Name: It's Better to Travel
Brand: Universal UK
SKU: 26031983
Price: 13.52 USD
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It's Better to Travel

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Album: It's Better to Travel
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Breakout	More Info...	3:48
2)	Twilight World Superb, Superb, Mix	More Info...	6:28
3)	After Hours	More Info...	4:52
4)	Blue Mood	More Info...	4:17
5)	Surrender	More Info...	3:55
6)	Fooled By A Smile Album Version	More Info...	4:05
7)	Communion	More Info...	4:40
8)	It's Not Enough	More Info...	3:46
9)	Theme (From "It's Better To Travel")	More Info...	4:32
10)	Breakout N.A.D. Mix	More Info...	7:00
11)	Surrender Stuff Gun Mix	More Info...	6:39
12)	Twilight World Gas Distress Mix	More Info...	6:05
	Disc 2
1)	Breakout New Rockin' Version	More Info...	5:50
2)	Surrender Roadrunner Mix	More Info...	6:14
3)	Fooled By A Smile Ralph Mix	More Info...	6:08
4)	Blue Mood Dubbed Version	More Info...	6:46
5)	Communion Instrumental Version	More Info...	4:38
6)	Dirty Money	More Info...	4:06
7)	Fever	More Info...	4:30
8)	Who's To Blame	More Info...	5:10
9)	Wake Me Up When It's Over	More Info...	4:33
10)	Another Lost Weekend Long Version	More Info...	5:25
11)	Blue Mood Growler Mix	More Info...	6:50
12)	Breakout Horny Version	More Info...	4:34
3)	After Hours	More Info...
4)	Blue Mood	More Info...
5)	Surrender	More Info...
6)	Fooled By a Smile	More Info...
7)	Communion	More Info...
8)	It's Not Enough	More Info...
9)	Theme from 'It's Better to Travel'	More Info...
10)	Another Lost Weekend (Long Version)	More Info...
11)	Blue Mood (12" Mix)	More Info...

Album: It's Better to Travel
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Breakout	More Info...	3:48
2)	Twilight World Superb, Superb, Mix	More Info...	6:28
3)	After Hours	More Info...	4:52
4)	Blue Mood	More Info...	4:17
5)	Surrender	More Info...	3:55
6)	Fooled By A Smile Album Version	More Info...	4:05
7)	Communion	More Info...	4:40
8)	It's Not Enough	More Info...	3:46
9)	Theme (From "It's Better To Travel")	More Info...	4:32
10)	Breakout N.A.D. Mix	More Info...	7:00
11)	Surrender Stuff Gun Mix	More Info...	6:39
12)	Twilight World Gas Distress Mix	More Info...	6:05
	Disc 2
1)	Breakout New Rockin' Version	More Info...	5:50
2)	Surrender Roadrunner Mix	More Info...	6:14
3)	Fooled By A Smile Ralph Mix	More Info...	6:08
4)	Blue Mood Dubbed Version	More Info...	6:46
5)	Communion Instrumental Version	More Info...	4:38
6)	Dirty Money	More Info...	4:06
7)	Fever	More Info...	4:30
8)	Who's To Blame	More Info...	5:10
9)	Wake Me Up When It's Over	More Info...	4:33
10)	Another Lost Weekend Long Version	More Info...	5:25
11)	Blue Mood Growler Mix	More Info...	6:50
12)	Breakout Horny Version	More Info...	4:34
3)	After Hours	More Info...
4)	Blue Mood	More Info...
5)	Surrender	More Info...
6)	Fooled By a Smile	More Info...
7)	Communion	More Info...
8)	It's Not Enough	More Info...
9)	Theme from 'It's Better to Travel'	More Info...
10)	Another Lost Weekend (Long Version)	More Info...
11)	Blue Mood (12" Mix)	More Info...

Performer Notes

Swing Out Sister: Corinne Drewery (vocals); Andy Connell (keyboards); Martin Jackson (percussion).
SPARS code note: While the disc indicates AAD, the sleeve is marked ADD.
Less overtly jazz influenced than their later albums (and the only album on which the core duo of keyboardist Andy Connell and singer Corrine Drewery is joined by drummer Martin Jackson, who had formed the group with Connell in 1985), Swing Out Sister's 1987 debut It's Better to Travel is a dreamy collection of mostly electronic pop songs that manages to sound warmly organic through the judicious use of real strings and horns and Drewery's lovely voice, which recalls the throaty purr of vintage Dusty Springfield. The album spawned a worldwide hit in the coolly sophisticated "Twilight World" and an all-time classic in the sunny opening track "Breakout," one of the finest U.K. pop singles of the late '80s and one of the few hits from its era that doesn't sound completely dated in retrospect, but unlike many albums in this style, It's Better to Travel works as a complete unit. Album tracks like the Northern soul-tinged "Fooled by a Smile" and the cinematic instrumental "Theme From It's Better To Travel" are every bit as good as the singles, and the well-paced album has a natural flow. The CD adds four bonus tracks, remixes of the two hit singles, and "Surrender," plus the meditative instrumental "Communion." ~ Stewart Mason