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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
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"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' Is A Soul Song Written By Motown Records Songwriters Norman Whitfield William "Mickey" Stevenson And Edward Holland Jr. In 1964. The Song Is Notable In Both A 1964 Version By American Motown Girl Group The Velvelettes And A 1982 Hit Version With The Title Altered To "Really Saying Something" By British Girl Group Bananarama. In 1982 The British Girl Group Bananarama Recorded A Cover Version Of The Song And Released It As The First Single From Their Debut Album Deep Sea Skiving. Providing Background Vocals Is Fun Boy Three A Male Vocal Trio Who Had A Hit With Bananarama Earlier In The Year With Another Cover "T'ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It ". The 1982 Single Became The Second Consecutive Top-Five Hit For Both Bananarama And Fun Boy Three Peaking At Number Five In The UK Singles Chart. It Also Received Heavy Play On The Then-Young MTV Network In America. "Really Saying Something" Was Both Groups' Second Chart Entry In Australia Peaking At Number Seventy-Four. The B-Side "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" Has Been Issued On CD For The First Time. It Can Be Found On The 2007 UK Reissue Of Deep Sea Skiving As One Of Five Bonus Tracks.
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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
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"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' is a soul song written by Motown Records songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Edward Holland, Jr. in 1964. The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group The Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama.
In 1982, the British girl group Bananarama recorded a cover version of the song and released it as the first single from their debut album Deep Sea Skiving. Providing background vocals is Fun Boy Three, a male vocal trio who had a hit with Bananarama earlier in the year with another cover, "T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)".
The 1982 single became the second consecutive top-five hit for both Bananarama and Fun Boy Three, peaking at number five in the UK singles chart. It also received heavy play on the then-young MTV network in America. "Really Saying Something" was both groups' second chart entry in Australia, peaking at number seventy-four. The B-side, "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares", has been issued on CD for the first time. It can be found on the 2007 UK reissue of Deep Sea Skiving as one of five bonus tracks. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.