Be a Girl by Wannadies

Be a Girl, the third album from Skellefteå's Wannadies, came out in Sweden in October 1994, and it's a bright, fizzing guitar-pop record from a band that had been kicking around since 1988. Nille Perned produced almost all of it, with Micke Herrström, a keyboardist in the band's original lineup, handling the first single, "Love in June". Pär Wiksten sings up front, with Christina Bergmark's backing vocals and the Schönfeldt brothers, Stefan on guitar and Fredrik on bass, keeping the whole thing buzzing.

"Love in June", "You and Me Song", "Might Be Stars" and "How Does It Feel?" all came out as singles, and reviews were good. Indolent Records gave it a UK release on 28 August 1995, but the real lift came a year later, when Baz Luhrmann dropped "You and Me Song" into Romeo + Juliet. The reissued single went to number 18 in the UK, and suddenly a whole lot of people wanted to know who the Wannadies were.

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