Swing Out Sister discography

The discography of British group Swing Out Sister includes ten studio albums, two live albums, ten compilations, three multi-album box sets, five remix albums, and 23 singles, as well as a film soundtrack, an album of re-recordings, and five video albums.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Title	Chart positions									Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	GER [3]	IT [4]	NL [5]	NZ [6]	SWE [7]	SWI [8]	US [9]
1987	It's Better to Travel Released: 11 May 1987 Label: Mercury	1	23	15	11	3	13	39	17	40	BPI: Platinum [10]
1989	Kaleidoscope World Released: 8 May 1989 Label: Fontana	9	106	40	12	30	—	—	—	61	BPI: Gold [11]
1992	Get in Touch with Yourself Released: 4 May 1992 Label: Fontana	27	141	—	—	35	—	—	—	113
1994	The Living Return Released: September 1994 Label: Fontana	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	Shapes and Patterns Released: March 1997 Label: Mercury	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	Filth and Dreams [a] Released: 17 March 1999 Label: Mercury	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	Somewhere Deep in the Night Released: May 2001 Label: Universal/Liberty	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	Where Our Love Grows Released: 19 October 2004 Label: Universal/Liberty/Shanachie	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	Beautiful Mess Released: February 2008 Label: Avex/Shanachie/Universal Records/Edel	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— [b]
2017	Almost Persuaded Released: November 2017 Label: Self-released/Sony	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— [c]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1. Filth and Dreams was originally released only in Japan.
2. Beautiful Mess peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. ^[12]
3. Almost Persuaded peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. ^[12]

Compilation albums

• 1990: Swing Out Fever ^[a]
• 1996: Best of Swing Out Sister
• 2001: Breakout: The Very Best of Swing Out Sister
• 2001: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Swing Out Sister ^[b]
• 2002: Cafe Orange: Swing Out Sister CAFE Best ^[c]
• 2003: The Ultimate Collection (3CD version) ^[d]
• 2004: The Ultimate Collection (2CD version) ^[a]
• 2008: Best Selection ^[e]
• 2010: Super Best ^[c]
• 2014: The Essential Swing Out Sister

Live albums

• 1993: Live at the Jazz Cafe ^[c]
• 2005: Live in Tokyo ^[f]

Box sets

• 1991: Splendid Collection ^[g]
• 2022: Blue Mood, Breakout & Beyond ^[h]
• 2025: Certain Shades of Limelight ^[i]

Remix albums

• 1987: Another Non-Stop Sister ^[c]
• 1990: Swing³ ^[j]
• 1992: Swing Out Singles ^[c]
• 1996: The Big Elsewhere ^[k]
• 2018: Almost Persuaded (instrumental version)

Other albums

• 2009: Les Étrangers (soundtrack)
• 2010: Private View (re-recordings of previously released songs) ^[13]
• 2015: Rushes (work-in-progress material from Almost Persuaded, released to PledgeMusic backers)

Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	GER [3]	IRE [14]	IT [4]	NL [5]	NZ [6]	US [15]	US AC [16]	US Dance [17]
1985	"Blue Mood"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		It's Better to Travel
1986	"Breakout"	4	12	27	6	—	34	4	6	1	12	BPI: Silver [18]
1987	"Surrender"	7	78	48	3	16	15	13	—	37	22
	"Twilight World"	32	—	—	26	17	39	—	31	7	9
	"Fooled by a Smile"	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"You on My Mind"	28	114	51	26	11	28	32	—	23	—		Kaleidoscope World
	"Where in the World"	47	168	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Waiting Game" (U.S./Canada only)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86	6	33
	"Forever Blue"	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"The Windmills of Your Mind" (Japan only)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Splendid Collection
1992	"Am I the Same Girl?"	21	123	53	—	8	15	—	45	1	—		Get in Touch with Yourself
	"Notgonnachange"	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	21
1994	"La La (Means I Love You)"	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Living Return Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtrack
1995	"Better Make It Better"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Living Return
1996	"Now You're Not Here" (Japan only)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Big Elsewhere
	"Heaven Only Knows"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Best of Swing Out Sister
1997	"Somewhere in the World"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	—		Shapes and Patterns
	"We Could Make It Happen"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	"Who's Been Sleeping" (Japan only)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Filth and Dreams
2001	"Through the Sky"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Somewhere Deep in the Night
2004	"Love Won't Let You Down"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Where Our Love Grows
2007	"Secret Love"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Beautiful Mess
	"Something Every Day"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

Year	Title	Album details
1987	And Why Not	Music video collection Label: PolyGram (UK/Europe/US) Format: VHS, CDV (UK/US)
1989	Kaleidoscope World	Music video collection Label: PolyGram (UK/Europe/Japan/US), VideoArts (Japan) Format: VHS, LD (Japan)
1992	It's Better to Watch	Music video collection LaserDisc reissued in 1996 Label: Fontana/PolyGram (Japan) Format: VHS, LD
2012	Travelogue: The Swing Out Sister Video Collection	Music video collection Label: Mercury Format: DL
	Tokyo Stories	Live concert Included as a bonus disc with Private View in the United States and mainland Europe Label: Self-released (UK), Yamaha (Japan) Format: DVD

Notes

1. Released only in the Philippines.
2. Released only in the United States.
3. Released only in Japan.
4. Released only in the Netherlands and Germany.
5. Released only in Japan. Released in 2009 with a different track listing.
6. Released in the United States as simply Live.
7. Released only in Japan. Includes It's Better to Travel, Kaleidoscope World, Get in Touch with Yourself and a remix disc.
8. Includes It's Better to Travel, Kaleidoscope World, Get in Touch with Yourself, Live at the Jazz Café and four remix discs.
9. Includes The Big Elsewhere, Shapes and Patterns, Filth and Dreams, Somewhere Deep in the Night, Where Our Love Grows and two remix discs.
10. Released only in Japan. Title transliterated into Japanese as Swing, Swing, Swing.
11. Released only in Japan. Consists solely of remixes of "Now You're Not Here".

References

1. "Official Charts > Swing Out Sister". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020. N.B. Select the Albums tab to display albums chart peaks.
2. Australian chart peaks:
   • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 302. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 12 June 1988.
   • "You on My Mind" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
   • "Where in the World": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 June 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
   • All ARIA-era (13 June 1988 onwards) peaks to 30 June 2020: "Swing Out Sister ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 30 June 2020". ARIA. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2020– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
3. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach: Swing Out Sister" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 July 2020. N.B. Select the Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
4. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2022-06-05. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli" or "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Swing Out Sister".
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8. "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: Swing Out Sister (Alben)" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
9. "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved 1 July 2020.
10. "Swing Out Sister - It's Better to Travel". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
11. "Swing Out Sister - Kaleidoscope World". bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
12. "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
13. "Private View - Swing Out Sister | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
14. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for Swing Out Sister". Fireball Media. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
15. "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
16. "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
17. "Billboard > Chart History > Swing Out Sister > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
18. "Swing Out Sister - Breakout". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2022.