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Goin' Bananas (album)

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Released
  
1977

Goin' Bananas (1977)
  
Rainbow Visions (1978)

Release date
  
1977

Label
  
Fantasy Records

Recorded
  
1977

Artist
  
Side Effect

Producer
  
Wayne Henderson

Genres
  
Soul music, Disco

Similar
  
Rainbow Visions, All Aboard, After the Rain, Side Effect / What You Need

Goin' Bananas is the fourth album by soul group Side Effect. Released in 1977 by Fantasy Records, it was produced by Wayne Henderson. Like other releases by the group, the work featured an R&B based sound greatly influenced by contemporary disco and jazz music. In terms of background, the group had endured a major line-up change as singer Helen Lowe had her role taken over by Sylvia St. James.

Contents

The album embraced bananas as a gimmick. Besides the cheeky title, the cover depicts vocalist Sylvia St. James in an outfit highly reminiscent of film icon Carmen Miranda. The record company even pressed the release on yellow vinyl.

Goin' Bananas ended up receiving supportive yet mixed reviews. Music critic Alex Henderson of Allmusic stated that he thought singer St. James can show "herself to be an expressive and capable vocalist", yet the group still appeared to fall short in comparison to their previous work. He still highlighted several tracks for praise such as "It's All In Your Mind" and "Private World", remarking on the latter's "infectious funk".

Track listing

  1. Goin' Bananas 5:40
  2. Open Up Your Heart 3:08
  3. Watching Life 4:38
  4. Keep On Keepin' On 7:10
  5. It's All Your Mind 4:24
  6. Private World 3:46
  7. Mr. Monday 3:07
  8. Never Be The Same 4:42
  9. Back In Time 3:43
  10. Cloudburst 2:04

Songs

1Goin' Bananas5:40
2Open Up Your Heart3:08
3Watching Life4:38

References

Goin' Bananas (album) Wikipedia