Please Yourself

Please Yourself is the sixth studio album by British girl group Bananarama. It was released in 1993 by London Records, the last release the group had on this label. It is also the first album from Bananarama as a duo – with original members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward continuing after the departure of Jacquie O'Sullivan in 1991 and the last to feature both Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward to play bass guitar on some tracks on the album until Viva. Please Yourself also reunites Bananarama with two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman production team (Stock and Waterman). Musician Gary Miller was brought in to do keyboards and guitar and would be Bananarama's next collaborator on their next album Ultra Violet. The concept of the album was first suggested by Pete Waterman as 'ABBA-Banana', a record that would feature pop songs in the style of ABBA, but updated for the 1990s.

Please Yourself
Studio album by
Bananarama
ReleasedApril 1993
RecordedJuly 1991 – May 1992
GenrePop, dance-pop, disco
LabelLondon
ProducerStock & Waterman
Bananarama chronology
Pop Life
(1991)		 Please Yourself
(1993)		 Bunch of Hits
(1993)
Singles from Please Yourself
  1. "Movin' On"
    Released: August 1992[1]
  2. "Last Thing on My Mind"
    Released: November 1992[1]
  3. "More, More, More"
    Released: March 1993[1]

Please Yourself features songs in a Europop style. It is the first Bananarama album not to get a release in the United States, and upon its release in the UK, it was panned by critics and charted at a low number forty-six.[1] There was a limited double CD edition featuring 12" remix of former hit singles. Dallin and Woodward have later admitted in interviews that they are not fond of this album. Two of the songs on the album would later be recycled by Pete Waterman over five years later for use with the band Steps- "Last Thing on My Mind" would be their second single and the track "Movin' On" would be included on their second album Steptacular.

Track listing

All songs written by Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, except where noted.

CD and cassette versions

  1. "Movin' On" – 4:38
  2. "Last Thing on My Mind" – 3:35
  3. "Let Me Love You One More Time" – 3:39
  4. "More, More, More" – 3:08 (G. Diamond, S. Dallin, K. Woodward, M. Stock, P. Waterman)
  5. "Is She Good to You" – 3:44
  6. "Only Time Will Tell" – 3:35
  7. "Give It All Up for Love" – 3:57
  8. "You'll Never Know What It Means" – 4:36
  9. "You're Never Satisfied" – 3:32
  10. "I Could Be Persuaded" – 5:09

Limited 2-CD edition with Classic 12" Collection

  1. "Venus" (Hellfire Mix) – 9:18 (R. V. Leeuwen)
  2. "I Want You Back" (European Mix) – 7:54 (S. Dallin, S. Fahey, K. Woodward, M. Stock, M. Aitken, P. Waterman)
  3. "Love in the First Degree" (Jailers Mix) – 6:03 (S. Dallin, S. Fahey, K. Woodward, M. Stock, M. Aitken, P. Waterman)
  4. "Cruel Summer '89" (Swing Beat Dub) – 5:16 (S. Jolley, T. Swain, S. Dallin, S. Fahey, K. Woodward)
  5. "Really Saying Something" (Long Version) – 5:40 (N. Whitfield, W. Stevenson, E. Holland, Jr)
  6. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" (Full Length Version) – 4:53 (G. DeCarlo, D. Frashuer, P. Leka)

Japanese CD version

  1. "Movin' On" – 4:38
  2. "Last Thing on My Mind" – 3:35
  3. "Let Me Love You One More Time" – 3:39
  4. "More, More, More" – 3:08
  5. "Is She Good to You" – 3:44
  6. "Only Time Will Tell" – 3:35
  7. "Give It All Up for Love" – 3:57
  8. "You'll Never Know What It Means" – 4:36
  9. "You're Never Satisfied" – 3:32
  10. "I Could Be Persuaded" – 5:09
  11. "Movin' On" (Bumpin' Mix) – 6:16
  12. "Last Thing on My Mind" (Hi-NRG Mix) – 5:59
  13. "Venus" (Extended Version) – 7:23

2007 CD re-issue plus bonus tracks

  1. "Movin' On" - 4:37
  2. "Last Thing on My Mind" - 3:34
  3. "Let Me Love You One More Time" - 3:38
  4. "More, More, More" - 3:07
  5. "Is She Good to You" - 3:42
  6. "Only Time Will Tell" - 3:34
  7. "Give It All Up for Love" - 3:57
  8. "You'll Never Know What It Means" - 4:33
  9. "You're Never Satisfied" - 3:28
  10. "I Could Be Persuaded" - 5:08
  11. "Movin' On" (7-inch mix) - 3:32
  12. "Another Lover" - 3:32
  13. "Last Thing on My Mind" (7-inch Mix) - 3:35
  14. "Treat Me Right" - 4:42
  15. "More, More, More" (Dave Ford Single Mix) - 3:21


2013 Deluxe Edition 2CD/DVD re-issue

Disc 1

  1. "Movin' On" - 4.32
  2. "Last Thing on My Mind" - 3.35
  3. "Let Me Love You One More Time" - 3.36
  4. "More, More, More" - 3.05
  5. "Is She Good To You?" - 3.38
  6. "Only Time Will Tell" - 3.31
  7. "Give It All Up For Love" - 3.54
  8. "You’ll Never Know What It Means" - 4.28
  9. "You’re Never Satisfied" - 3.25
  10. "I Could Be Persuaded" - 5.04
  11. "Another Lover" - 3.30
  12. "Treat Me Right" - 4.40
  13. "More, More, More" [7” Mix] - 3.23
  14. "Movin' On" [Bumpin’ Mix] - 6.13
  15. "Last Thing on My Mind" [Hi-NRG Mix] - 5.58
  16. "More, More, More" [12” Mix] - 5.16
  17. "Nueva Dirección" [Movin’ On - Spanish Version] - 3.36
  18. "Last Thing on My Mind" [Extended Version] - 5.40

Disc 2

  1. "Movin' On" [Movin’ Mix] - 8.50
  2. "Is She Good To You? [7” Remix]" - 3.18
  3. "More, More, More" [Original 12” Mix] - 7.09
  4. "Only Time Will Tell [Garage Version]" - 4.39*
  5. "Movin' On" [Original 12” Mix] - 7.33
  6. "Is She Good To You? [12” Club Mix]" - 5.50
  7. "More, More, More" [Extended Version] - 5.04
  8. "Movin' On" [NRG Mix] - 5.20
  9. "Last Thing on My Mind" [Xtra NRG Mix] - 5.29
  10. "More, More, More" [More Tech No Dub] - 5.48
  11. "Movin' On" [The ‘Norty’ Banana Mix] - 6.18
  12. "Last Thing on My Mind" [FXTC Dub] - 8.18
  13. "More, More, More" [Remix Dub] - 5.06

DVD

  1. "Movin' On"
  2. "Last Thing on My Mind"
  3. "More, More, More"
  4. "Movin' On" [On 'Top Of The Pops']
  5. "Last Thing on My Mind" [On 'Pebble Mill']
  • *Features unreleased original lyrics


Unreleased songs and demos

  1. "Changes"
  2. "She's in Love with You"
  3. "What Took You So Long?"

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 95
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 46

Personnel

Bananarama

Musicians

  • Keyboards – Mike Stock, Julian Gingell and Gary Miller
  • Guitar – Gary Miller
  • Drums – A. Linn (Linn drum machine)
  • Horn and string arrangements – Paul Riser
  • Violins – Gene Orloff (Concert Master), Matthew Raimondi, Sanford Allen, Max Ellen, John Pintavalle, Charles Libore, Elliot Rosoff, Regis Iandiorio, Stanley Hunte, and Seymour Wakschul
  • Violas – Alfred Brown, Julien Barber, Harry Zaratzian, Richard Spencer
  • Cellos – Eugene Moye Jr., Jesse Levy, Fredrick Zlotkin
  • Trumpets – Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker
  • Trombone – David Bargeron
  • Tenor saxophone – Lawrence Feldman

Additional personnel

  • Andrew Biscomb – Sleeve design
  • Tony McGee – Inner photography
  • Peter Barrett – Sleeve design
  • Julian Broad – Cover photography
  • Jason Barron, Les Sharma, Paul Waterman, Dean Murphy, Chris McDonnell, Jesse Tranbury, Martin Neary – Assistant engineers
  • Jay Newland – Recording engineer
  • Sandy Palmer – Assistant engineer
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References
  1. "Bananarama - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  3. "Bananarama | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
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