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Breakout (Swing Out Sister Album)
''Breakout'' is a compilation album by English pop group Swing Out Sister in 2001. Although the album does feature many of the band's singles, it also includes album-only tracks and B-sides. Track listing All tracks written by Swing Out Sister, except where noted. # " Breakout" # "Fooled by a Smile" (7" Remix) # "Blue Mood" # "Communion" # "Another Lost Weekend" (Edit) # "Fever" # "Coney Island Man" ( Connell/ Drewery) # "Tainted" # "Am I the Same Girl" ( Record/Sanders) # "Precious Words" ( Connell/ Drewery) # "Between Strangers" # "Get in Touch with Yourself" ( Connell/ Drewery/ O'Duffy) # "Who Let The Love Out?" ( Connell/ Drewery) # "Circulate" ( Connell/ Drewery) # "Notgonnachange" (O'Duffy 7" Mix) ( Connell/ Drewery/ O'Duffy) # "Wake Me Up When It's Over" # "Surrender" # "The Kaleidoscope Affair" ( Connell/ Drewery) Personnel Swing Out Sister * Andy Connell - Keyboards * Corinne Drewery Corinne Drewery (born 21 September 1959) is an English singer-songwriter and fas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing Out Sister
Swing Out Sister are a British pop group best known worldwide for the 1986 song " Breakout". Other hits include "Surrender", " Twilight World", " Waiting Game", and a remake of the Eugene Record soul composition "Am I the Same Girl?" History Although Swing Out Sister are currently a duo, they began as a trio in the UK. The group was formed by Andy Connell (keyboards) and Martin Jackson (drums); they were later joined by Corinne Drewery (vocals). According to the group's website, "They christened themselves after an obscure Billie Burke "B"-musical from the '40s 1945 movie starring Arthur Treacher, called ''Swing Out, Sister">Arthur_Treacher.html" ;"title=" 1945 movie starring Arthur Treacher"> 1945 movie starring Arthur Treacher, called ''Swing Out, Sister''] because it was the only name they could agree upon - they all agreed they hated it." Both Connell and Jackson had been playing in other Band (music), bands prior to forming SOS, while Drewery was a fashion designer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Of Swing Out Sister
''Best of'' is a 1996 retrospective compilation album by Swing Out Sister, containing their successful singles spanning the years 1986 through 1996. It is their first compilation album—and last Fontana Records album. Track listing CD & cassette version # " Breakout" - (3:46) (Andy Connell/Corinne Drewery/Martin Jackson) # "Am I the Same Girl" - (4:07) (E.Record/S.Sanders) # "You on My Mind" - (3:32) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/Paul Staveley O'Duffy) # " Twilight World" (Edit) - (4:05) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/M. Jackson) # "Where in The World?" - (5:33) (A. Connell/C. Drewery) # "La-La (Means I Love You)" (UK Guitar Edit) - (3:59) ( T. Bell/W. Hart) # "Ordinary People" - (6:22) (A. Connell/C. Drewery) # "Get in Touch with Yourself" - (5:08) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) # "Surrender" - (3:53) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/M. Jackson) # "Heaven Only Knows" - (4:09) ( Denzil Foster/Thomas McElroy) # "Better Make It Better" (Edit) - (3:51) (A. Connell/C. Drewery) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-side And B-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company intends to be the initial focus of promotional efforts and radio airplay and hopefully become a hit record. The B-side (or "flip-side") is a secondary recording that typically receives less attention, although some B-sides have been as successful as, or more so than, their A-sides. Use of this language has largely declined in the 21st century as the music industry has transitioned away from analog recordings towards digital formats without physical sides, such as CDs, downloads and streaming. Nevertheless, some artists and labels continue to employ the terms ''A-side'' and ''B-side'' metaphorically to describe the type of content a particular release features, with ''B-side'' sometimes representing a "bonus" track or other material. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakout (Swing Out Sister Song)
"Breakout" is a song by British band Swing Out Sister. It was released in 1986 as the second single from their debut album ''It's Better to Travel''. The single reached the number four position in the UK in the autumn of 1986, and rose to number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US and number one on the Adult Contemporary in the US in 1987. The song also resulted in a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. Background The single was written and performed while the group was still a trio. It was one of their biggest hits, and the song most closely associated with the act. In the US, "Breakout" remains a staple of adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio station playlists. Singer Corinne Drewery wrote the song while recovering from a fractured skull from an equestrian accident. Swing Out Sister had a two-song deal with Mercury Records, and the first song failed to impact the charts. Mercury said the band had to have the second demo in by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fooled By A Smile
"Fooled by a Smile" is a 1987 song by the British pop act Swing Out Sister. It was the final single to be taken from their debut album ''It's Better To Travel'' and reached #43 on the UK Singles Chart in July of that year. It would be the final single that drummer Martin Jackson would appear on in the writing credits and in the music video. Consequently, Swing Out Sister became a duo after this single. Music video The music video for this single features Corinne Drewery, Andy Connell and Jackson riding bicycles and enjoying other leisure activities around the Salton Sea area in Southern California. Visible in the video are the famous "Texaco Marine" sign and the North Shore Beach and Yacht Club. As with "Twilight World," "Fooled by a Smile" would include segments shot in Super-8. Critical reception Jerry Smith of British magazine ''Music Week'' described "Fooled by a Smile" a "stylish and very polished track" displaying Drewery's "smooth voice" and deemed it a potential hit. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Connell
Andrew John Connell (born 26 July 1961) is an English musician and composer. Along with Corinne Drewery, he is part of the duo that makes up Swing Out Sister. Born in Manchester, England, Connell played in the Manchester post-punk band The Immediates, before joining new wave funk pioneers, A Certain Ratio. He was also a member of the Manchester-based jazz/pop band Kalima who were signed to Factory Records, whilst he was also a member of A Certain Ratio. A few years later he teamed up with former Magazine drummer Martin Jackson and Greg Wilson, and they released an inventive electronic album called ''UK Electro'' in 1984. Swing Out Sister began in earnest in 1985, when Connell and Jackson teamed up with Corinne Drewery. Since the band's establishment, he has been the main composer and arranger for Swing Out Sister's music, including the UK and US top ten hit, " Breakout". Apart from his work with Swing Out Sister, Connell has produced and arranged music for other artists, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinne Drewery
Corinne Drewery (born 21 September 1959) is an English singer-songwriter and fashion designer, best known for being the lead vocalist of the band Swing Out Sister. Early life Drewery was born and grew up in Nottingham. She later moved to the Lincolnshire village of Authorpe and went to South Reston Primary School, then Monks' Dyke High School and King Edward VI Grammar School in nearby Louth, then Lincoln College. She grew up on the classic pop standards, since her father played in a band which was regular support to big stars like Tom Jones and Sandie Shaw. She was strongly influenced by Northern soul, visiting performances at the Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes, and referred to Northern soul tracks during an extensive interview on BBC Radio Nottingham. Her mother Elaine Drewery, also a former singer, is the founder of Hedgehog Care in Authorpe. Her brother Anton was also a singer and musician. His debut studio album ''With a Little Help'' was released posthumously in Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Am I The Same Girl
"Am I the Same Girl?" is a popular song written by Eugene Record and Sonny Sanders. First recorded in 1968 by Barbara Acklin, "Am I the Same Girl?" charted most successfully in the US as a 1992 release by Swing Out Sister. However, the song had its greatest impact as a 1968–69 instrumental hit single by Young-Holt Unlimited under the title "Soulful Strut". Background Although Barbara Acklin recorded the song first, producer Carl Davis removed her voice from the track, replaced it with a piano solo by Floyd Morris, and released the resultant track in November 1968 as "Soulful Strut" credited to Young-Holt Unlimited; it became a No. 3 hit in the United States and went to No. 1 in Canada. It became a gold record. Neither Eldee Young nor Red Holt is believed to have played on the track, which was the work of session musicians identified only as the Brunswick Studio Band. Acklin's version was released in February 1969 and reached #33 on the R&B chart, crossing over and peaking at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Record
Eugene Booker Record (December 23, 1940 – July 22, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was best known as the lead vocalist of the Chicago-based vocal group The Chi-Lites from their formation in 1959 until 1973 and again from 1980 to 1988. Record wrote and produced many of the group's hits in the 1970s on Brunswick Records, as well as writing and producing for other acts. He had international hits with: "Oh Girl," "Have You Seen Her," "Soulful Strut," and " (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People". Biography Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, to Booker and Bernice Record, Record was drawn to music through his older sister's involvement as a pianist. He learned to play the guitar and formed his first group while at high school with Robert Lester, who stayed on when they joined up with two members of another local group to form The Hi-Lites and eventually changing the name to The Chi-Lites. After a few unsuccessful singles, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Staveley O'Duffy
Paul O'Duffy (born 31 December 1963, in London) is an English record producer, composer and mixer. He is best known for producing Swing Out Sister's Grammy-nominated multi-platinum debut album ''It's Better to Travel'', for his BMI nomination as "Producer of the Year" in 1987, his work with John Barry and his work with Amy Winehouse, which resulted in his co-writing one of the tracks on her multi-platinum album ''Back to Black''. Professional life Mixer / engineer O'Duffy started out his music career at Marcus Music Studios London, and by the age of 17 was engineering sessions for War, Yes and Marvin Gaye. He moved to New York in 1984, establishing himself as a club remixer working on remixes for artists such as KC and The Sunshine Band, Man Parrish, Stephanie Mills, the System, Animotion, the Bar-Kays, Patti LaBelle, Ian Dury and the Blockheads and Freeez. Production O'Duffy returned to London in the late eighties where his remixing successes took him into record production. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notgonnachange
"Notgonnachange" is a by British pop group Swing Out Sister. It was released as the follow-up single to "Am I the Same Girl". It reached number 49 on the UK Singles Chart and number 22 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' adult contemporary chart. This song was subsequently remixed by Frankie Knuckles, and the dance mix of "Notgonnachange" peaked at number 21 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart during the summer of 1992. Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003'', (Record Research Inc.), page 252. In line with the album theme, Corinne Drewery also grew out her hair from her trademark bob which had become a visual signature for their early years. Remixes Notgonnachange (CD Mini) PHDR-111 #"Notgonnachange" (Album Version) - (4:55) (Taken from the album " Get in Touch with Yourself") #"Am I The Same Girl" (Bubba's Version) - (4:09) Notgonnachange (CD Maxi) SWICD 10 #"Notgonnachange" (O' Duffy 7" Mix) - (4:19) (Available on the album "Best of Swing Out Sister ''Best of'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrender (Swing Out Sister Song)
"Surrender" is a 1987 single released by British pop act Swing Out Sister from their debut album, ''It's Better to Travel''. It was issued as the follow-up to the successful single, " Breakout". The song peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1987 and logged four weeks in the top ten. Over a year after its initial release, remixes of "Surrender" reached the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at #22 in May 1988. Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''Hot Dance/Disco 1974 - 2003'', (Record Research Inc.), page 252. The song features a trumpet solo performed by John Thirkell and features Drewery laughing at the beginning of the song. Remixes UK 7" Single #"Surrender" (7" Version) #:As featured on the UK Best Of CD Album '' Breakout''. #"Who's To Blame" UK 12" Single #"Surrender" (Stuff Gun Mix) #:Also available from the CD releases of ''It's Better to Travel'' & the Japanese CD Album ''Swing 3''. UK 12" Remix Single #"Surrender" (Roadrunner Mix) #:As featured on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |