Deep Sea Skiving

Deep Sea Skiving
Studio album by Bananarama
Released	Jan 28 1983
Recorded	June 1981-April 1982
Genre	Pop, New Wave
Length	37:59
Label	London
Producer	Barry Blue Dave Jordan Tony Swain, Steve Jolley Little Paul Cook Big John Martin Sara Dallin
Bananarama chronology
Deep Sea Skiving (1983) Bananarama (1984)

Deep Sea Skiving is the debut album by the British female vocal group Bananarama, released in 1983. The album peaked at no.7 on the UK album chart and was certified Silver by the BPI.

The inner-sleeve of the vinyl release contained numerous photos of the group, several of them in childhood. These pictures have not been included in any CD version of the album to date.

On March 19, 2007, Bananarama's first six studio albums were re-issued by Rhino Records. All re-issues are remastered and each includes several bonus tracks, consisting of B-sides, remixes and cover of the Sex Pistols song "No Feelings".

Track listing

CD, LP and cassette versions

1. "Shy Boy" — 3:16 (Steve Jolley, Tony Swain)
2. "Doctor Love" — 3:42 (Paul Weller)
3. "What a Shambles" — 3:34 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
4. "Really Saying Something" — 2:45 (Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Edward Holland, Jr)
5. "Cheers Then" — 3:31 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Terry Sharpe, John Martin)
6. "Aie a Mwana" — 3:36 (Jean Kluger, Daniel Vangarde, Joseph Avion)
7. "Young at Heart" — 3:13 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Robert Hodgens)
8. "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" — 3:30 (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka)
9. "Hey Young London" — 3:55 (Barry Blue, Stan Shaw, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
10. "Boy Trouble" — 3:14 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
11. "Wish You Were Here" — 3:41 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)

2007 CD re-issue plus bonus tracks

1. "Shy Boy" — 3:16
2. "Doctor Love" — 3:42
3. "What a Shambles" — 3:34
4. "Really Saying Something" — 2:45
5. "Cheers Then" — 3:31
6. "Aie a Mwana" — 3:36
7. "Young at Heart" — 3:13
8. "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" — 3:30
9. "Hey Young London" — 3:55
10. "Boy Trouble" — 3:14
11. "Wish You Were Here" — 3:41
12. "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" — 4:24 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Vaughn Cotillard)
13. "Girl About Town" — 3:28 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
14. "He's Got Tact" — 2:57 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
15. "Tell Tale Signs" — 3:08 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
16. "No Feelings" — 2:33 (P. Cook/S. Jones/G. Matlock/J. Rotten)

+ The version of "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" used is the Extended Version.

+ The version of "Girl About Town" used is a slightly longer version with an additional 4 bars just before the instrumental break (roughly 1:45 - 1:59) than the original vinyl 7" Version (3.10).

Personnel

Bananarama

• Sara Dallin - Vocals and fretless bass on "Shy Boy" and bass on some other tracks
• Siobhan Fahey - Vocals, Guitar , Keyboards & Synclavier
• Keren Woodward - Vocals and bass

Musicians

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	7
U.S. Billboard 200	63