Exotica (Bananarama album)

Exotica is the eighth studio album released by the British female vocal duo Bananarama. The album was released only in France by the independent label M6 Interactions.

Exotica
Studio album by
Bananarama
Released12 March 2001
RecordedJuly 1999 – May 2000
Genre
LabelM6 Interactions
ProducerPascal Caubet
Bananarama chronology
Master Series
(1996)		 Exotica
(2001)		 The Very Best of Bananarama
(2001)

Background

The work is a combination of unreleased songs along with re-recordings of past Bananarama hits, including a Latin pop version of the U.S. and UK Top 10 hit, "Cruel Summer". The album wasn't a commercial or critical success, with the group stuck on a small and independent label that didn't have the money to promote the work in France or release internationally

Despite no official single, but two promotional singles were released in France: "If" and a cover version of George Michael's "Careless Whisper".

Track listing

France CD version

  1. "If" — 3:52 (P. Caubet, S. Dallin, K. Woodward)
  2. "Starz" — 3:45 (S. Dallin, T. Moran, Bassey Walker)
  3. "What You Gonna Do" — 4:32 (S. Dallin, B. Walker)
  4. "Cruel Summer" — 4:05 (S. Jolley, T. Swain, S. Dallin, S. Fahey, K. Woodward)
  5. "Crazy" — 4:01 (S. Dallin, P. Hampartzyoumyan, K. Woodward)
  6. "Boom" — 3:15 (S. Dallin, P. de Havilland, B. Walker)
  7. "Robert De Niro's Waiting..." — 3:24 (S. Jolley, T. Swain, S. Dallin, S. Fahey, K. Woodward)
  8. "Careless Whisper" — 4:02 (George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley)
  9. "Sleep" — 4:06 (S. Dallin, P. Statham, B. Walker, K. Woodward)
  10. "I Heard a Rumour" — 3:53 (S. Dallin, S. Fahey, K. Woodward, M. Stock, M. Aitken, P. Waterman)
  11. "Got a Thing for You" — 3:41 (P. Caubet, S. Dallin, B. Walker, K. Woodward)
  12. "Venus" — 3:38 (R. V. Leeuwen)

Unreleased songs and demos

  1. "You and I"
  2. "You Are Not Me"
  3. "U R My Baby" #:Available on the Disco Brothers CD album Disco Brothers Present Stars of the '80s.
  4. "Your Love Tastes So Sweet"
  5. "Breathe"
  6. "Finally"
  7. "Blue Sky"
  8. "Middle of Nowhere"
  9. "Waterloo" #:Available on the CDs A Song for Eurotrash and ABBA: A Tribute, The 25th Anniversary Celebration.
  10. "I'm Waiting"
  11. "I Like It"

Personnel

Bananarama

Produced by

  • Krysty Music Ltd.

Vocal arrangements

Recorded at

  • Krysty Music Studios, Paris
  • Pat Studio, Paris

Voices recorded at

  • Matrix Studios, London
  • North London Studios
  • Studio du Palais des Congres, Paris
  • Big Onion Studios, London

Guitars

Keyboards

Programming

  • Florent Enfer on most songs
  • Patrick Hampartzoumian on "Crazy"

Arrangements

  • Pascal Caubet and Florent Enfer on most songs
  • Bassey Walker and Peter de Havilland on "What You Gonna Do"
  • Patrick Hampartzoumian on "Crazy"

Executive producer

  • Pascal Caubet

Sound engineer

  • Juan Carlos Pellegrino

Mixed by

  • Juan Carlos Pellegrino and Pascal Caubet on most songs
  • Patrick Hampartzoumian on "Crazy"
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