Deep Sea Skiving


Deep Sea Skiving is the debut studio album by British vocal group Bananarama, released in 1983. The album peaked at no.7 on the UK album chart and was certified Silver by the BPI.
The inner-sleeve of the vinyl release contained numerous photos of the group, several of them in childhood. These pictures were reproduced in the 2013 Deluxe Edition CD/DVD re-issue.
On 19 March 2007, Bananarama's first six studio albums were re-issued by Rhino Records. All tracks on Deep Sea Skiving were remastered and included several bonus tracks, consisting of B-sides, remixes and cover of the Sex Pistols song "No Feelings".

Background and recording

Two of the album's tracks, "Really Saying Something" and "Aie a Mwana", were drawn from previously recorded singles. Bananarama recorded three tracks with Jolley & Swain producing, but dismissed the duo in the middle of the album's recording and recruited Barry Blue to produce the rest of the album. Siobhan Fahey explained, " wanted us to do their songs, not ours. They wanted a 1980s version of the old girl groups, disembodied voices. They didn't see us as voices with ideas." Despite this, Jolly & Swain would be brought back as producers for Bananarama's next two albums.

Track listing

Standard edition
  1. "Shy Boy" – 3:16
  2. "Doctor Love" – 3:42
  3. "What a Shambles" – 3:34
  4. "Really Saying Something" – 2:45
  5. "Cheers Then" – 3:31
  6. "Aie a Mwana" – 3:36
  7. "Young at Heart" – 3:13
  8. "Na Na Hey Hey " – 3:30
  9. "Hey Young London" – 3:55
  10. "Boy Trouble" – 3:14
  11. "Wish You Were Here" – 3:41
Japan Version
  2. "He's Got Tact" – 2:57
Bonus tracks from the 2007 CD re-issue
  2. "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" – 4:24
  3. "Girl About Town" – 3:28
  4. "He's Got Tact" – 2:57
  5. "Tell Tale Signs" – 3:08
  6. "No Feelings" – 2:33
Notes
2013 Deluxe Edition CD/DVD re-issue
Disc 1
  2. "He's Got Tact" – 2:59
  3. "Girl About Town" – 3:13
  4. "Tell Tale Signs" – 3:15
  5. "No Feelings" – 2:33
  6. "Aie a Mwana" – 5:45
  7. "Really Saying Something" – 5:39
  8. "Shy Boy" – 5:50
  9. "Cheers Then" – 5:18
  10. "Na Na Hey Hey " – 4:52
Disc 2
  1. "Aie a Mwana" – 3:48
  2. "Really Saying Something" – 3:46
  3. "Shy Boy" – 3:35
  4. "No Feelings" 2:35
  5. "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" – 2:45
  6. "Boy Trouble" – 4:20
  7. "Girl About Town" – 5:31
  8. "Tell Tale Signs" – 4:45
  9. "Aie a Mwana" – 6:45
  10. "Really Saying Something" – 7:54
  11. "Shy Boy" – 7:20
  12. "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" – 4:23
  13. "Aie a Mwana" – 4:38
  14. "Shy Boy" – 9:23
  15. "Na Na Hey Hey – 4:12
  16. "Aie a Mwana" – 3:40
DVD
  1. "Really Saying Something" – Directed by Midge Ure & Chris Cross
  2. "Shy Boy" – Directed by Midge Ure & Chris Cross
  3. "Cheers Then" – Directed by Keef
  4. "Na Na Hey Hey " – Directed by Keef
  5. "Really Saying Something" on Top of the Pops
  6. "Shy Boy" on 6.55 Special
  7. "Boy Trouble" on 6.55 Special
  8. "Na Na Hey Hey " on Saturday Superstore

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