Swing Out Sister is a Rock-Jazz-pop-Soul musical group best known worldwide for their 1987 song "Breakout", their only song to reach the US top 10. Various listeners have classified their sound as everything from smooth jazz to cool jazz to acid jazz.

History

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Swing Out Sister was formed by Andy Connell (keyboards), Martin Jackson (drums) and Corinne Drewery (vocals). (The name came from a 1945 movie starring Arthur Treacher, called Swing Out, Sister.) Both Connell and Jackson had been playing in other bands prior to forming SOS, while Drewery was actually a fashion designer before joining up with the band. Together with their producer, Paul Staveley O'Duffy, they signed with Mercury Records and released their debut album, It's Better To Travel, on May 11 1987, which went to#1 on the UK album charts; the singles "Breakout" and "Surrender" were top ten hits in the UK. "Breakout" went into the top ten in the US as well and was nominated for a Grammy in 1988.

The album registered with listeners for its mix of jazz and electropop, with an unusual blend of real horns, synths (arranged subtly, to sound like strings), drums and xylophones, scored by producer/arranger Richard Niles. In addition to "Breakout," it also yielded the single, "Twilight World" , which has been the subject of many remixes and is a dance club favorite worldwide; and "Surrender," whose powerful lead and backup vocals are accompanied by John Thirkell's powerful trumpet solo.

From the start, Drewery and Connell have been able to rely on some of the best in British and American pop to help shape their albums, including longtime partner O'Duffy; Thirkell and saxophonist Gary Barnacle, the famous Henpecked Horns known for their work with Level 42; percussionist Luis Jardim; guitarist Tim Cantsfield; and trumpet/fluegelhorn master Jerry Hey.

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Now Playing on Ambient Popsicle: Swing Out Sister ''Now You're Not Here'' (from Shapes And Patterns)
groovera (Groovera) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:30:36 -0000
Now Playing on Ambient Popsicle: Swing Out Sister ''Now You're Not Here'' (from Shapes And Patterns)
♫ Swing Out Sister – Twilight World http://bit.ly/5oSgl3
DavidGrayless (David Grayless) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:18:09 -0000
♫ Swing Out Sister – Twilight World http://bit.ly/5oSgl3
表紙貰ったし、提出用のファイル買ったし、最近めのSwing Out Sister聴いて帰る。
fumio3 (ふみさん) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:17:17 -0000
表紙貰ったし、提出用のファイル買ったし、最近めのSwing Out Sister聴いて帰る。
RT @flafaisal: Swing Out Sister – Breakout (essa eu dancei DEMAIS!) ♫ http://blip.fm/~hb7t5
JeromeShaw (Photo Travel Writer) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:34:18 -0000
RT @flafaisal: Swing Out Sister – Breakout (essa eu dancei DEMAIS!) ♫ http://blip.fm/~hb7t5
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tokyo_fm (tokyo_fm) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:47:25 -0000
[La La (Means I Love You)] Swing Out Sister (08:46) (youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdyVZPDaRe4&feature=youtube_gdata )
Cranking out "Somewhere In The World" by Swing Out Sister (http://bit.ly/7aI3xu) #Pandora song of the day
RHS76 (Romelle Slaughter II) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:22:10 -0000
Cranking out "Somewhere In The World" by Swing Out Sister (http://bit.ly/7aI3xu) #Pandora song of the day

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