The Swing is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band INXS, released on 21 March 1984. It peaked at number one on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart for five non-consecutive weeks from early April to mid-May 1984. The lead single "Original Sin" was recorded in New York City with Nile Rodgers and featured Daryl Hall on backing vocals. Overall, the album featured a slightly harder-edged sound than their previous releases.
By 1983 Australian rock band INXS attempted to expand their international profile with their fourth studio album, The Swing.[1] The Sydney-based group had formed in 1977 by three brothers Andrew on guitar and keyboards; Jon on percussion and drums; and Tim Farriss on guitar; together with Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar; Michael Hutchence on lead vocals; and Kirk Pengilly on guitar, saxophone, and vocals.[2][3][4]
In September 1983 the band travelled to New York City to work with Nile Rodgers as producer at the Power Station (recording studio) recording studio.[1][4] It was the first time the group had recorded outside Australia and provided the album's lead single, "Original Sin" (December 1983).[1] Rodgers asked Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates to guest on backing vocals for the chorus, Hall later recalled "I don't know why because they're good singers, they didn't need me but I did it anyway".[5]
All four singles were co-written by Andrew with Hutchence,[6] while other album tracks were generally written with one or more additional band members.[6]
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that The Swing "retains the new wave pop sense and rock attack of their earlier albums, while adding a stronger emphasis on dance rhythms". He liked the improved songwriting "with more than half of the album featuring memorable hooks".[8] Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane opined that "[it] boasted all the confident swagger and accomplished rock hooks of a band on the cusp of international acceptance".[2]
Fellow Australian journalists, John O'Donnell, Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson, found that Rodgers' effort with "Original Sin" had delivered a track with a "confident rhythm" and helped the band so that "they now had focus; the lyrical image ... fitted their circumstances".[1] Meanwhile, Launay, after hearing that track, "accepted the challenge" of providing a "sense of reinvention" for the group so that "post-punk affectations and new romantic plumage were fading away, revealing a rock band with funk leanings and pop instincts".[1]
Charting and awardsedit
The Swing peaked at number one on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart for five non-consecutive weeks from early April to mid-May 1984.[10] It remained in the top 100 for over 100;weeks.[10][11] On the New Zealand Albums Chart it reached No. 6.
Beyond its local success, this album, as its predecessor, entered the US Top 75, reaching No. 52 on the Billboard 200;[12] it also entered the Canadian Top 40, where it reached No. 27 on the RPM 100 Albums.[13] In Europe, The Swing entered the Top 20 in France due to the big success of its single "Original Sin" which reached the French Top 5 during the summer of 1984; and the Top 40 in the Netherlands.
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^"Nile Rodgers Talks About 'Original Sin''s Original Lyrics". Weekender Playground. WaistHigh. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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The Swing is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band INXS released on 21 March 1984 It peaked at number one on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart for five non consecutive weeks from early April to mid May 1984 The lead single Original Sin was recorded in New York City with Nile Rodgers and featured Daryl Hall on backing vocals Overall the album featured a slightly harder edged sound than their previous releases The SwingStudio album by INXSReleased21 March 1984RecordedSeptember December 1983StudioPower Station New York City US The Manor Oxfordshire UK Rhinoceros Sydney Australia Emerald City Sydney Australia Paradise Sydney AustraliaGenreNew wave alternative rockLength42 40LabelWEA Mercury AtcoProducerNick Launay Nile RodgersINXS chronologyDekadance 1983 The Swing 1984 Listen Like Thieves 1985 Singles from The Swing Original Sin Released December 1983 I Send a Message Released March 1984 Burn for You Released July 1984 Dancing on the Jetty Released October 1984 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 2 1 Critical response 2 2 Charting and awards 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 Decade end charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesBackground editBy 1983 Australian rock band INXS attempted to expand their international profile with their fourth studio album The Swing 1 The Sydney based group had formed in 1977 by three brothers Andrew on guitar and keyboards Jon on percussion and drums and Tim Farriss on guitar together with Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar Michael Hutchence on lead vocals and Kirk Pengilly on guitar saxophone and vocals 2 3 4 In September 1983 the band travelled to New York City to work with Nile Rodgers as producer at the Power Station recording studio recording studio 1 4 It was the first time the group had recorded outside Australia and provided the album s lead single Original Sin December 1983 1 Rodgers asked Daryl Hall of Hall amp Oates to guest on backing vocals for the chorus Hall later recalled I don t know why because they re good singers they didn t need me but I did it anyway 5 All four singles were co written by Andrew with Hutchence 6 while other album tracks were generally written with one or more additional band members 6 From December INXS were working with Nick Launay Midnight Oil Models at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire to complete the rest of the album 1 4 7 A cassette extended play of remixes Dekadance was also released in Australia Reception editCritical response edit Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 AllMusic s Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that The Swing retains the new wave pop sense and rock attack of their earlier albums while adding a stronger emphasis on dance rhythms He liked the improved songwriting with more than half of the album featuring memorable hooks 8 Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane opined that it boasted all the confident swagger and accomplished rock hooks of a band on the cusp of international acceptance 2 Fellow Australian journalists John O Donnell Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson found that Rodgers effort with Original Sin had delivered a track with a confident rhythm and helped the band so that they now had focus the lyrical image fitted their circumstances 1 Meanwhile Launay after hearing that track accepted the challenge of providing a sense of reinvention for the group so that post punk affectations and new romantic plumage were fading away revealing a rock band with funk leanings and pop instincts 1 Charting and awards edit The Swing peaked at number one on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart for five non consecutive weeks from early April to mid May 1984 10 It remained in the top 100 for over 100 weeks 10 11 On the New Zealand Albums Chart it reached No 6 Beyond its local success this album as its predecessor entered the US Top 75 reaching No 52 on the Billboard 200 12 it also entered the Canadian Top 40 where it reached No 27 on the RPM 100 Albums 13 In Europe The Swing entered the Top 20 in France due to the big success of its single Original Sin which reached the French Top 5 during the summer of 1984 and the Top 40 in the Netherlands In October 2010 The Swing was listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums at No 56 with their 1987 album Kick at No 11 1 In 2011 The Swing was re released as a remastered edition The remastering engineer was Giovanni Scatola In February 2014 The Swing returned to the top 50 on the ARIA Albums Chart 14 with the local airing of a mini series INXS Never Tear Us Apart on the Seven Network Track listing editAll tracks are written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence 6 unless otherwise indicatedThe Swing track listingNo TitleWriter s Length1 Original Sin 5 192 Melting in the Sun Tim Farriss Jon Farriss Hutchence3 253 I Send a Message 3 244 Dancing on the Jetty 4 345 The Swing Garry Gary Beers A Farriss T Farriss Hutchence Kirk Pengilly J Farriss3 526 Johnson s Aeroplane A Farriss3 537 Love Is What I Say Beers A Farriss T Farriss Hutchence Pengilly J Farriss Anthony Braxton Smith3 428 Face the Change J Farriss Hutchence Pengilly3 349 Burn for You 4 5910 All the Voices 6 06Total length 42 40Personnel editINXS Michael Hutchence vocals Andrew Farriss keyboards guitars string arrangements Kirk Pengilly guitars saxophone vocals Tim Farriss guitars bass Garry Gary Beers basses Jon Farriss drums percussion vocals Additional musicians William Motzing string arrangements Daryl Hall backing vocals on Original Sin Sherine Abeyratne backing vocals Andrew Duffield backing vocals Kim Liat Edwards backing vocals Sean Kelly backing vocals Norma Lewis backing vocals Jenny Morris backing vocals Frank Simms backing vocals David Spinner backing vocals Production Nile Rodgers producer 1 Nick Launay producer 2 10 engineer 2 10 mixing Jason Corsaro engineer 1 Jeremy Allom assistant engineer Stuart Breed assistant engineer Steve Barney Chase assistant engineer Paul Cook assistant engineer David Price assistant engineer Ross assistant engineer Alan Wright assistant engineer Philip Mortlock cover design photography Jon Watkins artwork Michael Putland front group photography black and white photography Paul Clarke photography Kirk Pengilly photography Mixed at Townhouse Studios AIR Studios Sarm East Studios and Sarm West Studios London UK Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for The Swing Chart 1984 1986 Peakposition Australian Albums Kent Music Report 15 1 Canadian Albums RPM 13 27 French Albums SNEP 16 14 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 17 37 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 18 6 US Billboard 200 19 52 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for The Swing Chart 1984 Position Australian Albums Chart 20 4 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 21 21 Chart 1985 Position Australian Albums Chart 22 31 Decade end charts edit Decade end chart performance for The Swing Chart 1980 1989 Position Australian Albums Chart 10 19Certifications editCertifications for The Swing Region Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 23 6 Platinum 420 000 New Zealand RMNZ 24 Platinum 15 000 United States RIAA 25 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b c d e f g O Donnell John Creswell Toby Mathieson Craig October 2010 100 Best Australian Albums Prahran Vic Hardie Grant Books ISBN 978 1 74066 955 9 a b McFarlane Ian 1999 Encyclopedia entry for INXS Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop Allen amp Unwin ISBN 1 86448 768 2 Archived from the original on 30 September 2004 Retrieved 6 March 2014 Nimmervoll Ed INXS Howlspace The Living History of Our Music White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd Ed Nimmervoll Archived from the original on 26 July 2012 Retrieved 6 March 2014 a b c Holmgren Magnus Shaw Julian Meyer Peer INXS Australian Rock Database Passagen Magnus Holmgren Archived from the original on 12 December 2011 Retrieved 6 March 2014 Nile Rodgers Talks About Original Sin s Original Lyrics Weekender Playground WaistHigh 14 February 2012 Retrieved 6 March 2014 a b c Original Sin at APRA search engine Australasian Performing Right Association APRA Retrieved 6 March 2014 Note User may have to click Search again and provide details at Enter a title e g Original Sin or at Performer INXS Tracee Hutchison 1992 Your Name s On The Door Sydney ABC Enterprises p 68 ISBN 0 7333 0115 0 a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas The Swing INXS AllMusic Retrieved 7 March 2014 Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds 2004 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon amp Schuster p 406 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 a b c Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives NSW Australian Chart Book Ltd ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Note Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA created their own charts in mid 1988 In 1992 Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970 1974 Ryan bulion Gary 3 September 2008 Albums Pre 1989 ARIA Charts Special Occasion Charts Australian Charts Portal Hung Medien Steffen Hung Retrieved 6 March 2014 INXS Awards Allmusic Retrieved 8 March 2014 a b Item Display Top Albums CDs RPM Library and Archives Canada 15 July 1984 Archived from the original on 8 March 2014 Retrieved 8 March 2014 Hung Steffen INXS The Swing Australian Charts Portal Hung Medien Steffen Hung Retrieved 8 March 2014 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 149 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Lescharts com INXS The Swing Hung Medien Retrieved 8 December 2021 Dutchcharts nl INXS The Swing in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 8 December 2021 Charts nz INXS The Swing Hung Medien Retrieved 8 December 2021 INXS Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved 5 January 2022 Forum ARIA Charts Special Occasion Charts 1984 Australian charts com Hung Medien Retrieved 18 March 2017 Top Selling Albums of 1984 The Official New Zealand Music Chart Recorded Music New Zealand Retrieved 2 February 2022 Forum ARIA Charts Special Occasion Charts 1985 Australian charts com Hung Medien Retrieved 18 March 2017 ARIA Charts Accreditations 1996 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 14 July 2022 New Zealand album certifications INXS Recorded Music NZ Retrieved 8 April 2017 American album certifications INXS The Swing Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved 14 September 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Swing INXS album amp oldid 1216969679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
