Swing Out Sister - It's Better to Travel
Genre: Sophisti-Pop, Jazz Pop, Synthpop
Year: 1987
Place of Origin: Manchester, England, UK
General Pace: Moderate
Tracklist:
1. Breakout
2. Twilight World
3. After Hours
4. Blue Mood
5. Surrender
6. Fooled by a Smile
7. Communion
8. It's Not Enough
9. Theme (From "It's Better to Travel")
10. Breakout (N.A.D. MIX)
11. Surrender (Stuff Gun Mix)
12. Twilight World (Remix)
13. Communion (Instrumental)
First time hearing this band.
Of the 12 albums Swing Out Sister has put out, this is their debut, and it's '80s chic pop personified. Swing Out Sisters is fronted by Corinne Drewery, who uses low tones with drawn-out structures to carry the notes. It's mostly upbeat music with lots of trumpets, horns, some bass guitar and even a xylophone solo.
It's Better to Travel would reach #1 on the UK Albums Chart, led by the hit "Breakout." Out of 13 tracks, five of them are instrumentals or remixes (of "Breakout" "Surrender" "Twilight World"), and that's where Swing Out Sister drops their previous simplicity for more elaborate compositions. It was almost like I was listening to a separate EP within an LP.