He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'

"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'"
UK single sleeve
Single by the Velvelettes
B-side"Throw a Farewell Kiss"
Released28 December 1964 (1964-12-28)
Recorded
  • November 1964 (version 1)
  • December 1964 (version 2)
Genre
Length2:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Norman Whitfield
The Velvelettes singles chronology
"Needle in a Haystack"
(1964) 		"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'"
(1964) 		"Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I"
(1965)
"Really Saying Something"
Single by Bananarama with Fun Boy Three
from the album Deep Sea Skiving
B-side"Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares"
Released29 March 1982 (1982-03-29)
Recorded1981
GenreNew wave
Length2:45
LabelLondon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dave Jordan
  • Fun Boy Three
Bananarama singles chronology
"It Ain't What You Do...."
(1982) 		"Really Saying Something"
(1982) 		"Shy Boy"
(1982)
"If"
(2001)
"Really Saying Something" (Solasso v Bananarama)
(2004)
"Move in My Direction"
(2005)
Fun Boy Three singles chronology
"It Ain't What You Do...."
(1982) 		"Really Saying Something"
(1982) 		"The Telephone Always Rings"
(1982)

"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" is a soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Edward Holland, Jr. in 1964.[1] The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group the Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama.

Background

Velvelettes version

The original version of the song was recorded by Motown group the Velvelettes in December 1964. An alternate version recorded in October/November had been discarded. Produced by Norman Whitfield, the Velvelettes' version was released on Motown's V.I.P. label on December 27, 1964, and was a minor hit for the group in early 1965. "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" peaked at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and at number 21 on the then recently reinstated Billboard R&B Singles chart.[2][3] The single was the second most successful release for the Velvelettes, a minor Motown act which never released a full-length album.

"Throw a Farewell Kiss", composed by Whitfield and Holland and produced by Whitfield, had been recorded in October 1962 and was issued as the B-side of "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'". Six years later, Whitfield had the Temptations record "Farewell Kiss" for their 1971 album Sky's the Limit.

Bananarama version

In 1982, the British girl group Bananarama recorded a cover version of the song and released it as the first single from their debut album Deep Sea Skiving. Fun Boy Three provided background vocals, having had a hit with Bananarama earlier in the year with another cover, "T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)".

The 1982 single became the second consecutive top-five hit for both Bananarama and Fun Boy Three, peaking at number five in the UK Singles Chart. It also received heavy play on the then-young MTV network in America. "Really Saying Something" was both groups' second chart entry in Australia, peaking at number seventy-four. The B-side, "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares", has been issued on CD for the first time on the 2007 UK reissue of Deep Sea Skiving as one of five bonus tracks. It also became the group's third single to chart in America but only became a minor hit peaking at #108.

In 2004, a remixed version of the song by Solasso was released as a promotional single. It was later included on Bananarama's album Drama.

Track listing

  • UK 7″ single (NANA1)
  1. "Really Saying Something" – 2:41
  2. "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" – 2:44
  • US 7″ single (LD201)
  1. "Really Saying Something" (US version) – 3:44
  2. "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" – 2:44
  • UK 12″ vinyl (NANX1)
  1. "Really Saying Something" (extended mix) – 5:40
    Remixed by Fun Boy Three
  2. "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" (extended version) – 4:25
  • UK 12″ vinyl – stickered limited edition (NANX1)
  1. "Really Saying Something" (extended mix) – 5:40
  2. "Aie A Mwana" (extended version) – 5:46
  • US 12″ vinyl (LLD101)
  1. "Really Saying Something" (extended US version) – 7:50
  2. "Aie A Mwana" (extended US version) – 6:46
  3. "Aie A Mwana" (dub mix) – 4:38
  • German 12″ vinyl (6400 606)
  1. "Really Saying Something" (extended mix) – 5:40
  2. "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" (extended version) – 4:25
  • 2004 versions
  1. "Really Saying Something" (Solasso mix) – 5:58
  2. "Really Saying Something" (Solasso radio edit)
  3. "Really Saying Something" (Solasso dirty dub) – 5:58
  4. "Really Saying Something" (Hardino radio edit)
  5. "Really Saying Something" (Hardino remix) – 6:20
  6. "Really Saying Something" (DJ Bomba & Soulseekerz remix) – 6:37
  7. "Really Saying Something" (Kenny Hayes Sunshine funk remix) – 5:34
  8. "Really Saying Something" (Giresse breakbeat remix) – 5:21
  9. "Really Saying Something" (Shanghai Surprise radio edit) – 3:21
  10. "Really Saying Something" (Shanghai Surprise club mix) – 6:44

Buffalo G version

"We're Really Saying Something"
Single by Buffalo G
Released29 May 2000 (2000-05-29)
Genre
Length3:18
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Alternative cover
CD2 cover

The Irish girl group Buffalo G released a rap cover version of the song in 2000, reaching the top 20 in both the Irish and UK charts.

Shakespears Sister version

"Really Saying Something"
Single by Shakespears Sister
ReleasedApril 2011 (2011-04)
Genre
Length2:36
LabelSF
Songwriter(s)

In late February 2011, Siobhan Fahey's current project, Shakespears Sister announced that they were releasing their own version of "Really Saying Something", as a special anniversary single, celebrating 30 years since Bananarama recorded their first single. The single was available exclusively on Shakespears Sister's website as a digital download and a limited edition CD single.[4] Copies of the CD single are no longer in production, and it is now one of Shakespears Sister's rarest collectibles to date. Fahey produced the single with her designer Anthony Walton, in an attempt to promote her forthcoming live releases.

Track listing

  • CD single / digital download[4]
  1. "Really Saying Something" – 2:36
  2. "A Loaded Gun" – 4:15
  • 2013 digital download[4]
  1. "Really Saying Something" – 2:36
  2. "A Loaded Gun" – 4:15
  3. "A Loaded Gun" (early version)

Charts

Velvelettes version

Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 64
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 21

Bananarama version

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 74
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 16
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 5
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[9] 8
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] 16

Buffalo G version

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 17

References

  1. ^ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4: 1964 [liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records
  2. ^ "He Was Really Sayin' Something' (Song by the Velvelettes) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research.
  4. ^ a b c "Shop". Shakespears Sister. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 25. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Bananarama & Fun Boy Three – Really Saying Something" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Bananarama & Fun Boy Three – Really Saying Something" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1998). Bubbling Under Singles & Albums. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 24. ISBN 0-89820-128-4.
  10. ^ "Bananarama Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – We're Really Saying Something". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Buffalo G: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

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