Hormonally Yours

Shakespear's Sister

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 15, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1991
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B000001FH3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,682 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Goodbye Cruel World

2. I Don't Care

3. My 16th Apology

4. Are We in Love Yet

5. Emotional Thing

6. Stay

7. Black Sky

8. Trouble With Andre

9. Moonchild

10. Catwoman

11. Let Me Entertain You

12. Hello (Turn Your Radio On)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Far superior to skin-deep debut, band featuring Bananarama exile Siobhan Fahey delivers minimalistic dance-pop with hints of classic Bowie ("Goodbye Cruel World"), Ohio Players ("Are We In Love Yet") and Eurythmics ("Emotional Thing"; Dave Stewart, Fahey's husband, is present in spirit only). "Catwoman" was likely written for the "Batman II• soundtrack. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic! I'd give it more stars if I could..., April 13, 1999

By A Customer

Listening to this album sends chills down my spine. It is electric! "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)," "Goodbye, Cruel World," and "Stay" are unforgettable.

By the way, contrary to what the Amazon reviewer wrote, the song, "Catwoman," was NOT written for the film, 'Batman II.' Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit were planning to remake the old "b" movie, "Catwomen From the Moon," with themselves in starring roles, to coincide with the release of the cd. Due to budget limitations, the film never got made, and the closest they came was the beautiful video for "Stay."

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a masterpiece, November 19, 2004

By	Cristian Amargós (Barcelona, Spain) - See all my reviews

This album is a truly masterpiece, which combines pop music with goth/rock. And it blends together really well. The vocals of Marcella and Siobhan never sounded so good. This album was way beyond its time, and it's a shame the group never recorded again (as a duo, at least) after this.

The album opener, Goodbye Cruel World, was the first single, which flopped. I can't see why, since it's a listening pleasure. The somewhat depressing lyrics get lost in the campy, poppy production, which invigorates the song and the backing "ooohh la la la ahhh"'s are great.

I Don't Care is a great song. Starting with a great Marcella scream, the ones fans have always liked, the song never loses its power. I like this one because Marcella sings more here than on the majority of tracks on the album. The chorus is classical, Siobhan sings and Marcy replies. Utterly fabulous!

My 16th Apology isn't one of my favourites. It's sort of reggae-ish, and it has sort of a feel-good tune to it (although again the lyrics aren't exactly happy), but not one of the best. That said, I love the way they sing "with friends like me, who needs enemies?"

Are We In Love Yet and Emotional Thing are nice pop ditties, with dark melodies and somewhat crazy lyrics. Pleasant.

Stay is the center of the album. It doesn't match, unfortunately, the rest of the album, because it features Marcy on lead vocals. I wish she had done more leads, because she truly steals the song with her dramatic verses pleading for her lover to stay... that is, until Siobhan starts singing and adds an epic edge to the song. It all merges beautifully at the end, with Marcy screaming "stay" and the music setting the dramatic tone. A pop masterpiece.

Black sky is somthing of a change. After the great ballad, it's time to go berserk. It's probably the darkest track of the album, and it's great. Marcy & Siobhan sing together and are superb. The instrumental break at the middle is fantastic, and Marcy singing backwards (which actually looks as if she's singing opera) is great. Wonderful song.

The song is segued with The Trouble With Andre. Again, it is a dark song, with Siobhan's deep voice all over the top, with Marcy relegated to backing vocals at the chorus. But, still, it's great.

On Moonchild you can hear Siobhan's breath all over the song, which is kinda weird. A quite calm song about misfits, it has soothing verses, till Siobhan demonstrates her range on the epic chorus. The result is good. A sample of this track was used on Tricky's song Overcome in 60 seconds.

"I was floating around the atmosphere, I liked what I saw so I came down here" sing the girls on Catwoman. Very T-Rex influenced, this song is way too overproduced, but it's still listenable and great. Love the girls meow!

Let Me Entertain You is the only track I usually skip. The song bores me to death. The fact that Marcy is relegated to backing vocals and those caveman-like "whoas" really don't improve the quality of the song either...

The last track is also another masterpiece. The ballad, Hello (Turn Your Radio On), a song about the isolation people suffer nowadays, a plea for communication, is totally stunning. Siobhan really knows how to sing this one with a tortured voice, and the way Marcy accompanies her in the chorus is absolutely awesome.

Overall, the girls could never have done it better. It is a vast improvement over their debut album. The only complaint is the fact that Marcella isn't featured that much on the album, but for the rest, it is a stunning album

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TOP TEN ALL TIME FAVORITE CD - SHAKESPEAR'S SISTER, July 15, 1999

By A Customer

I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED EVERY STYLE OF MUSIC FROM DISCO, COUNTRY, ROCK, OR ALTERNATIVE AND IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN WHEN AN ALBUM LIKE THIS ONE COMES OUT. FOR ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS BANANARAMA, THIS CD IS A PURE TREAT. IT MAY NOT HAVE MADE THE TOP TEN HERE IN THE STATES BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE THE PUSHING AS A LARGE PORTION OF OUR ARTISTS DO TODAY, OTHERWISE I FEEL IT WOULD HAVE WENT A LOT HIGHER ON THE CHARTS. I HAVE OVER 1000 CDS AND THERE ARE VERY FEW THAT I LIKED ENOUGH TO BUY DOUBLES, AND THIS IS ONE. TRY IT, I'M SURE YOU WILL BE WELL SATISFIED.