In Stereo (Bananarama album)

In Stereo
Studio album by
Bananarama
Released19 April 2019
Genre
Length36:32
LabelIn Synk
Producer
Bananarama chronology
Now or Never
(2012) 		In Stereo
(2019) 		Masquerade
(2022)
Singles from In Stereo
  1. "Stuff Like That"
    Released: 7 March 2019
  2. "Looking for Someone"
    Released: 24 May 2019
In Stereo ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Albumism[2]
AllMusic[3]
Classic Pop8/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Young Folks6/10[6]

In Stereo is the eleventh studio album by English musical duo Bananarama. It was released on 19 April 2019 and was the group's first full-length release in 10 years.

"Dance Music" was released on 18 January 2019 as a promotional single to launch the album campaign.[7] "Stuff Like That" was released on 7 March 2019 as the lead single.[8][9] The song was added to the A-List of the BBC Radio 2 playlist, and reached number 22 on the UK Airplay Chart for the week ending 11 April 2019.[10] The music video for "Stuff Like That" saw Bananarama reunite with director and long-time collaborator Andy Morahan, who hadn't directed any of their music videos since "Preacher Man" in 1990. [11]

It was confirmed on 19 May 2019 via Twitter that "Looking for Someone" would be released as the album's second single on 24 May 2019.[12]

The opening track, "Love in Stereo", is a song that was originally written and recorded by British girl group the Sugababes, who later gave it to Bananarama.[citation needed]

The album entered at number 29 on the UK Albums Chart, and the UK Independent Albums Chart at 5. It also peaked at number 23 on the Australian Digital Album Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward and Ian Masterson, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Masterson, except where noted

In Stereo track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love in Stereo"
  • Richard X
  • Robinson[a]
3:54
2."Dance Music"  4:03
3."I'm on Fire"  3:33
4."Intoxicated"  4:06
5."Tonight"
 4:19
6."Looking for Someone"  3:11
7."Stuff Like That"  3:23
8."It's Gonna Be Alright"  3:22
9."Got to Get Away"  3:11
10."On Your Own"  3:30
Total length:36:32

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a vocal producer

Charts

Chart performance for In Stereo
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[13] 23
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 29
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 5

References

  1. ^ Smith, Christopher (19 April 2019). "Review: In Stereo – Bananarama". Talk About Pop Music. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ Harrison, Quentin (22 April 2019). "Bananarama Reclaim Their Enduring Class Act Status with Incandescent In Stereo". Albumism. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Bananarama – In Stereo Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ^ Wallace, Wyndham. "Album review: Bananarama – In Stereo". Classic Pop. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ^ Simpson, Dave (19 April 2019). "Bananarama: In Stereo review – pop duo shimmy into the modern age". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ^ Winchester, Beth (26 April 2019). "Album Review: Bananarama – In Stereo". The Young Folks. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. ^ Bananarama [@VivaBananarama] (18 January 2019). "Our brand new album In Stereo, our first in 10 years will be released on 19th April 2019 Pre-order our album here: listnin.co/BananaramaStereo … & our taster album track Dance Music is also available now! Download & stream here: listnin.co/BananaramaDance pic.twitter.com/0zp6G1TUzO" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Bananarama [@VivaBananarama] (7 March 2019). "We are so excited to announce that our new single Stuff Like That from our new album In Stereo is out now! Listen here: listnin.co/StuffLikeThat Also a massive thank you to @ZoeTheBall & @BBCRadio2 for premiering it today, We hope you enjoy! Love Sara & Keren x #newsinglepic.twitter.com/wuWn0tIB2q" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Stuff Like That – New Single Available Now!". Bananarama.co.uk. 7 March 2019.
  10. ^ "The UK Radio Airplay Chart (Week 15 | Fri Apr 05 to Thu Apr 11 inclusive)". The UK Airplay Chart. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Andy Morahan". IMDb. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  12. ^ Bananarama [@VivaBananarama] (17 May 2019). "Excited to announce our new single! We are releasing new mixes of #LookingForSomeone on the 24th May The digital single includes an extended mix plus a special remix of another track that will be revealed tomorrow! Pre-save on @spotify now: https://listnin.co/LookingForSomeone …pic.twitter.com/S4BmpLu7LV" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 May 2019 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2020.


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