Filth and Dreams

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Filth and Dreams
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Filth and Dreams Album cover
Studio album by
Released17 March 1999
RecordedJuly 1997 – May 1998
Label Mercury
Producer Paul Staveley O'Duffy
Swing Out Sister chronology
Shapes and Patterns
(1997)
Filth and Dreams
(1999)
Somewhere Deep in the Night
(2001)
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Filth and Dreams is the sixth studio album by British pop group Swing Out Sister. It was released in Japan in March 1999, and unlike all of their previous studio albums, has not seen release in any other country. This album was their first to not contain any singles.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Paul Staveley O'Duffy.

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

Personnel

Swing Out Sister

Additional Musicians

Production

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References

  1. "Swing Out Sister - Filth and Dreams Album Reviews, Songs & More - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2022.