BANANARAMA: I Want You Back (Liberation)
Smash Hist Australia. Unknown Guest Reviewer, 1988
Oh my god. Stock, Aitken Waterman must have written it at the same time as they wrote Kylie's song - it's exactly the same formula. Pop schlock. An unnecessary waste of vinyl.

BANANARAMA - I Want You Back (London)
Unknown Source, 1988
In which the new 'Nana gets broken in gently, though making your debut on a song called I Want You Back might have Siobhan's more Freudian fans scratching their heads. Bit hard to spot the difference otherwise, as it's the same jollity and fizz we're used to from the three lovely girls. The opening is almost the same as Love In The First Degree but thats Stockman, Kenneth and Walter all over. Strange that the 12" includes the Roxy theme tune. Stranger still that it's called Amnesia. How could we ever forget? (three out of five)

BANANARAMA - I Want You Back (London)
Record Mirror 02-Apr-1988. Reviewer: Betty pp45.
From 'Wow' but remodelled to incorporate the vocals of new girl Jacquie O'Sullivan - although you'd be hard pressed to spot the difference; the trio's vocal sound still presents a united front. Another SAW Hit Factory production, this seems not as immediate as I Can't Help It but even after one play it feels like you've been humming it for days. Anyway, it's been great to witness the development of the Nanas to a stage where they ooze with confidence, charisma and professionalism.

BANANARAMA - I Want You Back (Liberation)
NME 02-Apr-1988
England's most successful female trio strut out their stuff aided and abetted by SAW. This single gets trapped in its own simplicity. Simplicity made these girls and whilst the lyric here ("I want you back, got to get you back") is suitably lightweight, the song has too many complicated musical twists and turns. In Bananarama's market, songs are neither here nor there and only stars count. This has got the stars, it just lacks the usual jazzy stripes.