Bananarama - I'm Waiting (1999)

Following the departure of Jacquie O'Sullivan from the group in 1991, Bananarama continued as a duo of Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward, and scored another hit single, with 'Movin' On' hitting the UK Top 30 as the first single from their 1993 album 'Please Yourself'. More singles were extracted from the record, with a cover of the 1976 Andrea True Connection song 'More, More, More' reaching number 24, after which they left London Records for a deal with Form Records. Their next offering was 1995's 'Ultra Violet', which was only released in some European countries, North America, Japan, and Australia, but not in Britain. In 1998, Dallin and Woodward asked Fahey to join them to record the ABBA track 'Waterloo' for the Eurovision celebration 'A Song For Eurotrash' on Channel 4, although Fahey made it clear that it was a one-off, and that she was not formally re-joining the group. In 2001, Dallin and Woodward recorded the album 'Exotica' for the French label M6 Interactions, which included a cover of George Michael's 'Careless Whisper', alongside reinterpreted versions of four of their earlier hits, and some Latin- and R&B-influenced dance songs. It was produced by Pascal Caubet and was only issued in France in 2001, with two promo-only singles being released from the album, although 'If' was abandoned shortly before release. The album was not a commercial or critical success, and the few copies of 'If' which made it to the French market have become one of the rarest items ever by the band, heavily sought after by fans and collectors. While recording with Caubet, the group taped a number of additional songs which were left off the final track-listing, some of which have circulated on the internet since they leaked, so I've gathered them all up (including a drastically reworked version of 'Boom!') and compiled a companion record to 'Exotica', which could have followed that album in 2002 or 2003, to tide the fans over until 'Drama' emerged in 2005. 

Track listing

01 I'm Waiting
02 You And I
03 Your Love Tastes So Sweet
04 Middle Of Nowhere
05 Blue Skies
06 Be My Lover Tonight
07 Boom!
08 Breathe
09 You Are Not Me (Above The Clouds)
10 I Like It
11 U R My Baby