Editing Bananarama (section)

===1987–1988: ''Wow!'' and Fahey's departure===
In the wake of the success of "Venus", Bananarama began work on the album ''[[Wow! (Bananarama album)|Wow!]]'' The album reached No. 26 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and No. 44 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],while peaking at No. 1 in Australia. The album was certified Gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) in 1988.

"[[I Heard a Rumour]]" (UK No. 14, US No. 4) was their strongest performing international hit from the album.  "[[Love in the First Degree (Bananarama song)|Love in the First Degree]]" (UK No. 3), one of their biggest UK hits, was nominated at the 1988 [[Brit Awards]] for best single. A further single, "[[I Can't Help It (Bananarama song)|I Can't Help It]]" was also a hit (UK No. 20). After the third single from ''Wow!'' was released in early 1988, Fahey&nbsp;– who had married [[Eurythmics]]' [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]]&nbsp;– left the group. Her last performance as a member of the group was "Love in the First Degree" at the Brit Awards in February 1988. She would later resurface in the BRIT Award–winning pop duo [[Shakespears Sister]] with [[Marcella Detroit]].