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Swing Out Sister
12+ albums
popSmooth Jazz80sfemale vocalistsjazz
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Swing Out Sister are a British pop musical group best known worldwide for their 1986 hit single Breakout. The group presently comprises Andy Connell (born Andrew John Connell, Jul 26, 1961, Nottingham; keyboards) and Corinne Drewery (born Sep 21, 1959, Nottingham; vocals), though it began as a trio in the United Kingdom. The group was initially formed by Connell and Martin Jackson (drums), in 1985 who were later joined by Drewery. The group's name came from a 1945 movie called Swing Out, Sister, and they reportedly chose the name because there was only one thing they could agree on: they all hated it! Both Connell and Jackson had been playing in other bands prior to forming SOS, while Drewery was actually a fashion designer and model before she became the band's lead vocalist and lyricist. It's Better To Travel (1987, debut album) Together with their producer, Paul Staveley O'Duffy, they signed with Mercury Records Limited. Prior to their first album, they released the single Blue Mood in the UK in November 1985. However, it did not chart. In late 1986, the single "Breakout" was released. It peaked at #4 on the UK charts, and #6 in the United States. Consequently, when they released their debut album, It's Better to Travel, on May 11, 1987, it reached #1 on the UK album charts. The album registered with listeners for its mix of jazz and electropop, a genre often also referred to as sophisti-pop, with a blend of real horns, synths (arranged subtly, to sound like strings), d
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albums
It's Better to Travel
Kaleidoscope World
It's Better To Travel (Deluxe Edition)
Get In Touch With Yourself
Shapes And Patterns
Where Our Love Grows
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Swing Out Sister
The Living Return
Beautiful Mess
Private View
The Best of Swing Out Sister
Somewhere Deep in the Night