Deep Sea Skiving

Deep Sea Skiving is the debut studio album by British vocal group Bananarama, released on 7 March 1983 by London Records. The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

The inner-sleeve of the vinyl release contained numerous photos of the group, several of them in childhood. These pictures were reproduced in the 2013 Deluxe Edition CD/DVD re-issue.

On 19 March 2007, Bananarama's first six studio albums (including Deep Sea Skiving) were re-issued by Rhino Records. All tracks on Deep Sea Skiving were remastered and it included several bonus tracks, consisting of B-sides, remixes and a cover of the Sex Pistols song "No Feelings".

Background and recording
Two of the album's tracks, "Really Saying Something" and "Aie a Mwana", were drawn from previously recorded singles. Bananarama recorded three tracks ("Shy Boy", "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)", and "Boy Trouble") with Jolley & Swain producing, but dismissed the duo in the middle of the album's recording and recruited Barry Blue to produce the rest of the album. Siobhan Fahey explained, "[Jolley & Swain] wanted us to do their songs, not ours. They wanted a 1980s version of the old girl groups, disembodied voices. They didn't see us as voices with ideas." Despite this, Jolley & Swain would be brought back as producers for Bananarama's next two studio albums.

Track listing
Standard edition
 * 1) "Shy Boy" – 3:16 (Steve Jolley, Tony Swain) produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain
 * 2) "Doctor Love" – 3:42 (Paul Weller) produced by Barry Blue
 * 3) "What a Shambles" – 3:34 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Terry Sharpe) produced by Barry Blue
 * 4) "Really Saying Something" – 2:45 (Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Edward Holland Jr.) produced by Dave Jordan
 * 5) "Cheers Then" – 3:31 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Terry Sharpe, John Martin) produced by Barry Blue
 * 6) "Aie a Mwana" – 3:36 (Jean Kluger, Daniel Vangarde, Joseph Avion) produced by Big John Martin and Little Paul Cook, remixed by John Luongo
 * 7) "Young at Heart" – 3:13 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Robert Hodgens) produced by Barry Blue; piano arranged by John Martin
 * 8) "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" – 3:30 (Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka) produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain
 * 9) "Hey Young London" – 3:55 (Barry Blue, Stan Shaw, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward) produced by Barry Blue
 * 10) "Boy Trouble" – 3:14 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward) produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain
 * 11) "Wish You Were Here" – 3:41 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward) produced by Barry Blue

(Note : the original US LP omits "Aie a Mwana", and has a slightly altered running order.)

Japanese version
 * 1) "He's Got Tact" – 2:57 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)

2007 CD re-issue bonus tracks
 * 1) "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" – 4:24 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward, Vaughn Cotillard)
 * 2) "Girl About Town" – 3:28 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
 * 3) "He's Got Tact" – 2:57 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
 * 4) "Tell Tale Signs" – 3:08 (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
 * 5) "No Feelings" – 2:33 (Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten)

Notes
 * The version of "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" used is the Extended Version.
 * The version of "Girl About Town" used is a slightly longer version with an additional 4 bars just before the instrumental break (roughly 1:45 – 1:59) than the original vinyl 7" version (3:10).

2013 Deluxe Edition CD/DVD re-issue

Disc 1
 * 1) "He's Got Tact" – 2:59
 * 2) "Girl About Town" – 3:13
 * 3) "Tell Tale Signs" – 3:15
 * 4) "No Feelings" – 2:33
 * 5) "Aie a Mwana" (Extended Version) – 5:45
 * 6) "Really Saying Something" (Extended Version) – 5:39
 * 7) "Shy Boy" (12" Mix) – 5:50
 * 8) "Cheers Then" (Extended Version) – 5:18
 * 9) "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" (12" Version) – 4:52

Disc 2
 * 1) "Aie a Mwana" (7" Version) – 3:48
 * 2) "Really Saying Something" (U.S. 7" Mix) – 3:46
 * 3) "Shy Boy" (U.S. 7" Mix) – 3:35
 * 4) "No Feelings" (Alternative Mix) 2:35
 * 5) "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" – 2:45
 * 6) "Boy Trouble" (Extended Version) – 4:20
 * 7) "Girl About Town" (Extended Version) – 5:31
 * 8) "Tell Tale Signs" (Extended Version) – 4:45
 * 9) "Aie a Mwana" (U.S. Extended Version) – 6:45
 * 10) "Really Saying Something" (U.S. Extended Version) – 7:54
 * 11) "Shy Boy" (U.S. Extended Version) – 7:20
 * 12) "Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares" (Extended Version) – 4:23
 * 13) "Aie a Mwana" (U.S. Dub) – 4:38
 * 14) "Shy Boy" (U.S. Dub) – 9:23
 * 15) "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) (Na Dub Hey) – 4:12
 * 16) "Aie a Mwana" (Dubwana) – 3:40

DVD
 * 1) "Really Saying Something" – Directed by Midge Ure & Chris Cross
 * 2) "Shy Boy" – Directed by Midge Ure & Chris Cross
 * 3) "Cheers Then" – Directed by Keith "Keef" MacMillan
 * 4) "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" – Directed by Keith "Keef" MacMillan
 * 5) "Really Saying Something" – performance on Top of the Pops
 * 6) "Shy Boy" – performance on 6.55 Special
 * 7) "Boy Trouble" – performance on 6.55 Special
 * 8) "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" – performance on Saturday Superstore

Personnel
Bananarama
 * Sara Dallin – vocals
 * Siobhan Fahey – vocals
 * Keren Woodward – vocals

Technical
 * John Mackswith, Squid Palmer – engineer
 * Peter Barrett – design
 * Bay Hippisley – photography