—Davearama


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