Now a duo of Drewery and Connell, Swing Out Sister put out their third album, Get in Touch with Yourself, in June 1992. Read and write album reviews for Presents... A Few of Our Favorite Things - Swing Out Sister on AllMusic For this record, SOS adapted to the growing popularity of hip-hop in the late '90s. The "+2" version is updated and includes two new tracks. Private View/Tokyo.. It is the culmination of "Moveable Feast", a PledgeMusic project that had been running for several years. The CD features an acoustic take on some of the group's hits. Background noises, from telephone conversations to child's play, also enrich the record and give the listener much more to cue in on. CD: £6.48. Although Swing Out Sister are currently a duo, they began as a trio in the UK. Swing Out Sister chronology. 2010 Beautiful Mess. Swing3 1990 . BestEverAlbums.com provides a … (C) 1986 Mercury Records Limited#SwingOutSister #Breakout #Vevo MP3: £10.99 › (See all 41 … Swing Out Sister. On 14 July 2012, Swing Out Sister performed in its "big band" form at Islington Assembly Hall. It was produced by group member Andy Connell, who has been with Swing Out Sister since its inception. Many of the tracks are instrumental, or only feature vocal harmonies without lyrics. Live at the Jazz Cafe. Consequently, this album featured arrangements and songwriting more classical in inclination. The album features a return to a rich, upbeat retro-sound that fuses jazz, soul, R&B, Latin, and easy listening music. Almost Persuaded is the tenth studio album released by jazz/pop duo Swing Out Sister. Original member Jackson left the group during the making of the second album, Kaleidoscope World. This album featured stronger jazz leanings than some of their early pop-oriented albums, and is restrained in mood. Tokyo Stories, a DVD from the group's 2010 performance at Billboard Japan, is a region 2 DVD and was released on 18 July 2012. Although Swing Out Sister are currently a duo, they began as a trio in the UK. [6] In March 2014, the group announced a project entitled 'A Moveable Feast' to be released via Direct-to-Fan music platform PledgeMusic, saying: "We're making a thing, don't know what it is yet. Albums include It's Better to Travel, Kaleidoscope World, and Breakout / Dirty Money. Swing Out Sister: The … Swing Out Sister. This was the period in which 52nd Street moved from Factory Records to Virgin Records and as a result, Diane Charlemagne's Swing Out Sister involvement ended. (1992) The Living Return. The content was also available as downloadable MP3 tracks to those who donated money to support the development of the album. Originally, Private View was available only through the band's Facebook page. Musicians. Drewery strays out of the usual love lyrics and colours a portrait of a darker world (as the title indicates) by singing about more urban subjects such as drugs (the eerie "Happy When You're High") and prostitution ("When Morning Comes"). [citation needed] The final single, "Fooled By a Smile", returned to the upbeat pop orientation characteristic of "Breakout". Consequently, when they released their debut album, It's Better to Travel, on 11 May 1987, it reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. Better make it better.....(00:00)02. (1996) The Living Return is the title of the fourth studio album by the British pop group Swing Out Sister. "Who's Been Sleeping" kicks off the record with an aggressive beat and a few hip-hop flourishes (such as Drewery's counting and uttering "Yeah ..." in the background.) Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Private View - Swing Out Sister on AllMusic - 2012 - Private View is an aural celebration of Swing Out… Listen online to Swing Out Sister - Am I The Same Girl and see which albums it appears on. However, it did not chart. Due to declining sales, their record label Universal dropped them from their contract in America. The album has reached #5 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [4] The album blended real horns, synths (arranged subtly, to sound like strings), drums, and xylophones, scored by producer/arranger Richard Niles. ... Related ↓ Share on facebook; twitter; tumblr; Album Highlights. Allmusic gave the album four stars out of a possible five. Though Drewery and Connell still led Swing Out Sister, additional musicians, including former 52nd Street bassist Derick Johnson, Pa'lante percussionist Chris Manis, Jazz Defectors drummer Myke Wilson, and trumpet player John Thirkell, increased the group to ten members who replicated the live performances that had been captured on the Japan-only release Live at the Jazz Cafe. Live in Tokyo appeared a year later, followed in 2008 by Beautiful Mess, the group's ninth studio album. Consisting of producer/keyboard player Andy Connell, singer Corinne Drewery and drummer Martin Jackson, the band shot to fame with the upbeat summer anthem 'Breakout' which reached number four in the UK and … It's Better To Travel Swing Out Sister. Swing Out Sister. The group's name came from the title of a 1945 movie starring Arthur Treacher, called Swing Out, Sister. Swing Out Sister. Vocalised songs were asked for, so Connell who knew Charlemagne through Factory Records, approached her to sing on the Phonogram demos. Filth and Dreams. Shapes & Patterns Swing Out Sister. Music video by Swing Out Sister performing Breakout. Consequently, they signed on with Shanachie Records. Swing Out … "[3] Elysa Gardner of the USA Today chose "Time Tracks You Down" as one of her ten most intriguing tracks for the week on 18 May 2009, stating that "(r)etro-soul doesn't get much smoother or sweeter than this..."[4] Music critic Mario Tarradell of the Dallas Morning News gave the album an "A" rating, describing it as "exquisite" and stating that the group "continue to make gorgeously lush and rhythmically jazzy albums whether stateside audiences care or not. With strong dance rhythms reverberating throughout the entire album, tracks draw influences from 1960s and 1970s jazz, pop, soul, and funk. A pervasive longing marks songs such as "Now You're Not Here", "Somewhere in the World" (their final US chart entry to date), "You Already Know", and "Icy Cold as Winter". As an orchestra was once again employed (led by Gavyn Wright), the lush arrangements characteristic of Kaleidoscope World resurfaced. Listen online to Swing Out Sister - Surrender and see which albums it appears on. Track listing "Get in Touch with Yourself" (5:08) ( Andy Connell / Corinne Drewery / Paul Staveley O'Duffy) " Notgonnachange " (4:56) (A. Connell/C Drewery) "Am I the Same … Swing Out Sister are an English pop group best known worldwide for the 1986 song "Breakout". [9], On 13 November 2018, Swing Out Sister performed at Islington Assembly Hall in support of the album. [4] The next single was the more serious and jazzy "Twilight World". 500 limited edition 10" singles of "Love Won't Let You Down (Olympic Mix)" and "Breakout (Fabulous Party Mix)" were released to coincide with this landmark London show. Both Connell and Jackson had been playing in other bands prior to forming SOS, while Drewery was a fashion designer and model before she became the band's lead vocalist. It's Better to Travel. Kaleidoscope World 1989 . Somewhere Deep In The … Swing Out Sister. For this record, SOS adapted to the growing popularity of hip-hop in the late 1990s. Live At The Jazz Cafe 1993 . The album's title track, a blend of 1970s soul music and modern pop, gained the duo heavy airplay on smooth jazz radio and was a crossover hit, gaining airtime on adult contemporary stations as well. 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Few of the band's releases charted highly on the pop listings in Western countries after the successful debut album. Samples of Roger Nichols and The Small Circle of Friends and Herbie Mann were incorporated also into some songs. The lead-off single "You on My Mind" featured a more sophisticated blend of musical components (the video was strongly inspired by the 1968 cult film The Thomas Crown Affair) than their previous efforts while the upbeat tone of "Breakout" was echoed in the lead U.S. single "Waiting Game". A seventh album, Somewhere Deep in the Night, was recorded in France, and released in May 2001 in Japan (with subsequent release in Europe and U.S.). CD: £38.15. In addition to long-time partner O'Duffy as well as Thirkell, Swing Out Sister have also enlisted the talents of saxophonist Gary Barnacle (who with Thirkell also comprise the Phantom Horns known for their work with Level 42); percussionist Luis Jardim; guitarist Tim Cansfield; trumpet/fluegelhorn master Jerry Hey; and songwriter-arranger Jimmy Webb. Swing Out Sister Biography by Stewart Mason + Follow Artist. Both reprise familiar roles on this album, with Drewery on lead and backing vocals and Connell contributing musical arrangements. Beautiful Mess is the title of the ninth studio album by the British pop group Swing Out Sister. Find Swing Out Sister discography, albums and singles on AllMusic. 52nd Street's Diane Charlemagne was influential in the period just prior the band signing to Phonogram Records. Although it marked the first time that an Swing Out Sister album hadn't made the UK album charts, The Living Return was a critical success, with glowing appraisals in NME and Q. June 22nd is the day. Finally settled on a date for the general release of our new album. The track "Who's Been Sleeping" was promoted as a single and released with several remixes. [3]. [7], In November 2017, they released the culmination of the project, Almost Persuaded. Swing Out Sister's sixth album, Filth and Dreams, was released in Japan in March 1999, and it remains the only album not released in any other country.This album featured stronger jazz leanings than some of their early pop-oriented albums, and is restrained in mood. The album featured a cover of the Delfonics song "La-La (Means I Love You)", which was released as a single and was included on the soundtrack of the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral. [4][5] The song originality came under scrutiny as Brighton-based songwriter Les Field claimed he had originally written the music. Traditional SOS sounds are challenged successfully with the darkly dreamy "If I Had the Heart" and "Make You Stay." Later that year, Private View (with two bonus … The album included a cover of Laura Nyro's "Stoned Soul Picnic" as well as the original version of "Better Make It Better", which appeared in a different mix on their previous album. This song was the subject of many remixes and was a dance club favourite worldwide. Listen to music from Swing Out Sister. Named after a musical film, Swing Out Sister formed in Manchester in 1985 and started crafting soulful indie dance tracks that would breeze into the charts and earn the description sophisti-pop. The group was formed by Andy Connell (keyboards) and Martin Jackson (drums); they were later joined by Corinne Drewery (vocals). Swing Out Sister. These demos helped secure Connell and Jackson's major label contract. Swing Out Sister PO BOX 3698 London N16 9NE Corinne Drewery - Lead Vocals Andy Connell - Piano, Fender Rhodes, Organ, Vibraphone, Fender Jazz Bass, Keyboards and Synthesizers Paul Staveley O'Duffy - Computer Sequencing, Rhythm Percussion and all performance programming Matt Backer - Guitar Tim Cansfield - Guitar Luis Jardim - Percussion In addition, Connell produced this album, his first for the group, replacing longtime producer and collaborator Paul Staveley O'Duffy. Swing Out Singles 1992 . The new album from the band was entitled Beautiful Mess and was released by the Japanese record company Avex on 27 February 2008. CD: $11.96 … It’s Better To Travel 1987 . Albums. The liner notes, written by composer/singer-songwriter Mary Edwards, point out the influences of Bacharach, Webb, and John Barry are perceptible in the string arrangements and Latin rhythms, as well as Minnie Riperton, Rotary Connection, and The 5th Dimension. In late 1986, the single "Breakout" was released. 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