Wow! (Bananarama album)

Wow!
Studio album by
Bananarama
Released4 September 1987
RecordedJuly 1986 – May 1987
Genre
Length42:39
LabelLondon
ProducerStock Aitken Waterman
Bananarama chronology
True Confessions
(1986) 		Wow!
(1987) 		The Greatest Hits Collection
(1988)
Singles from Wow!
  1. "I Heard a Rumour"
    Released: 22 June 1987[1]
  2. "Love in the First Degree"
    Released: 21 September 1987[2]
  3. "I Can't Help It"
    Released: 28 December 1987
  4. "I Want You Back"
    Released: 28 March 1988

Wow! is the fourth studio album by English group Bananarama, released on 4 September 1987 by London Records.[3] The album was entirely produced and co-written with the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Tensions between group member Siobhan Fahey and Stock, Aitken and Waterman regarding songwriting input and lyrical content prompted Fahey's departure from Bananarama five months after its release. The album reached number 26 on the UK Albums Chart and number 44 on the US Billboard 200,[4][5] while peaking at number one in Australia.[6] The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 3 February 1988.[3]

  1. ^ "Index". Record Mirror. 20 June 1987. p. 3. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 56.
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