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Ultra Violet (Bananarama album)

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Released
  
1995 and 1996

Producer
  
Gary Miller

Artist
  
Bananarama

Label
  
Curb Records

Recorded
  
July 1993 - May 1994

Ultra Violet / I Found Love (1995)
  
Master Series (1996)

Release date
  
1995

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Genres
  
Pop music, Dance music, Techno

Similar
  
Please Yourself, Exotica, Pop Life, True Confessions, Deep Sea Skiving

Ultra Violet and I Found Love are two titles given to the seventh studio album released by British girl group Bananarama in 1995. Originally released in Japan only, with the title I Found Love, the album was renamed and repackaged as Ultra Violet in other countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, and continental Europe, where it was marketed either at the same time or in the following years. Neither Ultra Violet nor I Found Love was ever released in the United Kingdom, where the band had not had any hits since their 1993 cover of "More, More, More" (and would not again until 2005 with the single "Move in My Direction").

Contents

The album was released on various labels, including ZYX Records and DigIt International, depending upon the different countries because Bananarama had no major record deal after leaving London Records, which had produced all of their works before 1993. Musically, the 1995 album continued Bananarama's Europop sound, and it was a success commercially. Its biggest success came from the album's first single, "Every Shade of Blue", which sold well enough in Canada to chart in the Top 40. It also peaked at #124 in Australia. Two more singles were taken from the two editions: the title track, "I Found Love", and "Take Me to Your Heart", which was heavily remixed for the single version, turning it from a rhythm guitar-based, almost acoustic tune into a Europop number, much like the other album tracks. "Take Me To Your Heart" peaked at #180 in Australia.

The album peaked at #201 on the Australian ARIA albums chart.

Track listing

Ultra Violet CD and cassette version

  1. "Every Shade of Blue" – 4:01 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/S. Torch/K. Woodward/P. Barry)
  2. "Rhythm of Life" – 3:59 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/P. Barry/S. Torch/K. Woodward)
  3. "Take Me to Your Heart" – 4:00 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/P. Barry/S. Torch/K. Woodward)
  4. "Prove Your Love" – 3:56 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/P. Barry/S. Torch/K. Woodward)
  5. "Take Me Away" – 3:56 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/P. Barry/S. Torch/K. Woodward)
  6. "System" – 3:58 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/S. Torch/K. Woodward)
  7. "Maybe the Next Time" – 4:02 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/P. Barry/S. Torch/K. Woodward)
  8. "You've Really Got Something" – 3:37 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/P. Barry/S. Torch/K. Woodward)
  9. "Time Out" – 3:56 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/P. Barry/S. Torch/K. Woodward)
  10. "Don't Stop Me Now" – 4:24 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/P. Barry/K. Woodward)
  11. "Give In to Me" – 3:48 (S. Dallin/G. Miller/P. Barry/K. Woodward)
  12. "I Found Love" (bonus track) – 4:24 (S. Dallin/T. Komuro/K. Woodward)

I Found Love CD and cassette version

  1. "I Found Love" (ROZI-Mix)
  2. "Every Shade of Blue" – 4:01
  3. "Rhythm of Life" – 3:59
  4. "Take Me to Your Heart" – 4:00
  5. "Prove Your Love" – 3:56
  6. "Take Me Away" – 3:56
  7. "System" – 3:58
  8. "Maybe the Next Time" – 4:02
  9. "You've Really Got Something" – 3:37
  10. "Time Out" – 3:56
  11. "Don't Stop Me Now" – 4:24
  12. "Give in to Me" – 3:48
  13. "I Found Love" (original version) – 4:24

Unreleased songs and demos

  1. "Prove Your Love" (Harwood Heights Mix) #:Available on US ITunes.
  2. "Prove Your Love" (Harwood Heights Edit) #:Available on US ITunes.
  3. "You've Really Got Something [Remix] {unfinished}"
  4. "Do What You Wanna Do"
  5. "Garden of Eden"

Personnel

Bananarama

  • Sara Dallin – Vocals
  • Keren Woodward – Vocals

    • Musicians

  • Gary Miller – Programming

    • Additional Personnel

  • Peter Barrett – Sleeve design
  • Andrew Biscomb – Sleeve design
  • Kate Garner – Photography
  • Gary Miller – Producer
  • Gary Miller, Paul Barry and Steve Torch – Co-song writers
  • Tetsuya Komuro – Co-song writer on "I Found Love"

    • Songs

    1Every Shade of Blue4:01
    2Rhythm of Life3:59
    3Take Me to Your Heart4:00

    References

    Ultra Violet (Bananarama album) Wikipedia
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