I think it's simpler. After the commercial failure of Pop Life, there was no longer enough money to pay for a third member.
Bananarama
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Fixed that for you.
It must not be forgotten that Jacquie was an employee, not a member of the group.
But I love Jacquie and she could have been the most charismatic member of the trio if she had managed to integrate into the group.
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It feels like Keren and Sara are so tight sometimes to the detriment of their career. Once I had gotten over the shock of Siobhan leaving, it took me a little while to get on board with Jacquie but I soon saw that she had the same slightly awkwardness in TV appearances as K and S, and showed similiar humour, I became a fan. I think perhaps they could’ve made her feel more welcome although I’d can also see how hard that would be as Bananarama were so established by then. Even all these years later, some still have a hard time with Bananarama being a duo. Who knows what might had happened if Jacs stayed?
As for Siobhan’s return for the original lineup tour, it was promoted as temporary yet it seemed to work so well and it genuinely felt that we could at least get an album. TV interviews were amusing and there was a real sense of excitement from all three of them - which really helped with ticket sales. The tour was so successful and beyond what anyone could’ve imagined. Far slicker than other duo performances, emotional because of the nostalgia and memories but most importantly it had huge potential to move away from the self funded route into something cooler, working with other producers, Siobhan’s influence on the writing and who knows - maybe we would have the Bananarama drama (TV) that has never got off the ground… about the rise of one of Britains best loved bands in the 80s.
That being said, we have been so lucky to have Bananarama last this long when other bands crumbled for good.
As for Siobhan’s return for the original lineup tour, it was promoted as temporary yet it seemed to work so well and it genuinely felt that we could at least get an album. TV interviews were amusing and there was a real sense of excitement from all three of them - which really helped with ticket sales. The tour was so successful and beyond what anyone could’ve imagined. Far slicker than other duo performances, emotional because of the nostalgia and memories but most importantly it had huge potential to move away from the self funded route into something cooler, working with other producers, Siobhan’s influence on the writing and who knows - maybe we would have the Bananarama drama (TV) that has never got off the ground… about the rise of one of Britains best loved bands in the 80s.
That being said, we have been so lucky to have Bananarama last this long when other bands crumbled for good.
I think this highlights the boppery in 1990-1991 from just the main pop divas. It gets particularly crowded in the top ten in early 1991.
Wow is their only album to have a successful 4th single, so I don't think it is that deep why Trippin' On Your Love wasn't a big hit.
Aww, what fantastic times for music here.
There’s not being a big hit… and there’s not charting at all. That’s pretty catastrophic.
I was more perturbed by Last Thing On My Mind flopping.
I got the 2 part CD single and it was gorgeous.
I got the 2 part CD single and it was gorgeous.
There were lots of issues preventing it from being a hit. The single mix was not the best for commercial radio for starters. It was not played. The album version was far better or others like George’s mix. They didn’t really promote it as Sara was incapacitated and Jacqui was on the way out….. their manager Hilary had just left and I seem to recall just not seeing it in shops. With better timing, effort, good management for a campaign and no distribution issues, maybe it could’ve performed better?
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On release day, I could not find it in shops. I had to go on a search. It felt like the record company had given up on this one. I loved it and the artwork.
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Looks like their last album came out before the new guidelines for threads were posted. If they confirm a new album or tour, a separate thread can be created in the main forum. Until then this remains their main general discussion thread.
I think they've tried to put new album topics in the general area in the past but we end up just posting in this thread anyway?
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It did chart though?
4th singles:
Cheers Then #45
Hot Line to Heaven #58
A Trick of the Night #32
I Want You Back #5
Tripping on Your Love #76
No 4th singles after Pop Life. I Want You Back was the first single with Jacquie and had tons of promo after previous hits off the album. No singles from Pop Life were major hits.
The UK charts, as far as most people could access, was 1-75. That's what's stores stocked and was published in chart books.
It was only relatively recently that you could easily find positions 76-200.
So, anything that didn't make 75 was considered to have failed to chart in the UK.
It was only relatively recently that you could easily find positions 76-200.
So, anything that didn't make 75 was considered to have failed to chart in the UK.
And to be honest anything non top 40 was a flop
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