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Swing Out Sister Discography
This is a partial discography of albums and singles released by 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?" Histo .... To date, the group has released ten studio albums. In addition, they have put out various other live, compilation or remix albums, some of which are only available in certain regions of the world. Albums Studio albums Compilation albums *1990: ''Swing Out Fever'' *1991: ''Splendid Collection'' *1996: '' Best of Swing Out Sister'' *1997: ''Super Best'' *2001: '' Breakout: The Very Best of Swing Out Sister'' *2001: ''20th Century Masters: Swing Out Sister Millennium Collection'' *2002: ''Cafe Orange - Swing Out Sister CAFE Best'' *2003: ''The Ultimate Collection'' *2004: ''The Ultimate Collection'' (revised track listing) *2009: ''Best Selection'' *201 ... [...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 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British recorded music industry's Trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards, the Classic BRIT Awards, National Album Day, is home to the Mercury Prize, and co-owns the Official Charts Company with the Entertainment Retailers Association, and awards UK music sales through the BRIT Certified Awards. Structure Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all three "major" record companies in the UK ( Warner Music UK, Sony Music UK, & Universal Music UK), and over 450 independent record labels and small to medium-sized music businesses. The BPI council is the management and policy forum of the BPI. It is chaired by the chair of BPI, and includes the chief executive, chief operating officer (COO) and the general counsel. In addition it includes 12 representatives from the recorded music sector, six from major labels, two each from the three major companies, and six from the independent sector, which are selected by v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avex Group
is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki and internet sensation PikoTaro. It has also shifted into other business domains like anime, video games and live music events, partnering with Ultra Music Festival and hosting the annual A-nation. The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) ''keiretsu''. Name Avex is an acronym of the English words Audio Visual Expert. Since its foundation, its corporate name was Avex D.D., Incorporated, and ten years later it was changed to Avex, Incorporated. The current name, Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated, was adopted in 2004 as part of reconstruction process after Tom Yoda's resignation. Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated was used for the main subsidiaries, while the old name (Avex, Incorporated) was for entertainment components of the Group. In 2005, Avex, Incorporated became Avex Ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Mess (Swing Out Sister Album)
''Beautiful Mess'' is the title of the ninth studio album by the British pop group Swing Out Sister. It was produced by group member Andy Connell, who has been with Swing Out Sister since its inception. Release The album was initially released in Japan in February 2008 on Avex Trax, then issued in the U.K. later in the year. ''Beautiful Mess'' was released in the U.S. in May 2009, distributed by the Shanachie Records label. The album has reached #5 on the ''Billboard'' Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. Album details and chart performanceAllmusic.com. Retrieved 2 June 2009. Musicians Since the group's second album, '' Kaleidoscope World'', Swing Out Sister has consisted primarily of Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery. Both reprise familiar roles on this album, with Drewery on lead and backing vocals and Connell contributing musical arrangements. In addition, Connell produced this album, his first for the group, replacing longtime producer and collaborator Paul Staveley O'Duffy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records is an American, New Jersey-based record label, founded in 1975 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. The label is named for the Gaelic word '' seanchaí'' (anglicised as shanachie), an Irish storyteller. It was previously distributed by Entertainment One Distribution. Starting as a label that specialized in fiddle music, they began releasing work by Celtic groups such as Planxty and Clannad. Other genres on the label include Latin American, African music, soul, country and ska. In 1989 they acquired Yazoo Records from Nick Perls. This allowed them to release vintage jazz and blues recordings. Today, they have another imprint, Shanachie Jazz. In 1992 Shanachie began releasing CDs by folk singer-songwriters, including Richard Shindell, Dolores Keane, John Stewart, Rod MacDonald, Richard Meyer, Karan Casey, Sue Foley, Four Bitchin' Babes, Kevin Gordon, and others. In 1980 Shanachie released its first reggae album, ''King Tubbys Meets Rockers In a Fireho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Our Love Grows
''Where Our Love Grows'' is the eighth studio album by the British group Swing Out Sister. The album was released in 2004 and was produced by Paul Staveley O'Duffy. On this album, group members Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery continued in their customary roles, with Drewery on lead and backing vocals and Connell providing instruments including piano, organ, vibraphone, electric bass, keyboards and synthesizers. Other contributing musicians include Tim Cansfield and Matt Backer on guitars, Nigel Hitchcock on saxophone and Luís Jardim on percussion. Other backing vocals were sung by Connell, O'Duffy, Gina Foster and Gersende Giorgio. Track listing #"Love Won't Let You Down" - 4:19 (Andy Connell/Corinne Drewery/Paul Staveley O'Duffy) #"Where Our Love Grows" - 3:55 (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) #"When the Laughter Is Over - 3:43 (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy/Nichols/Roberds/Margolin) #"Certain Shades of Limelight" - 4:06 (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Records
EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company of the same name in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia and Parlophone record labels. The label was later launched worldwide. It has a branch in India called "EMI Records India", run by director Mohit Suri. In 2014, Universal Music Japan revived the label in Japan as the successor to EMI Records Japan. In June 2020, Universal revived the label as the successor to Virgin EMI, with Virgin Records now operating as an imprint of EMI Records. History An EMI Records Ltd. legal entity was created in 1956 as the record manufacturing and distribution arm of EMI in the UK. It oversaw EMI's various labels, including The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Columbia Graphophone Company, and Parlophone Co. Ltd. The global success that EMI enjoyed in the 1960s exposed the fact that the compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, ''Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewhere Deep In The Night
''Somewhere Deep in the Night'' is the seventh studio album by the British pop group Swing Out Sister. Produced by longtime collaborator Paul Staveley O'Duffy, the album was first released in Japan in 2001, with a European and American release the following year. Composition Since the group's second album, 1989's '' Kaleidoscope World'', the group has consisted of Corinne Drewery on lead vocals and multi-instrumentalist Andy Connell. On this album, Connell provides keyboards, synthesizer, guitar and accordion. Other contributing musicians on the album include Tim Cansfield (guitar), Nigel Hitchcock (tenor saxophone), Noel Langley (trumpet and fluegelhorn), and Jody Linscott (percussion). In addition to Connell, other backing vocalists include Beverley Skeete, Dee Lewis, Gina Foster and Stephanie de Sykes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filth And Dreams
''Filth and Dreams'' is the sixth studio album by British pop group Swing Out Sister. It was released in Japan in March 1999, and unlike all of their previous studio albums, has not seen release in any other country. This album was their first to not contain any singles. Track listing # "Who's Been Sleeping" - 4:36 # "Closer Than the Sun" - 3:42 # "Sugar Free" - 4:29 # "Filth and Dreams" - 3:54 # "Happy When You're High" - 5:34 # "If I Had the Heart" - 4:21 # "When Morning Comes" - 4:27 # "Invisible" - 4:26 # "World Out of Control" - 3:59 # "Make You Stay" - 3:57 * All songs written by Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Paul Staveley O'Duffy. Personnel Swing Out Sister * Corinne Drewery – lead vocals, backing vocals, drum programming (3) * Andy Connell – keyboards, synthesizers, Hammond C3 organ, acoustic guitars, Fender jazz bass, Paiste hi-hats, backing vocals Additional Musicians * Paul Staveley O'Duffy – programming, sequencing In genetics and biochemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shapes And Patterns
''Shapes and Patterns'' is the fifth studio album by British pop group Swing Out Sister. It was first released in Japan in March 1997 on Mercury Records, and in Europe and the United States the following year. Producer Paul Staveley O'Duffy, who co-wrote half of the songs on the album, was back at the helm. As an orchestra was once again employed (led by Gavyn Wright), the lush arrangements characteristic of '' Kaleidoscope World'' (1989) resurfaced. The album features the track " Now You're Not Here" which was used as the theme to the Japanese programme ''Mahiru No Tsuki'', as well as a reworked version of "Better Make It Better" which had featured on their previous studio album, '' The Living Return'' (1994). The album was promoted with the singles "Somewhere in the World" and "We Could Make It Happen." This album would also mark the beginning of the group's collaborations with Japanese musicians in their studio sessions. The liner notes, written by composer/singer-songwrite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Living Return
''The Living Return'' is the title of the fourth studio album by the British pop group Swing Out Sister. It was released in September 1994 on Fontana Records. Charts Although this was the first studio album by the group that failed to reach the UK Albums Chart, the lead single, " La-La (Means I Love You)", peaked at #37 on the UK Singles Chart. This song is a cover version of the 1968 hit by The Delfonics and appeared on the soundtrack of the film '' Four Weddings and a Funeral''. "Better Make It Better" was also released as a single, although it did not make the music charts in either the UK or the US. The song "Mama Didn't Raise No Fool" was featured on the American basic cable and satellite television network, Disney Channel. Reviews ''New Musical Express'' magazine gave ''The Living Return'' an 8 out of 10 rating in its 17 September 1994 issue, saying that the album "...sounds divine, a glissando of strings and things, an aural bath for the ears." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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