Banderas / Ripe
Artist Banderas
Album Title: Ripe
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Primary Genre Pop: General Pop
Format CD
Released 00/00/1991
Label FFRR Records Ltd.
Catalog No 828 247-2
Bar Code No 0 422-828247-2 1
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. This Is Your Life (4:37)
2. The Comfort Of Faith (4:17)
3. May This Be Your Last Sorrow (5:00)
4. First Hand (5:00)
5. Wy Aren´t You In Love With Me? (4:52)
6. She Sells (4:03)
7. Too Good (4:59)
8. Don´t Let That Man (4:17)
9. It´s Written All Over My Face (4:20)
10. Never Too Late (5:01)
Date Acquired 05/14/1991
Personal Rating
Acquired from Down In The Valley
Purchase Price 6.00

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Analyzed: Banderas / Ripe
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR15      -0.20 dB   -16.24 dB      4:37 01/10-This Is Your Life
DR17      -0.16 dB   -18.88 dB      4:17 02/10-The Comfort of Faith
DR13      -0.38 dB   -16.12 dB      5:00 03/10-May This Be Your Last Sorrow
DR15      -0.20 dB   -17.03 dB      5:00 04/10-First Hand
DR14      -0.20 dB   -17.05 dB      4:52 05/10-Why Aren't You in Love With Me?
DR15      -0.06 dB   -17.19 dB      4:03 06/10-She Sells
DR13      -1.92 dB   -17.50 dB      5:00 07/10-Too Good
DR16      -0.20 dB   -18.17 dB      4:18 08/10-Don't Let That Man
DR15      -2.09 dB   -19.84 dB      4:20 09/10-It's Written All Over My Face
DR12      -1.66 dB   -16.67 dB      5:01 10/10-Never Too Late
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Number of tracks:  10
Official DR value: DR15

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           769 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by William Cooper

The 1991 debut release by the British duo Banderas has a rather misleading cover image, that of two oddly-dressed women sporting Sinead O'Connor-style crew cuts with the band's Spanish-sounding name sprawled across the top of the picture. Perhaps Ripe's failure was due to consumer confusion; is Banderas a Spanish-language punk band, or a bizarre Sinead side project? One listen to the album, however, reveals neither is true. Banderas is actually an ace pop band, and its one and only album, Ripe, is addictive ear candy. The two members (vocalist Caroline Buckley and violinist/keyboardist Sally Herbert) receive ample assistance from producer extraordinaire Stephen Hague, but the album's real star is Buckley, who sings with confidence and clarity. Her voice soars on the funky, beautifully produced album opener "This Is Your Life" and the eerie "May This Be Your Last Sorrow." While Ripe's remanding eight tunes don't quite scale the same heights, Caroline Buckley's extraordinary pipes save the material from sinking into mediocrity. A few lackluster songs drag down the album, but this was a promising debut, and Banderas boasted an incredible vocalist in Caroline Buckley. But even with guest appearances from some of the biggest names in British pop (including Jimmy Somerville, guitarist Johnny Marr, and New Order's Bernard Sumner), the album didn't perform well in Europe and sank like a stone in the States, and they never released a second album. Ripe will almost certainly never be widely heard, and Banderas is forever shunned into pop obscurity. It's a shame this talented act never saw the success it deserved.

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