Deep Sea Skiving

Deep Sea Skiving
Studio album by
Bananarama
Released7 March 1983 (1983-03-07)
Recorded1981–1982
Genre
Length37:59
40:16 (Japanese version)
LabelLondon
Producer
Bananarama chronology
Deep Sea Skiving
(1983) 		Bananarama
(1984)
Singles from Deep Sea Skiving
  1. "Aie a Mwana"
    Released: 28 September 1981
  2. "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'"
    Released: 29 March 1982
  3. "Shy Boy"
    Released: 21 June 1982
  4. "Cheers Then"
    Released: 22 November 1982
  5. "He's Got Tact (Japan only)"
    Released: 1982
  6. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
    Released: 14 February 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Baltimore Sun[2]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[3]
Record Mirror[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Smash Hits4/10[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[8]
Stylus MagazineA[9]
The Village VoiceB−[10]

Deep Sea Skiving is the debut studio album by British vocal group Bananarama, released on 7 March 1983 by London Records. The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart[11] and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[12]

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 (including Deep Sea Skiving) were re-issued by Rhino Records. All tracks on Deep Sea Skiving were remastered and it included several bonus tracks, consisting of B-sides, remixes and a cover of the Sex Pistols song "No Feelings".

  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Deep Sea Skiving – Bananarama". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ^ Considine, J. D. (10 April 1983). "Morrison album plays down words to let melody soar". The Baltimore Sun.
  3. ^ Tucker, Ken (10 April 1983). "Bananarama: Spunky and clever". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  4. ^ Reid, Jim (12 March 1983). "Girl trouble. Bananarama – Deep Sea Skiving review" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 20. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Connelly, Christopher (12 May 1983). "Bananarama: Deep Sea Skiving". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 July 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Bananarama". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 41–42. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Hillier, Beverley (17–30 March 1983). "Bananarama: Deep Sea Skiving" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 5, no. 6. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 30. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via World Radio History. Alt URL
  8. ^ Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Bananarama". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 28–29. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. ^ Merwin, Charles (19 April 2007). "Bananarama – Deep Sea Skiving / Bananarama / True Confessions / Wow! / Pop Life – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 April 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (31 May 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference uk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Bananarama' (from bpi.co.uk)". imgur.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.