''Get in Touch with Yourself'' is the third studio album by the British pop group

Swing Out Sister Swing Out Sister are a British pop band, best known worldwide for the 1986 song " Breakout". Other hits include " Surrender", " You On My Mind", " Twilight World", " Waiting Game", and a remake of the Eugene Record soul composition "Am I the ...

. The album was released on

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in 1992 and was produced by Paul Staveley O'Duffy.

Lineup and musical style

For the recording of ''Get in Touch with Yourself'', Swing Out Sister consisted of

Corinne Drewery Corinne Drewery (born 21 September 1959) is an English singer-songwriter and fashion designer, best known for being the lead vocalist of the band Swing Out Sister. Early life Drewery was born in Nottingham. She later moved to the Lincolnshire ...

on lead vocals and

Andy Connell Andrew John Connell (born 26 July 1961) is an English keyboardist and composer. Along with Corinne Drewery, he is part of the duo that makes up Swing Out Sister. Biography Born in Manchester, Connell played in the Manchester post-punk band T ...

on keyboards.''Get in Touch with Yourself'' (1992)
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did not contribute, as he left the band during the recording of the '' Kaleidoscope World'' album in 1989.

Luís Jardim Luís Alberto Figueira Gonçalves Jardim (born 4 July 1950) is a Portuguese percussionist born on the island of Madeira. He is best known for his work with producer Trevor Horn. Family Jardim is a cousin of Alberto João Jardim (former presiden ...

provided percussion to many of the tracks on this album in Jackson's absence, and additional horn players and orchestration were incorporated into the production as well. ''Get in Touch with Yourself'' combines elements of various genres of pop music, while also including more vintage styles such as

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. Most songs on the record incorporate sounds from

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and

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. Lead singer Drewery was quoted as saying that she typically enjoyed music with more of a

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feel: "I find it difficult to form opinions about a lot of modern music because my head's buried in the past. A lot of my favourite records seem to have been picked up in the discount rack at Woolworths. I'll be quite happy if our records end up in the Woollies bargain bin in 10 years time."Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications), page 382.

Charts

In the UK, ''Get in Touch with Yourself'' was released in June 1992, and it peaked at No. 27 on the

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.UK Chart info
Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2009. In the US, the album's release was delayed until September 1992, and there it rose to No. 113 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. The first single taken from ''Get in Touch with Yourself'' was a

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of the 1960s song "

Am I the Same Girl "Am I the Same Girl" is a popular song written by Eugene Record and Sonny Sanders. First recorded in 1968 by Barbara Acklin, "Am I the Same Girl" charted most successfully in the US as a 1992 release by Swing Out Sister. However, the song had i ...

", which had first been recorded by the American

singer

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, then later by British singer

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. Swing Out Sister's version of the song reached No. 21 on the UK singles chart and No. 45 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. In addition, this song became the group's second chart-topper on the US

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, following " Breakout" from 1987. The single was a hit in Japan as well, where the band had begun to achieve a great deal of acclaim for their music. The follow-up to "Am I the Same Girl" was "Notgonnachange", which reached No. 49 in the UK and No. 22 on the US adult contemporary chart. This song was subsequently

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ed by

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, and the dance mix of "Notgonnachange" peaked at No. 21 on the US

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chart during the summer of 1992. Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003'', (Record Research Inc.), page 252.

Reviews

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'' magazine recommended the album in its June 1992 issue, saying that "Drewery is as vibrant, perky, and comfortable in her area of expertise as ever. Swing Out Sister remain as sweet and silly as they always were." ''Reflex'' magazine reacted by saying that "Swing Out Sister rank near the top of the UK's cosmo-jazzy-pop firmament... hey'reexcellent in their chosen field."

Track listing

CD & Cassette Version #"Get in Touch with Yourself" – 5:08 (

, Paul Staveley O'Duffy) #"

?" – 4:07 (

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Sonny Sanders William Nelson "Sonny" Sanders (August 6, 1939 – October 12, 2016) was an American soul music singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. Born in Chicago, Sanders made his first recording in 1955, on "Tears of Love" / "Roxanna" by Sa ...

) #"Incomplete Without You" – 4:43 (Connell, Drewery) #"Everyday Crime" – 5:03 (Connell, Drewery, O'Duffy) #"Circulate" – 4:58 (Connell, Drewery, O'Duffy) #"Who Let the Love Out?" – 4:40 (Connell, Drewery) #"Understand" – 5:16 (Connell, Drewery) #"

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" – 4:56 (Connell, Drewery) #"Don't Say the Word" – 4:06 (Connell, Drewery) #"Love Child" – 4:57 (Connell, Drewery) #"I Can Hear You but I Can't See You" – 4:04 (Connell, Drewery) #"Everyday Crime" (Instrumental) – 5:02 (Connell, Drewery, O'Duffy) CD track listing (from the US Version) #"Get in Touch with Yourself" – 5:08 (

, Paul Staveley O'Duffy) #"

" – 4:56 (Connell, Drewery) #"Am I the Same Girl?" – 4:07 (

, Sonny Sanders) #"Everyday Crime" – 5:03 (Connell, Drewery, O'Duffy) #"Who Let the Love Out?" – 4:40 (Connell, Drewery) #"I Can Hear You but I Can't See You" (Instrumental) – 4:04 (Connell, Drewery) #"Understand" – 5:16 (Connell, Drewery) #"Circulate" – 4:58 (Connell, Drewery, O'Duffy) #"Love Child" – 4:57 (Connell, Drewery) #"Incomplete Without You" – 4:42 (Connell, Drewery) #"Don't Say the Word" – 4:06 (Connell, Drewery) #"Everyday Crime" (Instrumental) – 5:02 (Connell, Drewery, O'Duffy)

Personnel

Swing Out Sister *

– lead vocals (1–5, 7–10), musical arrangements *

– keyboards, musical arrangements, vocal shouts (7) Musicians * Paul Staveley O'Duffy – musical arrangements (1–10, 12) * Simon Duffy – computer and rhythm programming * Max Hochrad – additional programming (7) * Tim Cansfield – guitars * Derrick Johnson – vocal asides (2), bass guitar (4, 6), vocal shouts (7), wah-wah bass (11), percussion (11) *

– percussion * Chris Manis – percussion (11) *

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– sax solo (1) *

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– saxophones (2, 4, 6),

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(2, 4, 6) * Snake Davis – saxophones (2, 4, 6), flute (2, 4, 6), flute solo, horn arrangements (2, 4, 6) * Vince Sullivan – trombone (2, 4, 6) * Noel Langley – trumpet (2, 4, 6), flugelhorn (2, 4, 6) *

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– trumpet (2, 4, 6), flugelhorn (2, 4, 6), trumpet solo (7) * Will Malone – orchestra arrangements and conductor (4, 8) *

Gavyn Wright Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, ...

– orchestra leader (4, 8) * Erica Harrold – backing vocals (1–5, 7–10) * Beverly Skeete – backing vocals (1–5, 7–10) * Myke Wilson – vocal asides (2), vocal shouts (7) * Gordon Ellington – vocal shouts (7) * Rodney Masen – vocal shouts (7)

Production

* Paul Staveley O'Duffy – producer (1–10, 12), mixing (1–10, 12) * Stuart James – producer (11) * Swing Out Sister – producer (11) * Lee Curle – recording engineer * Heidi Cannavo – assistant engineer * Ronan Jal – assistant engineer * Richard Lowe – assistant engineer * Rick Simpson – assistant engineer * Ren Swan – mixing (11) * Laurence Dunmore – art direction, design * Enrique Badulescu – photography * Morrison O'Donnell Limited – management ;Studios * Recorded at Swanyard Studios, Mayfair Studios and

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(London, UK); Suite 16 Studios (Rochdale, UK). * Mixed at

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(London, UK) and Suite 16 Studios.

Charts

References

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