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"Breakout" is a song by British band Swing Out Sister. It was released in September 1986 as the second single from their debut album It's Better to Travel.Written and performed while the group was still a trio, it became one of their biggest hits, reaching the number four in the United Kingdom; in the US, it rose in 1987 to number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard ...
On 14 July 2012, Swing Out Sister performed in its "big band" form at Islington Assembly Hall. 500 limited edition 10" singles of "Love Won't Let You Down (Olympic Mix)" and "Breakout (Fabulous Party Mix)" were released to coincide with this landmark London show.
Breakout is a compilation album by English pop group Swing Out Sister in 2001. The album features many of the band's singles as well as album tracks and B-sides . Track listing
2001: Breakout: The Very Best of Swing Out Sister; 2001: 20th Century Masters: Swing Out Sister Millennium Collection; 2002: Cafe Orange - Swing Out Sister CAFE Best; 2003: The Ultimate Collection; 2004: The Ultimate Collection (revised track listing) 2009: Best Selection; 2010: Private View (rearranged previously released versions) [13] 2014 ...
This was Swing Out Sister's debut album and contained the hit single "Breakout", which reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1986 and number 6 on the US pop chart in November 1987. Subsequent singles released from It's Better to Travel include " Surrender ", " Twilight World " and " Fooled by a Smile ".
She first met Andy Connell and Martin Jackson in 1984 and together they formed Swing Out Sister. In 1986–87 the group achieved success on both sides of the Atlantic with "Breakout", the band's signature song. Drewery is not only the band's lyricist, but its composer together with her musical partner, Connell. [5]
Since the band's establishment, he has been the main composer and arranger for Swing Out Sister's music, including the UK and US top ten hit, "Breakout". Apart from his work with Swing Out Sister, Connell has produced and arranged music for other artists, and recently he wrote the musical score for a short film called The Knickerman, directed ...
Martin Jackson (born 30 August 1955 in Manchester, England [1] [page needed]) is a British drummer who has played with several bands from Manchester, although his most successful roles were with Magazine in 1978 with the release of the influential Real Life album, and Swing Out Sister in 1986, with the hit song "Breakout".