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BANANARAMA - Love In The First Degree
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Highest chart positions:
United Kingdom: 3, Australia: 5, Ireland: 6, Belgium: 9, Norway: 10, South Africa: 10, New Zealand: 11, Spain: 12, Netherlands: 13, Finland: 15, Sweden: 15, Switzerland: 18, Germany: 21, USA: 48

Track Information

Title: Love In The First Degree

Artist: Bananarama

Producer: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman

Writer: Stock AitkenWaterman, Dallin, Fahey, Woodward

Mixer: Pete Hammond

Engineer: Karen Hewitt

Location: The Vineyard

Date: 10/10/87

Chart: 3

Versions (Timing) Mixed by

7" Mix (3.28) Pete Hammond
Jailers Mix (6.03) Pete Hammond
Jailers Mix with intro (6.19) Pete Hammond
Escapee Instrumental (4:20) Pete Hammond
Eurobeat Style (7.15) The Euro-Twins
House Remix (5:45) Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
Love In The House Mix (8.34) Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
House Dub (4.57) Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
Hard Vox 7" Mix (3.32) Pete Hammond

Formats

7" LONDON NANA14 (1ST 7")
7" LONDON NANM14 (BOXED MOBILE SET)
7" LONDON NANPD14 (PICTURE DISC)
Love In The First Degree (7" Mix)
Mr Sleaze (Rare Groove Remix 7")

7" LONDON NANA14 (2ND 7")
Love In The First Degree (7" Mix)
Mr Sleaze (7")

12" LONDON NANX14
Love In The First Degree (Jailers Mix)
Love In The First Degree (Escapee Instrumental)
Mr Sleaze (7")

12" LONDON NANXR14 (REMIX)
Love In The First Degree (Eurobeat Style)
Mr Sleaze (Rare Groove Remix 12")

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Track Lyrics

VERSE ONE

LAST NIGHT I WAS DREAMING I WAS LOCKED IN A PRISON CELL
WHEN I WOKE UP I WAS SCREAMING, CALLING OUT YOUR NAME
WOH, AND THE JUDGE AND THE JURY
THEY ALL PUT THE BLAME ON ME
THEY WOULDN'T GO FOR MY STORY
THEY WOULDN'T HEAR MY PLEA

CHORUS

ONLY YOU CAN SET ME FREE
'COS I'M GUILTY, GUILTY
GUILTY AS A GIRL CAN BE
COME ON BABY CAN'T YOU SEE,
I STAND ACCUSED OF LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE
GUILTY,OF LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE

VERSE TWO

SOMEDAY I BELIEVE IT, YOU WILL COME TO MY RESCUE
UNCHAIN MY HEART YOU'RE KEEPING AND LET ME START ANEW
THE HOURS PASS SO SLOWLY
SINCE THEY'VE THROWN AWAY THE KEY
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I'M LONELY
WON'T YOU HELP ME PLEASE

CHORUS

ONLY YOU CAN SET ME FREE
'COS I'M GUILTY, GUILTY
GUILTY AS A GIRL CAN BE
COME ON BABY CAN'T YOU SEE,
I STAND ACCUSED OF LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE
GUILTY,OF LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE

GUILTY OF LOVE, GUILTY OF LOVE IN
GUILTY OF LOVE, GUILTY OF LOVE IN
GUILTY, OF LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE

AND THE JUDGE AND THE JURY
THEY ALL PUT THE BLAME ON ME
THEY WOULDN'T GO FOR MY STORY
THEY WOULDN'T HEAR MY PLEA

CHORUS REPEAT FADE
© 1987 MIKE STOCK PUBLISHING LTD / MATT AITKEN MUSIC PUBLISHING / ALL BOYS MUSIC / IN A BUNCH LTD / WARNER BROS

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