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Swing Out Sister began in earnest in 1985, when Connell and Jackson teamed up with Corinne Drewery. 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 ".
Drewery is not only the band's lyricist, but its composer together with her musical partner, Connell. [5] In 1986, she provided additional vocals on the track "Bootsy" by Connell's former band A Certain Ratio. The song was released exclusively as a single in Australia and featured on their fifth studio album Force. [citation needed]
Original member Jackson left the group during the making of the second album, Kaleidoscope World.Although the liner notes give "special thanks to Martin Jackson" and his co-writing credits appear on the songs "Tainted" and "Between Strangers", they also point out that "Swing Out Sister are Corinne Drewery and Andy Connell."
The group's vocalist Corinne Drewery has acknowledged Dusty Springfield as a major influence; [17] however, it was a chance hearing of the original Barbara Acklin version at a Manchester disco specializing in Northern soul that convinced Drewery and her Swing Out Sister partner Andy Connell to remake "Am I the Same Girl". [18]
For the recording of Get in Touch with Yourself, Swing Out Sister consisted of Corinne Drewery on lead vocals and Andy Connell on keyboards. [3] This was the first Swing Out Sister studio album to which original member Martin Jackson did not contribute, as he left the band during the recording of the Kaleidoscope World album in 1989.
The music video for this single features Corinne Drewery, Andy Connell and Jackson riding bicycles and enjoying other leisure activities around the Salton Sea area in Southern California. Visible in the video are the famous "Texaco Marine" sign and the North Shore Beach and Yacht Club .
Her new partner, 15-year-old Matt Jacoby, released a statement through his mother, Liz Abercrombie, saying "words cannot express" his sorrow at the loss of his partner and friends on Flight 5342.
O'Connell left the group; the remaining trio recorded some demos – sometimes including Mann's friend Corinne Drewery of Swing Out Sister – while seeking a recording deal. [5] [6] Farrington and Floreale came up with the band name after using the famous proverb to note the cultural differences between Manchester and London. [3]