True Confessions

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Dope

3. Segue

4. Miss Thang

5. Pussycat

6. For the Record

7. Bustin

8. Brothers and Sisters

9. True Confession

10. Cold Thang

11. Bambi (Rap)

12. Girl O' My Dreams

13. Somebody's Got to Love Her

14. Love

15. Brothers and Sisters (Reprise)

16. Miss Thang [Vasquez Ice Mix]

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Classic Bananarama
Another great reissue!!!!

True Confessions
Bananarama
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Please Yourself

ASIN: B000N2G1G2
Release Date: 2007-03-26

Tracks:

True Confessions
Ready or Not
Trick of the Night
Dance with a Stranger
In a Perfect World
Venus
Do Not Disturb
Cut Above the Rest
Promised Land
More Than Physical
Hooked on Love
Ghost [*]
White Train [*]
More Than Physical [Single Version][*]
Scarlett [*]
Trick of the Night [Single Version][*]
Set on You
Riskin' a Romance [*]

Album Description

2007 digitally remastered and expanded reissue of this 1986 album by the most successful British girl group in Pop history featuring seven bonus tracks: 'Ghost', 'White Train', 'More Than Physical' (Single Version), 'Scarlett', 'A Trick Of The Night' (Single Version), 'Set On You' and 'Riskin' A Romance' 18 tracks total including the hits' Venus', 'More Than Physical' and more. Warner

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Reissue of the British Trio's Third Album from 1986! a Very Long Time Coming, this Release Will Finally Satisfy the Girls' Legions of Fans that have Awaited it for So Many Years. This Set Solidified the Girls Internationally by their Association with the Stock, Aitken, Waterman Production Team that Helped them Storm the Dancefloors of the 80's. They Took the Girl's Cover of the Shocking Blue Classic "Venus" and Turned it Into a Club Smash Hit that also Topped the Pop Charts around the World! this Edition also Includes Seven Tracks that Didn't Appear on the Original Release.

Customer Reviews:

Classic Bananarama.......2007-05-12

True Confessions is classic Bananarama, always a good listen. Of course all the tracks sound clearer, and sharper remastered, a big bonus. New songs never heard before like Set On You, White Train, and especially Scarlett are a real treat to discover. Scarlett should have been included on this album, not sure why it wasn't. This remastered album is a must for Bananarama fans everywhere.

Another great reissue!!!!.......2007-03-30

This one is even darker in tone than Bananarama (1984), although Venus & More Than Physical are dance-pop classics, the rest of the album is still very worth while and more bonus tracks make this a must for die-hard Bananarama fans (like me). Skip the US reissue and get this one instead, you won't be dissapointed.

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They've got it, yeah baby, they've got it!

True Confessions
Bananarama
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bananarama

ASIN: B00000E5K1
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

True Confessions
Ready or Not
Trick of the Night
Dance with a Stranger
Perfect World
Venus
Do Not Disturb
Cut Above the Rest
Promised Land
More Than Physical
Hooked on Love

Customer Reviews:

They've got it, yeah baby, they've got it!.......2003-10-30

Following hard on their self-titled album, True Confessions still found Keren Woodward, Siobhan Fahey, and Sarah Dallin sticking with producers Mike Jolley and Tony Swain, with the notable exception of two songs, one of which would break them into the US in a big way, even more than their earlier hit "Cruel Summer." There are a few surprises on this album, including their tackling jazz and rap.

The title track sports a bass rhythm synth and drum machine and the instrumentation seems smoother and richer, although with a reduced tempo compared to adrenalized burst of their Deep Sea Skiving songs. With string-synths and other keyboards slightly reminiscent of Eurythmics, "Ready Or Not" seem to drown out the girls' harmonies in this mid-paced dance number.

With a weird swirling keyboards opening, followed by a sax, the drum-machine backed ballad "Trick Of The Night" was the Rams' third single here on the night life, focusing on a lady's man who has a different life. "but the wind comes through you try to sell your soul/everyway you go it's a long way/now you're no longer just the boy next door/when they were falling in love with that clean cut smart change of style/just for a lttle while." When I first heard it, I questioned its validity as a single. Now, I think it's one of their best.

"Dance With A Stranger" is another low-key delight that missing link between light Brit-pop and samba or easy jazz, what with the piano, vibes and percussion. The lush string synths kick in during the chorus: "before we kiss the world goodbye (it's only a breath away)/one more dance before you die (so tender as the music plays)/there's no emotion only passion in your cry/love is the last thing on your mind when you dance with a stranger." And this verse vividly adds to this portrait of loneliness on a dance floor. "the spinning room the cold caress/I try to hide my loneliness/cheek to cheek we let the evening drift by/the hollow mask has disappeared/we drown our love through salty tears/the state of night is like a racing car/ I now see you for what you really are." The sax solo that comes in really adds to the jazz flavour of this standout cut.

The spoken word intro spells out the grim tone of the low-key dance song "Love is easy. No complications, in a perfect world" However, the cold hopelessness of the world make sit far from perfect: "His heart is willing/but the world's so cold/oh, how he longs for someone real to hold." The Rams have it down when they sing "All we need is understanding/love is easy/maybe tomorrow we'll try again (no complications)/in a perfect world."

With their infectious cover of The Shocking Blue's "Venus", the Rams dip their toes in the Stock-Aitken-Waterman ocean they would be swimming in with their Wow album. A deservedly #1 hit in the US, with the jangly guitar, bopping drum machine, and Mike Stock's keyboards. This is the most danceable hit for the Rams, until equally body-slammers such as "Love In The First Degree" and "I Want You Back" from Wow, came along.

"Do Not Disturb" is nice danceable fun about a weekend for two spent alone that turns cloudy when the girl turns up alone. Could've been a single. "A Cut Above The Rest" is slowed filler, while "Promised Land" is passable dance fare.

The second Stock-Aitken-Waterman song here, "More Than Physical" flopped Stateside, but this second single wasn't all that bad even though it's a comedown compared to "Venus."

The sermonizing anti-drug "Hooked On Love" features rapped verses and sung choruses. From a twelve-year old sucking on butane gas to a girl found in a pool of blood, the Rams say there's a better drug.

Tracks:

Teenage Kicks
True Confessions
Smarter Than U
Emergency Cases
Get Over You
Really Really
She Can Only Say No
Jimmy Jimmy
Mars Bars
Here Comes the Summer
One Way Love
Top Twenty
You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?)
Let's Talk About Girls
My Perfect Cousin
Hard Luck (Again)
I Don't Wanna See You Again

Tracks:

Wednesday Week
I Told You So
It's Going to Happen
Fairly in the Money Now
Julie Ocean
Kiss in the Dark
Beautiful Friend
Life's Too Easy
Love Parade
Like That
Got to Have You Back
Turning Blue
Bye Bye Baby Blue
Chains of Love
Window Shopping for New Clothes

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BETTER THAN A BEST OF OR GREATEST HITS COLLECTION
Not Perfect: Should Have Re-released "All Wrapped Up"

True Confessions (Singles = A's & B's)
The Undertones
Manufacturer: Sbme Castle Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000DZTKU
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

TEENAGE KICKS
TRUE CONFESSIONS
SMARTER THAN U
EMERGENCY CASES
GET OVER YOU
REALLY REALLY
SHE CAN ONLY SAY NO
JIMMY JIMMY
MARS BARS
HERE COMES THE SUMMER
ONE WAY LOVE
TOP TWENTY
YOU'VE GOT MY NUMBER (WHY DON'T YOU USE IT)
LET'S TALK ABOUT GIRLS
MY PERFECT COUSIN
HARD LUCK
I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU AGAIN

Tracks:

WEDNSDAY WEEK
I TOLD YOU SO
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
FAIRLY IN THE MONEY NOW
JULIE OCEAN
KISS THE DARK
BEAUTIFUL FRIEND
LIFE'S TOO EASY
THE LOVE PARADE
LIKE THAT
GOT TO HAVE YOU BACK
TURNING BLUE
BYE BYE BABY BLUE
CHAIN OF LOVE
WINDOW SHOPPING FOR NEW CLOTHES

Customer Reviews:

BETTER THAN A BEST OF OR GREATEST HITS COLLECTION.......2004-06-22

The Undertones had superb B-sides like the brilliant MARS BAR, SMARTER THAN YOU, WINDOW SHOPPING FOR NEW CLOTHES, TURNING BLUE,
and, well, just about ALL of their B-sides! This set is worth it for MARS BAR alone, the quintessential Undertones song!
This is simply an AWESOME collection, because most of the A-sides are even better!!! If you get ONE Undertones COLLECTION, this is the one to get!!!

Not Perfect: Should Have Re-released "All Wrapped Up".......2004-04-20

Back in the day I bought this 2 lp collection of all the Undertones 7" singles, a' and b's called All Wrapped Up. Mind you the 12" some of singles had live tracks and remixes not included sadly on the original vinyl. With that said True Confessions totally flounders in that they included the LP version (demo?) of Julie Ocean instead of the FAR superior and slick single version. To me this completely tarnishes this collection.....At least I have the out of print Best of Rykodisc release for cd completist sake...Over all however, this collection is amazing, well worth it....

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Confessions of a Teenage Bobcat Trapper

Manufacturer: Luke Wallin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA4B3U
Release Date: 2004-08-03

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TC Ellis Was "Dope"

True Confessions
TC Ellis
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000008FD8
Release Date: 1991-05-28

Tracks:

Intro
Dope
Segue
Miss Thang
Pussycat
For the Record
Bustin
Brothers and Sisters
True Confession
Cold Thang
Bambi (Rap)
Girl O' My Dreams
Somebody's Got to Love Her
Love
Brothers and Sisters (Reprise)
Miss Thang [Vasquez Ice Mix]

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TC Ellis Was "Dope".......2003-09-15

T.C. Ellis was the Minneapolis new jack swingin', soul-pop teen crooner who got his first huge break when contributing to Prince's Graffiti Bridge in 1990. His 1991 debut, True Confessions, generated two R&B hits; "Miss Thang," and "Pussycat," while a highly respected team of pro's work behind the mix board and in the studio; Prince (Arranger, Composer, Producer), David Z. (Mixing), Prince's Brownmark (Bass, Mixng), George Clinton (Vocals, Producer), and the very talented William Payne (Vocals, Multi Instruments). This would be the first and unfortunatley the last album T.C. Ellis would ever make, later contributed vocals to albums with Kneegirl, Tree63, and En Vogue.

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True Confessions
Desperate Measures
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FSMLZY
Release Date: 2006-04-04

Tracks:

True Confessions
We Don't Have to Worry 'Bout Us
I Can't Trust Myself
(She Wants to Go To) Nashville
Portrait
Inspiration
On the Way
I Hate Loving You
Just Say Goodbye
Last of It

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True Confessions of an Infamous Liar
John Carroll & The Trusty Sidekicks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000G8P8EY
Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

Do You Wanna Dance with Me Cookie?
Gravity
Perfect Clear Blue Sky
Countin' Trucks and Cars
Rue St-Jacques
How Long Blues
D&H&D&O
Falling Change
Porter
Traffic Still Sings
Out with Me
Zero Gravity

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Bananarama's best album
True Confession...My fav Bananarama hit of all time is on this cd!
SAW or Jolley / Swain?
Good album
Fabulous! Matured a bit on this album!

True Confessions
Bananarama
Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ZD5
Release Date: 1995-04-18

Tracks:

True Confessions
Ready Or Not
A Trick Of The Night
Dance With A Stranger
A Perfect World
Venus
Do Not Disturb
Cut Above The Rest
Promised Land
More Than Physical
Hooked On Love

Customer Reviews:

Bananarama's best album.......2006-09-28

This is Bananarama's third album. It was released in 1986 and is 46 minutes long. The sound quality is very good. It isn't as good as some CD releases today, but it is very good for a CD released in 1986. This version of the CD is out of print and has been re-issued.

The group is more mature and the songs are more complex than on the first two albums. This just a very nice representation of the new wave/disco/pop of the mid eighties. Very good songs, good music to support it and all very danceable.

This CD contains the smash hit remake of Shocking Blue's Venus. This song is a plus and a minus. On the plus side, it is very good, and may be the best thinng Bananarama has done. On the negative side, it set Bananarama on a disastrous and they wouldn't recover.

On the first three albums, Bananarama was its own group. The trio took inputs, but they set their own musical path and produced their own music. However, the song Venus was produced by the Euro-disco team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman (also known as SAW). These guys are responsible for most of the sugary, poppy disco that came out of Europe in the late eighties, like that from Dead Or Alive. They are the ones who drove the final nail in the disco coffin and created the huge demand for Grunge Rock.

With the success of Venus, Bananarama used SAW to produce their next ablum WOW. This is a CD of boring, tedious disco fluff. It did not sell as well as the earlier albums and basically led to the breakup of Bananarama (although they did regroup, later, minus of the originals).

If you like that light disco, similar to Dead Or Alive, than you will probably like WOW and will want to seek it out.

True Confession...My fav Bananarama hit of all time is on this cd!.......2006-02-19

This cd is superior! Sooo many good songs on this album, I, personally don't care that most reviews may claim it's cheezy, that's a matter of opinion. This was thier most successful release in the states, including thier only #1 U.S. hit "Venus". So to me that says they did something right. However, other releases include: "Trick Of The Night", and my fav Bananarama single ever..."More Than Physical" the version on the album is a bit disappointing to me the 7" single mix is perfection, which is also the video version, if you can obtain it the video is available if you look up VHS music videos for bananarama the tape is called "The Singles," includes videos for U.S. released singles such as: "Trick Of The Night", "More Than Physical", "Venus", & last the U.K. only release single called "Do Not Disturb". other highlights on this cd include hits like: "Cut Above The Rest", "Promised Land", "Dance With A Stranger", "Ready Or Not"....oh let's not beat around the bush!...EVERY SONG IS GREAT! ENJOY!

SAW or Jolley / Swain?.......2005-11-28

Perhaps you've heard "Venus"? DUH! This track may bring you in, but it's the remaining "Confessions" on this LP that will keep you.
Stock / Aitken / Waterman are the dull points, that are still sharp mind you, on this collection of incredible songs. Very proud of the songwriting here, both composition and lyrical factions. These women do NOT need the "Hit Machine" to push out great songs. This collection is the exception to: REMIX. Some of these tracks were remixed to NO AVAIL. Perfection need not be messed with.
Haunting.
Impactfull.
Thoughtful.
Danceable.
Telling.
Wonderful.
Feminine.
This collection of songs lacks NOTHING.
Move in their direction, you'll never travel any further.

Good album.......2005-10-02

I really like this album from 1986 by Bananarama, 1st had it on tape, now on c.d. I like the fact on this album the band wanted to be taken as more serious and mature as one can tell listening to the album. Some of my favorite tracks would have to be Ready Or Not, Do Not Disturb, Dance With A Stranger, Venus, and More Than Physical. Releasing albums like this it is no suprise Bananarama is the most popular girl group of all time.

Fabulous! Matured a bit on this album! .......2004-09-19

I thought that this was a superb followup to their '84 album! Bananarama matured a lot on this one! I liked the dramatic first song that clocks in at 6 minutes, a departure from their mostly dance music. Venus is still a hot song to this day. One other song I like is More Than Physical. The rest of the album contains some very smart and breezy pop songs. They really came through on this album.