Swingin' with Raymond

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Studio album by Chumbawamba

Released

1995

Genre

Anarcho-punk

Length

46:36

Label

One Little Indian Records/London Records (1995)
Virgin Records (1998)

Chumbawamba chronology

Showbusiness!
(1994)

Swingin' with Raymond
(1995)

Tubthumper
(1997)

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Swingin' with Raymond is the seventh studio album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba.

The first half (tracks 1–6), entitled "Love It", features soft, sweet folk-styled songs in an optimistic, romantic (yet still ironic) vein, sung by Lou Watts and featuring acoustic guitars and violin. The second half (tracks 7–13), entitled the "Hate It", is devoted to anger, loudness, noise and raw emotion, featuring the other vocalists, faster rhythms, trumpet and loud guitars. This was complemented by a man on the album cover with "LOVE" and "HATE" tattooed on his knuckles. Some versions even featured two separate CDs, one for each part.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Chumbawamba

"This Girl" – 3:44
"Never Let Go" – 4:03
"Just Look at Me Now" – 3:22
"Not the Girl I Used to Be" – 4:02
"The Morning After (The Night Before)" – 3:33
"Love Can Knock You Over" – 3:36
"All Mixed Up" – 4:08
"This Dress Kills" – 3:31
"Salome (Let's Twist Again)" – 3:50
"Oxymoron" – 3:36
"Waiting, Shouting" - 2:55
"Hey! You! Outside Now!" – 3:52
"Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!" – 2:22

Production by Chumbawamba and Neil Ferguson

Personnel

Lou
Harry Hamer
Paul Greco
Boff
Dunst
Mavis Dillon
Danbert Nobacon
Alice Nutter

Other People

Dee Scholey – Violin on love songs
Simon Commonknowledge – Extra vocals on "Salome"
Babs Fox st The FFRWD – Live tape in middle of "Salome"

Other versions

A fan-made 'definitive version' also exists, which rearranges the tracks and adds several new songs: "Last Taxi Ride," "Kiss Kiss Kiss," "Mannequin," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "Nothing Knocks Me Over," "Safety-Pin Stuck In My Heart," "Just Look At Me Now (Borstal Boy Mix)," and a hidden track taken from the "Just Look At Me Now" single.

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Jude Abbott Dunstan Bruce Mavis Dillon Neil Ferguson Paul Greco Harry Hamer Phil Moody Danbert Nobacon Alice Nutter Lou Watts Boff Whalley

Albums	Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records (1986) Never Mind the Ballots (1987) English Rebel Songs 1381–1984 (1988) Slap! (1990) Shhh (1992) (Re worked from original release 'Jesus H Christ-withdrawn for copyright reasons) Anarchy (1994) Swingin' with Raymond (1995) Tubthumper (1997) WYSIWYG (2000) Readymades (2002) Un (2004) A Singsong and a Scrap (2005) The Boy Bands Have Won (2008) ABCDEFG (2010)

Compilations and soundtracks	First 2 (1994) Uneasy Listening (1998) Shhhlap! (2003) Revengers Tragedy (2003)

Live albums	Showbusiness! (1995) Get On With It! (2006)

Singles and EPs	"Revolution" (1985) "We Are the World?" (1986) "Let It Be" (1987) "Smash Clause 28! Fight the Alton Bill!" (1988) "I Never Gave Up" (1990) "(Someone's Always Telling You How To) Behave (1992)" "Enough is Enough" (with MC Fusion) (1993) "Timebomb" (1993) "Homophobia" (1994) "Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!" (1995) "i - Portraits of Anarchists" EP (1996) "Just Look at Me Now" (1996) "Tubthumping" (1997) "Amnesia" (1998) "Top of the World (Ole, Ole, Ole)" (1998) "Tony Blair" (1999) "She's Got All the Friends That Money Can Buy" (2000) "Pass It Along" (2000) Enough Is Enough (Kick It Over)" (2000) "Her Majesty" (2002) "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" (2002) "Tubthumping (Remix)" (2003) "Home with Me" (2003) "Salt Fare North Sea" (2003) "On eBay" (2004) "The Wizard of Menlo Park" (2004) "Add Me" (2007)

Related	Discography Agit-Prop Records One Little Indian Records No Masters Records Credit to the Nation The Ex Oysterband Coope, Boyes & Simpson Noam Chomsky Negativland

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