The Works (Bananarama album)
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The Works is a remastered 3-CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 retrospective of British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 Girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

 Bananarama
Bananarama
Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...

's musical career from 1981
1981 in music
See also:* Timeline of musical eventsThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.-January–April:*January 10 – A revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith.*January 24 –...

 through 1993
1993 in music
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....

. This 48-track compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 was issued by Rhino Records on November 5, 2007, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group. It includes the group's best known singles, including "Venus" and "Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer
"Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...

".

Track listing

Disc One
  1. "Really Saying Something
    He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'
    "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...

    " (with Fun Boy Three
    Fun Boy Three
    Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English New Wave Pop band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left The Specials.-History:...

    )
  2. "Shy Boy
    Shy Boy
    "Shy Boy" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on their 1983 debut album Deep Sea Skiving and was released as its second single...

    "
  3. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
    Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
    "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" is a song written and recorded by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, attributed to a then-fictitious band they named "Steam". It was released under the Mercury subsidiary label Fontana and became a number one pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1969,...

    "
  4. "Cruel Summer
    Cruel Summer
    "Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...

    "
  5. "Robert De Niro's Waiting..."
  6. "Cheers Then
    Cheers Then
    "Cheers Then" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on their 1983 debut album Deep Sea Skiving and was released as its third single...

    "
  7. "Rough Justice
    Rough Justice
    "Rough Justice" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was the third single released from their self-titled second album in 1984....

    "
  8. "Hot Line to Heaven
    Hot Line to Heaven
    "Hot Line to Heaven" is a song co-written and performed by English girl group Bananarama. The song appears on their second, self-titled album and was released as a single in the UK in 1984....

    " (7" version)
  9. "Wish You Were Here"
  10. "Through a Child's Eyes"
  11. "Aie a Mwana
    Aie a Mwana
    "Aie a Mwana" is the best-known title of a song originally written by the French-Belgian writing and production team of Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger....

    "
  12. "He's Got Tact
    He's Got Tact
    "He's Got Tact" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. The song was written as a commercial jingle for the Honda Tact motor scooter and released to the Japanese market only...

    "
  13. "Young at Heart
    Young at Heart (1984 song)
    "Young at Heart" is the title of a popular song recorded in the 1980s by the British female singing trio Bananarama and later reworked heavily by the Scottish pop group The Bluebells...

    "
  14. "King of the Jungle
    King of the Jungle (song)
    "King of the Jungle" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was released as a single in Japan only from their self-titled second album in 1984...

    "
  15. "State I'm In"
  16. "The Wild Life"


Disc Two
  1. "Venus"
  2. "Love in the First Degree
    Love in the First Degree
    "Love in the First Degree" is a 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...

    "
  3. "I Want You Back
    I Want You Back (Bananarama song)
    "I Want You Back" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow! and was released as its fourth and final single. with the 1988 compilation album Greatest Hits Collection...

    " (single version)
  4. "I Heard a Rumour
    I Heard a Rumour
    "I Heard a Rumour" is a 1987 song recorded by English girl group Bananarama, featured on their Wow! album. It was also featured in the film Disorderlies and included on its soundtrack....

    "
  5. "A Trick of the Night
    A Trick of the Night
    "A Trick Of The Night" is a ballad recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released as the final single from Bananarama's album True Confessions....

    "
  6. "Do Not Disturb
    Do Not Disturb (song)
    "Do Not Disturb" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was written and produced by the production duo of Steve Jolley and Tony Swain. Originally released as a stand-alone single in 1985, the track was later added to Bananarama's third album True Confessions which was issued by...

    "
  7. "I Can't Help It
    I Can't Help It
    "I Can't Help It" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow! and was released as its third single except in the U.S., where it was the album's second single and Australia, where it was the album's fourth single...

    "
  8. "More Than Physical
    More Than Physical
    "More Than Physical" is a song written and performed by English girl group Bananarama. It was one of two tracks on the group's True Confessions album produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman trio instead of Jolley & Swain...

    "
  9. "White Train"
  10. "True Confessions"
  11. "Set on You
    Set on You
    "Set on You" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. The song is a non-album track that was released as the B-side to the group's previous single "A Trick of the Night". It is an early version of what ultimately became the album version of "More Than Physical"...

    "
  12. "Clean Cut Boy (Party Size)"
  13. "Mr. Sleaze"
  14. "Bad for Me"
  15. "Once in a Lifetime"
  16. "Ecstasy (Wild Style)"


Disc Three
  1. "Help!
    Help! (song)
    "Help!" is a song by The Beatles that served as the title song for both the 1965 film and its soundtrack album. It was also released as a single, and was number one for three weeks in both the United States and the United Kingdom....

    "
  2. "Nathan Jones
    Nathan Jones (song)
    "Nathan Jones" is a hit single recorded by The Supremes, released in spring 1971 on the Motown label. Produced by Frank Wilson and written by Leonard Caston - aka Leonard Caston, Jr...

    " (single version)
  3. "Love, Truth and Honesty
    Love, Truth and Honesty
    "Love, Truth and Honesty" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was the first single released to promote the group's Greatest Hits Collection in 1988. The song was co-written and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman trio.It is the only Bananarama track which gives...

    "
  4. "Cruel Summer
    Cruel Summer
    "Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...

     '89"
  5. "Preacher Man
    Preacher Man
    "Preacher Man" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on the group's fifth studio album Pop Life and was released as the album's second single...

    "
  6. "More, More, More
    More, More, More
    "More, More, More" is a song written by Gregg Diamond and recorded by American disco artist Andrea True, who performed under the name "The Andrea True Connection"...

    "
  7. "Only Your Love
    Only Your Love
    "Only Your Love" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was released as the first single from the group's fifth studio album Pop Life and was issued several months prior to the release of the album. The Pop Life album marked a break for Bananarama from their long-standing...

    "
  8. "Long Train Running
    Long Train Running
    "Long Train Runnin" is a song written by musician Tom Johnston and recorded by The Doobie Brothers. It was included on the band's 1973 album The Captain and Me and released as a single, becoming a top-ten hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eight...

    "
  9. "Movin' On"
  10. "Last Thing on My Mind
    Last Thing on My Mind
    "Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. The song is featured on their album Please Yourself and was released as the album's second single in the UK in 1992. It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman ...

    "
  11. "Is Your Love Strong Enough"
  12. "Tripping on Your Love
    Tripping on Your Love
    "Tripping on Your Love" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on the group's fifth studio album Pop Life and was released as the album's fourth single in the UK and the first single in the United States...

    " (single mix)
  13. "Ain't No Cure"
  14. "Outta Sight"
  15. "Give It All Up for Love"
  16. "Is She Good to You"
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