Bananarama (album)

Bananarama
Studio album by Bananarama
Released	April 1984[1]
Recorded	April 1983–February 1984
Genre	Dance-pop[2]
Length	34:14
Label	London
Producer	Jolley & Swain
Bananarama chronology
Deep Sea Skiving (1983) Bananarama (1984) True Confessions (1986)
Singles from Bananarama
"Cruel Summer" Released: June 1983 (UK) "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." Released: February 1984 "Rough Justice" Released: May 1984 "Hot Line to Heaven" Released: October 1984 "The Wild Life" Released: November 1984

Bananarama is the second studio album by British group Bananarama. Released in 1984, the album peaked at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart, reached the US top 40 albums chart, and was certified Silver by the BPI.

The group continued their association with producers Jolley & Swain (who had produced some tracks on their debut album, Deep Sea Skiving). With this album, Bananarama had their first significant U.S. success with the single "Cruel Summer". It became a top ten hit there (the song had also been a top 10 hit in the UK in 1983), bolstered by the song's inclusion in the soundtrack to the 1984 film The Karate Kid. Further hits from the album included "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." (UK No. 3) and "Rough Justice" (UK No. 23). The track "Hot Line to Heaven" was also released as a single in the UK but failed to reach the top 40, peaking at number 58.

A music video was shot for "State I'm In", even though it wasn't released as a single from the album. The album includes a cover version of "Dream Baby" by Six Sed Red.