''Filth and Dreams'' is the sixth studio album by British
pop
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Albums
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group
Swing Out Sister
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Histor ...
. 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
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 ...
.
Personnel
Swing Out Sister
*
Corinne Drewery – lead vocals, backing vocals, drum programming (3)
*
Andy Connell – keyboards, synthesizers,
Hammond C3 organ
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, acoustic guitars,
Fender jazz bass
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,
Paiste hi-hat
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s, backing vocals
Additional Musicians
*
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 ...
– programming,
sequencing
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, backing vocals
* Tim Cansfield – electric guitars (5, 7), backing vocals
Production
* Paul Staveley O'Duffy – producer, engineer, mixing
* Jason Clift – engineer
* Ben Darlow – engineer
* Ben Ashbourn – assistant engineer
* Greg Fleming – assistant engineer
* Martin Jenkins – assistant engineer
* Savas Iossifidis – assistant engineer
* Olly Meacock – assistant engineer
* Andy Ward – assistant engineer
* James Martin – photography
* Yoshinori Kishi – sleeve design
References
External links
1999 albums
Swing Out Sister albums
Albums produced by Paul Staveley O'Duffy
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