Shakespears Sister* was formed by Siobhan Fahey in 1988, and was her first musical outing since leaving Bananarama, and initially a solo project. American backing vocalist and guitarist Marcella Detroit (Marcy Levy) began working with Fahey in 1989 and Shakespears Sister became a duo as of their 1989 hit single You’re History. After a string of hit singles and two successful albums, Fahey and Detroit split in 1993. Fahey resumed as the sole member until 1996. In 2009, after a 13-year hiatus, Fahey resurrected the band to release a new album. In May 2019 Shakespears Sister announced their reunion.
* The band name was adapted from the title of the song “Shakespeare’s Sister” by The Smiths, which was in turn a reference to Virginia Woolf’s work A Room of One’s Own. According to Fahey, the spelling began with an accidental misspelling on a woodcut sign. She decided to keep it because “It made it sort of my thing, as opposed to the song by The Smiths”. Fahey has described the meaning of the name being “Siobhan Fahey is the mother, the sister, the daughter, it’s not the artist. The artist is Shakespears Sister.”
The title on the sleeve is #3, first released in 1997. This reissue was for Record Store Day 2020.
Tracklisting:
| A1 | Go |
| A2 | I Can Drive |
| A3 | Do I Scare You? |
| A4 | Opportunity Knockers |
| A5 | Can U Wait That Long? |
| B1 | Oh Dear |
| B2 | Excuse Me John |
| B3 | The Older Sister |
| B4 | Singles Party |
| B5 | I Never Could Sing Anyway |
| Bonus Tracks | |
| C1 | Dial F For Freedom |
| C2 | Suddenly |
| C3 | Oh No, It’s Michael |
| C4 | What’s It Like To Be So Wonderful? (Demo) |
| D1 | Do I Scare You? (David A. Stewart / Indian Strings Mix) |
| D2 | Do I Scare You? (Alan Moulder And Flood Mix) |
| D3 | Do I Scare You? (Extended Mix) |
| D4 | I Never Could Sing Anyway (Extended Version) |
