True Confessions

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

True Confessions is the third studio album by Bananarama and was released on 30 June 1986 on London Records. Most of it was produced by Tony Swain and Steve Jolley, who had also made the group's first two records. For the first time the group worked with Stock Aitken Waterman, who produced two tracks, including the cover of Venus by Shocking Blue.

The two SAW tracks are dance-oriented. The rest of the album leans towards rock-oriented, serious pop, with lyrics about relationship problems, drugs and a generation that has lost its illusions. There are also two ballads, including the jazzy Dance with a Stranger. Venus became a number 1 on the American Hot 100. Reviews varied: Smash Hits called it a real pop album, while Record Mirror found it no revelation.

Listening

Track list

1. 1True Confessions5:19Apple Music ↗
2. 2Ready or Not3:54Apple Music ↗
3. 3A Trick of the Night4:38Apple Music ↗
4. 4Dance with a Stranger4:30Apple Music ↗
5. 5In a Perfect World6:03Apple Music ↗
6. 6Venus3:49Apple Music ↗
7. 7Do Not Disturb3:24Apple Music ↗
8. 8Promised Land3:43Apple Music ↗
9. 9Cut Above the Rest3:39Apple Music ↗
10. 10More Than Physical5:04Apple Music ↗
11. 11Hooked on Love3:49Apple Music ↗
12. 12Venus (Richard X's Burning Flame '26 Edit)3:33Apple Music ↗
13. 13More Than Physical (Luke Mornay Jet Set '26 Edit)3:30Apple Music ↗
14. 14More Than Physical (The Alias Deep Down '26 Edit)3:34Apple Music ↗
15. 15More Than Physical (AMYL '26 Edit)2:06Apple Music ↗

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