Almost Persuaded (album)

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Almost Persuaded
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Studio album by
Swing Out Sister
ReleasedNovember 2017
Genre Jazz
Length45:37
Label Self-released (MP3 release)
Sony Music (general release)
Producer Andy Connell
Swing Out Sister chronology
Beautiful Mess
(2008)		Almost Persuaded
(2017)

Almost Persuaded is the tenth studio album released by jazz/pop duo Swing Out Sister. It was produced by band member Andy Connell. It is the culmination of "Moveable Feast", a PledgeMusic project that had been running for several years. [1] In 2015, the band had released Rushes, an in-progress version of the album. [2] Almost Persuaded was released via direct MP3 download in November 2017 and then via autographed CD to those had pledged to the project in December 2017. The album was released on 22 June 2018. [3]

Contents

A CD version of the album without vocals was available at the band's gig at Islington Assembly Hall on 13 November 2018.

Track listing

All songs written by Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery except where noted

Digital/CD version

  1. "Don't Give the Game Away" – 4:05
  2. "Happier Than Sunshine" – 4:21
  3. "Almost Persuaded" – 3:48
  4. "Which Wrong Is Right?" (Connell, Drewery, Foster) – 3:43
  5. "All in a Heartbeat (Late Night Version)" – 3:08
  6. "Until Tomorrow Forgets" (Connell, Drewery, Foster) – 4:38
  7. "I Wish I Knew" – 3:48
  8. "Everybody's Here" – 3:40
  9. "All in a Heartbeat" – 4:41
  10. "Something Deep in Your Heart" (Connell, Drewery, Foster) – 3:37
  11. "Be My Valentine" – 2:25
  12. "Something Deep (Reprise)" – 3:43

Japanese bonus tracks

Professional ratings
Review scores
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  1. "Never Let Me Go" – 4:06
  2. "Never Let Me Go (Lullaby)" – 0:42

LP version

Side A

  1. "Don't Give the Game Away"
  2. "Happier Than Sunshine"
  3. "Almost Persuaded"
  4. "Which Wrong Is Right?"
  5. "Everybody's Here"

Side B

  1. "Until Tomorrow Forgets"
  2. "I Wish I Knew"
  3. "All In A Heartbeat"
  4. "Something Deep in Your Heart"
  5. "Be My Valentine"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
French Digital Albums Chart ( SNEP ) [5] 140
Japanese Albums Chart ( Oricon ) [6] 92
US Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 7

Personnel

Swing Out Sister

Additional musicians

Production

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References

  1. ↑ "Swing Out Sister: A Moveable Feast". PledgeMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rushes". Discogs. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Sister, Swing Out (24 March 2018). "Sing hosannas! Finally settled on a date for the general release of our new album. June 22nd is the day. By then, spring will be turning to summer, the days will be long and sun-drenched..and, hopefully, this will be an appropriate soundtrack." Twitter.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Quentin. "Swing Out Sister Expand Their Brand of Exquisitely Crafted Pop with 'Almost Persuaded'". Albumism.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Téléchargés - SNEP". Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "オールモスト・パスウェイディッド - スウィング・アウト・シスター". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Swing Out Sister Almost Persuaded Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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