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Where Our Love Grows, the first album in two years from the 80s jazz/pop duo Swing Out Sister, proves that they can still produce catchy tunes of the quality that gave them their well-deserved success with singles such as "Break out". The high production values, big brass sections, extravagant arrangements and the exquisite voice of Corrine Drewery make for some great middle-of-the-road listening.
"Love Won't Let You Down" kicks the selection off with its upbeat rhythms and a blistering brass-driven melody that Bacharach could've written for Dusty Springfield. Drewery's vocal delivery is just as sassy and sophisticated as Springfield's, enhancing the retro feel to the track, a feel that is carried over throughout the whole of the record. The laid-back arrangement of "When the Laughter Is Over", with its swooning violins, slows the tempo down further, the subtle drum loop behind the orchestrated melody, provides the song with a grove that so many ballads lack. The uplifting hook in the chorus of "Let the Stars Shine" really demonstrates the class of songwriting that Swing out Sister are capable of. The harmonies smack of the Carpenters' fluffy, innocent pop, never seeming cheesy or outdated. The double bass of "Happy Ending" funks the track up, Drewery's Cleo Lane-like vocals take the listener to a smoky late-night jazz club.
Swing Out Sister are a retro band and always have been. But the pure quality of their output of the last two decades has meant that they have never sounded stale. Their craftsmanship and their musicianship have served them well, making them one if the biggest bands of the last 20 years, in Japan. Swing Out Sister will be around for a long time to come, if they remain consistent in doing what they do so well. --Jamie Clark
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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When oh when will the people start listening again,unless you are a fully paid up Jazz F.M afficianado,this masterpiece will pass you by,and that is the real shame.Swing Out Sister are and have always been one of the most inventive and accomplished bands this country has produced,just a few listens to this album and you are hooked.Corinnes heartfelt vocal allied to Andys lush arrangements,will tug at the heartstrings,on the title track and the beautiful When The Laughter Is Over,you wonder how they could be overlooked so often.Hopefully with more mainstream airplay and some live dates S.O.S will be right back where they belong.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Money spent on a Swing Out Sister album is never wasted and this is particularly the case with 'Where our love grows'. In my opinion this album is much that their earlier 'Somewhere deep in the night' wasn't as it is more commercial, cohesive and has a wonderful 'feelgood' quality that Swing Out Sister's best work gives. This album is about fine pop songs and less about aping soundtracks. The high point of their career may have passed but they are hanging in there and still producing beautiful songs and wouldn't be around if they were not massively talented, if now largely overlooked in the West. I can't wait for their next album. Buy this, you won't be disappointed and buy 'Somewhere deep in the night' too before you go and see them live, you'll know I'm right!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is a simply gorgeous Swing Out album. It's basically a honed, fully realised, expression/summation of their art and talent so far. It is smooth and effortless but must have taken lots of time and care. It's a perfect Swing Out album as far as I'm concerned. It took me a little time to get addicted but I've recently been playing this over and over; something I really don't do that often nowadays as I listen to music in shuffle mode on my Walkman most of the time. As the album finished on my Walkman the Swingle Singers came on directly afterwards - perfect!
I realised a while back, with some surprise, because I have so many music favourites, that Swing Out Sister are one of my all time greats - because I have never, ever tired of listening to them. Their music cannot date. I would take a few of their albums to a desert island. I guess they would be: It's Better to Travel; Kaleidoscope World, Shapes and Patterns, Where Our Love Grows with a set of greatest tracks that are not on those albums.
This is a class act. Buy this album. Relax. Chill Out.
I realised a while back, with some surprise, because I have so many music favourites, that Swing Out Sister are one of my all time greats - because I have never, ever tired of listening to them. Their music cannot date. I would take a few of their albums to a desert island. I guess they would be: It's Better to Travel; Kaleidoscope World, Shapes and Patterns, Where Our Love Grows with a set of greatest tracks that are not on those albums.
This is a class act. Buy this album. Relax. Chill Out.
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A Great nostalgic album...
This is the best SOS album since the "get in touch with yourself" days.
A Great comeback with tunes like "when the laughter is over, la source, caipricihna, love won't let u... Read more
A Great comeback with tunes like "when the laughter is over, la source, caipricihna, love won't let u... Read more
Published 14 months ago by V. K. Manglaveras
Their best yet
When I heard this album for the first time, I was hooked. this, to my opinion, is the best most accessable work they made with 'Somewhere deep in the night' coming in as second... Read more
Published 19 months ago by E. H. J. Peet
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firstly i would like to say, this album is soulful but it's not their best. In my opinion their best album is "somewhere deep in the night" and if you by any album by SOS then by... Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2008 by old harry
Its not enough!
This is a fine album by a great song writing team, I’m not really sorry to have bought it, but somehow as the years go by the energy and edge that Swing Out Sister brought us... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2006 by David Topping
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