Swing Out Sister – It’s Better To Travel – CD

Swing Out Sister’s 1987 debut ‘It’s Better to Travel’ is a dreamy collection of mostly electronic pop songs that manages to sound warmly organic through the judicious use of real strings and horns and Drewery’s lovely voice, which recalls the throaty purr of vintage Dusty Springfield. The album spawned a worldwide hit in the coolly sophisticated ‘Twilight World’ and an all-time classic in the sunny opening track ‘Breakout’. The album tracks like the Northern soul-tinged ‘Fooled by a Smile’ and the cinematic instrumental ‘Theme From It’s Better To Travel’, are every bit as good as the singles, and the well-paced album has a natural flow.

Disc: 1
1 Breakout
2 Twilight World (Superb, Superb Mix)
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 (Gas Distress Mix)

Disc: 2
1 Breakout (A New Rockin’ Version)
2 Surrender (Roadrunner Mix)
3 Fooled By A Smile (Ralph Mix)
4 Blue Mood (Dubbed Up Mix)
5 Communion (Instrumental)
6 Dirty Money
7 Fever
8 Who’s To Blame?
9 Wake Me When It’s Over
10 Another Lost Weekend
11 Blue Mood (Growler Mix)
12 Breakout (Horny Mix)