The Essentials (Bananarama album)

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The Essentials
Compilation album by Bananarama
Released	June 18, 2002
Recorded	1982 – 1988
Genre	Pop
Label	Rhino Records
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Bananarama chronology
''The Very Best of Bananarama (2001) The Essentials (2002) Venus and Other Hits (2003)

The Essentials is one of several greatest hits collections by Bananarama. This particular release was issued by Rhino Records' Essentials series. Also released within the same year was The Very Best of Bananarama, issued by WEA to mark the group's twentieth anniversary.

Only one song featured in this collection was recorded after the departure of group member Siobhan Fahey. In addition, "The Wild Life", a soundtrack single which briefly appeared on their second album Bananarama, was included on compact disc for the first time.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Really Saying Something" (with Fun Boy Three)
2. "Shy Boy"
3. "Cruel Summer"
4. "The Wild Life"
5. "Venus"
6. "More Than Physical"
7. "A Trick of the Night"
8. "I Heard a Rumour"
9. "Love in the First Degree"
10. "Love, Truth and Honesty"
11. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"

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