1997 Swing Out Sister – Shapes And Patterns
Shapes and Patterns is the fifth studio album by British pop group Swing Out Sister. It was first released in Japan in March 1997 on Mercury Records and in Europe and the United States the following year. Producer Paul Staveley O’Duffy, who co-wrote half of the songs on the album, was back at the helm. As an orchestra was once again employed (led by Gavyn Wright), the lush arrangements characteristic of Kaleidoscope World (1989) resurfaced. The album features the track “Now You’re Not Here” which was used as the theme to the Japanese programme Mahiru No Tsuki, as well as a reworked version of “Better Make It Better” which had featured on their previous studio album, The Living Return (1994). The album was promoted with the singles “Somewhere in the World” and “We Could Make It Happen.”
This album would also mark the beginning of the group’s collaborations with Japanese musicians in their studio sessions.
Tracks
1 Somewhere In The World (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery; Paul Staveley O’Duffy) 03:42
2 Here And Now (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery) 05:06
3 We Could Make It Happen (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery; Paul Staveley O’Duffy) 04:00
4 Shapes And Patterns (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery) 00:52
5 Better Make It Better (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery) 05:23
6 Something Out Of This World (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery) 05:02
7 Joe Meek’s Cat (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery; Paul Staveley O’Duffy) 00:23
8 Stoned Soul Picnic (Laura Nyro) 05:08
9 You Already Know (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery) 04:34
10 Always (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery; Paul Staveley O’Duffy) 05:05
11 Now You’re Not Here (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery; Paul Staveley O’Duffy) 04:36
12 Icy Cold As Winter (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery; Paul Staveley O’Duffy) 05:13
13 Shapes And Patterns (Reprise) (Andy Connell; Corinne Drewery; Paul Staveley O’Duffy) 01:23
Swing Out Sister
| Keyboards | Andy Connell |
| Vocals | Corinne Drewery |
Musicians
| Bass | Luis Jardim |
| Guitar | Tim Cansfield |
| Percussion | Luis Jardim |
Other Musicians
1 Somewhere In The World
| Bass | Derick Johnson |
| Drums | Andrew Small |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flugelhorn | Gary Grant |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Background Vocals | Beverly Skeete |
| Background Vocals | Derek Green |
| Background Vocals | Sylvia Mason James |
| Background Vocals | Stevie Lange |
| Background Vocals | George Chandler |
| Background Vocals | Melody Sexton |
| Background Vocals | Leon Daniels |
2 Here And Now
| Drums | Andrew Small |
3 We Could Make It Happen
| Drums | Gota Yashiki |
| Programming | Gota Yashiki |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Sidwell |
| Flute | Snake Davis |
| Sax | Snake Davis |
| Trombone | Fayaz Virji |
| Trumpet | Steve Sidwell |
4 Shapes And Patterns
| Programming | Steve Sydelnick |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flugelhorn | Gary Grant |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Background Vocals | Beverly Skeete |
| Background Vocals | Derek Green |
| Background Vocals | Sylvia Mason James |
| Background Vocals | Stevie Lange |
| Background Vocals | George Chandler |
| Background Vocals | Melody Sexton |
| Background Vocals | Leon Daniels |
5 Better Make It Better
| Drums | Andrew Small |
6 Something Out Of This World
| Programming | Steve Sydelnick |
| Flugelhorn | Steve Sidwell |
| Flute | Snake Davis |
| Sax | Snake Davis |
| Trombone | Fayaz Virji |
| Trumpet | Steve Sidwell |
8 Stoned Soul Picnic
| Drums | Gota Yashiki |
| Programming | Gota Yashiki |
9 You Already Know
| Drums | Gota Yashiki |
| Programming | Gota Yashiki |
| Programming | Steve Sydelnick |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flugelhorn | Gary Grant |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Background Vocals | Beverly Skeete |
| Background Vocals | Derek Green |
| Background Vocals | Sylvia Mason James |
| Background Vocals | Stevie Lange |
| Background Vocals | George Chandler |
| Background Vocals | Melody Sexton |
| Background Vocals | Leon Daniels |
10 Always
| Background Vocals | Myriam Stokley |
| Background Vocals | Beverly Skeete |
| Background Vocals | Lance Ellington |
11 Now You’re Not Here
| Guitar | Masayoshi Furukawa |
| Flugelhorn | Toshio Araki |
| Flugelhorn | Masahiko Sugasaka |
| Flute | Hideyo Takakuwa |
| Sax | Takuo Yamamoto |
| Sax | Osamu Koike |
| Trombone | Yoichi Murata |
| Trumpet | Toshio Araki |
| Trumpet | Masahiko Sugasaka |
13 Shapes And Patterns (Reprise)
| Programming | Steve Sydelnick |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flugelhorn | Gary Grant |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Background Vocals | Beverly Skeete |
| Background Vocals | Derek Green |
| Background Vocals | Sylvia Mason James |
| Background Vocals | Stevie Lange |
| Background Vocals | George Chandler |
| Background Vocals | Melody Sexton |
| Background Vocals | Leon Daniels |
Strings
Liner Notes
Producer – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Arranged By Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 4, 9, 13)
Arranged By(Horns) – Snake Davis (Track 3, 6)
Arranged By(Horns) – Yoichi Murata (Track 11)
Arranged By(Strings) – Robyn Smith (Track 2)
Arranged By(Strings) – Andy Connell (Tracks 1, 8)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Frank Campbell (Track 10)
Engineer – Ben Darlow
Engineer (Assistant) – Ben Georgiades, Jon Bailey, Valarie Jaquot, Ibi Tijani, Steve Cook, Scott Howland, Yutaka Uematsu, Tatsuya Shimokawa, Yulaka Shimoyama
Mixed By – Paul Staveley O’Duffy
Design, Illustration – P.R. Brown
Photography – Dah-Len
Recorded At Air Studios
Recorded At Swanyard
Recorded At Sludderidge Studios
Recorded At Milo Music
Recorded At Burnish Stone
Recorded At Digital Solutions
Recorded At JVC Victor Studios
Phonographic Copyright Mercury Records
Copyright Mercury Records