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==Overview==

===Velvelettes version===

The original version of the song was recorded by Motown group the Velvelettes in December 1964. An alternate version recorded in October/November had been discarded. Produced by Norman Whitfield, the Velvelettes' version was released on Motown's V.I.P. label on December 27, 1964, and was a minor hit for the group in early 1965. "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" peaked at number 64 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and at number 21 on the then recently reinstated ''Billboard'' R&B Singles chart.<ref>http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=He+Was+Really+Sayin%27+Something%27+by+The+Velvelettes&id=48020</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=}}</ref> The single was the second most successful release for the Velvelettes, a minor Motown act which never released a full-length album.

"Throw a Farewell Kiss", composed by Whitfield and Holland and produced by Whitfield, had been recorded in October 1962 and was issued as the [[B-side]] of "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'". Six years later, Whitfield had [[the Temptations]] record "Farewell Kiss" for their 1971 album ''[[Sky's the Limit (The Temptations album)|Sky's the Limit]]''.

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In late February 2011, Siobhan Fahey's current project, [[Shakespears Sister]] announced that they were releasing their own version of "Really Saying Something", as a special anniversary single, celebrating 30 years since Bananarama recorded their first single. The single was available exclusively on Shakespears Sister's web site as a [[Music download|digital download]] and a limited edition [[CD single]].<ref name="store">{{cite web|url=http://shakespearssister.co.uk/shop.html|title=Shop|publisher=Shakespears Sister|accessdateaccess-date=2012-01-06}}</ref> Copies of the CD single are no longer in production, and it is now one of Shakespears Sister's rarest collectibles to date. Fahey produced the single with her designer Anthony Walton, in an attempt to promote her forthcoming live releases.

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|align="left"|UK Singles Chart<ref name="UKOC">{{Cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30294/bananarama/ |title=UK Official Charts: Bananarama |author= |date=2016 |publisher=Official Charts Company |work=Officialcharts.com |accessdateaccess-date=15 December 2016 }}</ref>

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|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|Bubbling Under the Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=1998 |title=Bubbling Under Singles & Albums |url= |___location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |page=24 |isbn=0-89820-128-4}}</ref>

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