Kaleidoscope World (Swing Out Sister album)

Kaleidoscope World
Studio album by Swing Out Sister
Released 25 May 1989
Genre Sophisti-pop, Jazz, Soul
Length 59:40
Label Fontana
Swing Out Sister chronology
It's Better To Travel
(1987)		 Kaleidoscope World
(1989)		 Get in Touch with Yourself
(1992)
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Kaleidoscope World is the second studio album by the British band Swing Out Sister. It was released in 1989 and features the singles "Where In The World?" (UK #47), "You On My Mind" (a UK #28 hit), "Forever Blue" (UK #80), and "Waiting Game". With the addition of an orchestra, this album featured a more sophisticated, easy listening/retro sound than their previous synth-oriented debut album, 1987's It's Better to Travel. The album reached #9 on the UK Albums Chart.

The album was notable for being released on the newly reactivated Polygram subsidiary label Fontana Records, which had been a highly successful record label in the 1960s (something reflected in the stylised cover art for Kaleidoscope World). The album also features solos from the veteran harmonica player Tommy Reilly. Original band member Martin Jackson left Swing Out Sister during the making of this album. Although the liner notes give "special thanks to Martin Jackson" and his co-writing credits appear on the songs "Tainted" and "Between Strangers", they also point out that "Swing Out Sister are Corinne Drewery and Andy Connell." Jimmy Webb arranged and conducted the orchestra for "Forever Blue" and "Precious Words."

Track listing

LP & Cassette Version

  1. "You On My Mind" - (3:32) (Andy Connell/Corinne Drewery/Paul Staveley O'Duffy)
  2. "Where in the World" - (5:33) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  3. "Forever Blue" - (4:17) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  4. "Heart For Hire" - (4:25) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  5. "Tainted" - (3:59) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/Martin Jackson)
  6. "Waiting Game" - (4:15) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  7. "Precious Words" - (4:13) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  8. "Masquerade" - (4:46) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)
  9. "Between Strangers" - (4:06) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/M. Jackson)
  10. "The Kaleidoscope Affair" - (3:09) (A. Connell/C. Drewery)

CD Version

  1. "You On My Mind" - (3:32)
  2. "Where in the World" - (5:33)
  3. "Forever Blue" - (4:17)
  4. "Heart For Hire" - (4:25)
  5. "Tainted" - (3:59)
  6. "Waiting Game" - (4:15)
  7. "Precious Words" - (4:13)
  8. "Masquerade" - (4:46)
  9. "Between Strangers" - (4:06)
  10. "The Kaleidoscope Affair" - (3:09)
  11. "Precious Words (Earthbound Mix) - (4:11)
  12. "Forever Blue (String Mix) - (4:13)
  13. "Masquerade (Instrumental Mix) - (4:46)

See also

References

  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r19535. Retrieved 2011-06-15. 
Swing Out Sister
Studio albums
It's Better to Travel (1987)  • Kaleidoscope World (1989)  • Get in Touch with Yourself (1992)  • The Living Return (1994)  • Shapes and Patterns (1997)  • Filth and Dreams (1999)  • Somewhere Deep in the Night (2001)  • Where Our Love Grows (2004)  • Beautiful Mess (2008)
Singles
"Blue Mood"  • "Breakout"  • "Surrender"  • "Twilight World"  • "Fooled by a Smile"  • "You on My Mind"  • "Where in the World"  • "Waiting Game"  • "Forever Blue"  • "The Windmills of Your Mind"  • "Am I the Same Girl"  • "Notgonnachange"  • "La-La (Means I Love You)"  • "Better Make It Better"  • "Now You're Not Here"  • "Heaven Only Knows"  • "Somewhere in the World"  • "We Could Make It Happen"  • "Who's Been Sleeping"  • "Through the Sky"  • "Love Won't Let You Down"  • "Secret Love"  • "Something Every Day"
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