Deep Sea Skiving

Deep Sea Skiving
Studio album by
Released7 March 1983 (1983-03-07)
RecordedAugust 1981 – May 1982
Genre
Length37:59
40:16 (Japanese version)
LabelLondon
Producer
Bananarama chronology
Deep Sea Skiving
(1983)
Bananarama
(1984)
Singles from Deep Sea Skiving
  1. "Aie a Mwana"
    Released: 28 September 1981
  2. "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'"
    Released: 29 March 1982
  3. "Shy Boy"
    Released: 21 June 1982
  4. "Cheers Then"
    Released: 22 November 1982
  5. "He's Got Tact (Japan only)"
    Released: 1982
  6. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
    Released: 14 February 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Baltimore Sun
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Record Mirror
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Smash Hits4/10
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
Stylus MagazineA
The Village VoiceB−

Deep Sea Skiving is the debut studio album by the English pop 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".