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Love In The First Degree by Bananarama

Artist Biography For Bananarama

Bananarama Is A British Pop/Hi-NRG/Dance Duo Of Singer-Songwriters Formerly A Trio That Formed In London United Kingdom In 1981. Originally Formed By Members Are Sarah Dallin Siobhan Fahey And Keren Woodward. Early Successful Singles Were Collaborations With Fun Boy Three. They Built Their Success On Albums Released During The 80's With Their Most Successful Being The Wow! Album. Guinness Book Of World Records Listed Bananarama As The Most Successful British Girl Group In History. They Still Hold The Record For The Most Chart Entries In The UK By A Girl Group. Fahey Left The Group In 1988 And Later Formed Shakespear's Sister She Now Performs As A Solo Artist. Fahey Replacement Jacquie O'Sullivan Formerly Of The Shillelagh Sisters Left The Trio After One Album. Dallin And Woodward Have Recorded As A Duo Since Since 1992. Banananarama's Tenth Studio Album "Viva" Was Released On September 14 2009. It Includes The Hit Singles "Love Comes" And "Love Don't Live Here." In November 2010 A New Single "Baby It's Christmas" Was Released In The UK And The U.S. The Single Is Also Featured On The Compilation Album "Super Dance Christmas Party Vol. 3." In September 2012 Bananarama Released The EP Entitled "Now Or Never." The Successful " Bananarama U.S. Tour 2012" Took Place During October 2012. In 2017 The Original Line-Up Announced A One-Off UK Tour

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Love In The First Degree

"Love In The First Degree" Is A Dance-Pop Song Written And Recorded By English Girl Group Bananarama. It Is Included On Their Fourth Studio Album Wow! And Was Released As Its Second Single Except In The U.S. Where It Was The Album's Third Single Following "I Can't Help It" . The Track Was Co-Written And Produced By The Stock Aitken Waterman SAW Trio. The Song Is An Uptempo Pop Tune Similar To Many Hits Produced By SAW During This Time Period. The Surreal Lyrics Composed By Siobhan Fahey And Built Upon By SAW And Bananarama Members Sara Dallin And Keren Woodward Describes A Dream In Which They Find Themselves Being Tried In Court For Love. The Musical Structure Could Be Compared To That Of Pachelbel's Canon. "Love In The First Degree" Is Bananarama's Biggest-Selling Single In Their Native UK. It Holds A Three-Way Tie For Their Highest UK Singles Chart Placing Number Three . The Single Also Became A Top-Ten Success In Australia And Earned A Top-Twenty Placing In New Zealand. In The United States The Song Just Missed The Top-Forty Peaking At Number 48 On The Billboard Hot 100 But Reached Number 10 On The Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. The B-Side Was Mr. Sleaze In Which Bananarama Member Sara Dallin Not Only Sang On That Track But Also Played Bass Guitar Like She Did On "Love In The First Degree". As One Of Their Final Performances With Fahey The Group Performed The Song At The BRIT Awards With A Large Entourage Of Male Dancers Dressed Only In Black Bikini Briefs. The Song Was Nominated For Best British Single At The BRIT Awards But Lost To Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" Also Produced By Stock Aitken Waterman. By The Time "Love In The First Degree" Was Released In The United States Fahey Had Already Announced Her Departure From Bananarama. The Music Video Directed By Andy Morahan Featured Bananarama Including A Pregnant Fahey Performing The Song In A Jail Cell Dressed In Prison Uniforms As Several Male Dancers Perform Around Them. The Imagery Plays Off Of Elvis Presley's 1957 Movie Jailhouse Rock. On Bananarama's The Greatest Hits Collection Video Compilation The Videoclip For Love In The First Degree Is Intercut With The Live Performance Of The Song At The 1988 BPI Awards Which Was Siobhan Fahey's Last Performance With The Group Before Her Departure.

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