''Filth and Dreams'' is the sixth studio album by British

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. It was released in Japan in March 1999 and was unreleased elsewhere until 2012, when the band produced a limited repressing sold at their concerts and via

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. It ultimately saw a wide release in 2025 in the box set ''Certain Shades of Limelight'', released by Cherry Pop Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by

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Paul Staveley O'Duffy Paul Staveley O'Duffy (born 31 December 1963, London) is a British record producer, composer and mixer. He is best known for producing Swing Out Sister's multi-platinum debut album '' It's Better to Travel'', for his BMI nomination as "Producer ...

. # "Who's Been Sleeping" – 4:36 # "Closer Than the Sun" – 3:42 # "Sugar Free" – 4:29 # "Filth and Dreams" – 3:54 # "Happy When You're High" – 5:34 # "If I Had the Heart" – 4:21 # "When Morning Comes" – 4:27 # "Invisible" – 4:26 # "World Out of Control" – 3:59 # "Make You Stay" – 3:57

Personnel

Swing Out Sister *

– lead vocals, backing vocals, drum programming (3) *

– keyboards, synthesizers, Hammond C3 organ, acoustic guitars,

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– programming,

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, backing vocals * Tim Cansfield – electric guitars (5, 7), backing vocals

Production

* Paul Staveley O'Duffy – producer, engineer, mixing * Jason Clift – engineer * Ben Darlow – engineer * Ben Ashbourn – assistant engineer * Greg Fleming – assistant engineer * Martin Jenkins – assistant engineer * Savas Iossifidis – assistant engineer * Olly Meacock – assistant engineer * Andy Ward – assistant engineer * James Martin – photography * Yoshinori Kishi – sleeve design

References

1999 albums Swing Out Sister albums Mercury Records albums Albums produced by Paul Staveley O'Duffy {{1990s-pop-album-stub