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''Shapes and Patterns'' is a 1997 album by the British pop group Swing Out Sister. It was first released in Japan in March 1997, and then in Europe and USA the year after. Producer Paul Staveley O'Duffy, who co-wrote half of the songs, was back at the helm. As an orchestra was once again employed (led by Gavyn Wright), the lush arrangements characteristic of ''Kaleidoscope World'' resurfaced. This album would also mark the beginning of the group's collaborations with Japanese musicians in their studio sessions. Mercury Records distributed ''Shapes and Patterns'' in the United States. In an interview with Paul Sexton of ''Billboard'' magazine, a marketing executive from Mercury described the challenge associated with promoting the album in the U.S. due to the evolution of the group's music: "When you have a band like Swing Out Sister, you'd have a tough time pinpointing their sound. It's pop, it's urban, it's adult, it's jazz. Europe and Japan don't adhere to those rules as much as America does. It crosses over so many lines, and that's where Swing Out's strength is."〔Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications), page 382.〕 ==Track listing== # "Somewhere in the World" (3:45) (Andy Connell/Corinne Drewery/Paul Staveley O'Duffy) # "Here and Now" (5:06) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) # "We Could Make It Happen" (5:13) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) # "Shapes and Patterns" - (:52) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) # "Better Make It Better" (Redux) - (5:23) (A. Connell/C. Drewery) # "Something Out of This World" (5:02) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) # "Joe Meek's Cat" - (:23) (C. Drewery/A. Connell/P. S. O'Duffy) # "Stoned Soul Picnic" (5:08) (Laura Nyro) # "You Already Know" (4:34) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) # "Always" (5:05) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) # "Now You're Not Here" (4:36) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) # "Icy Cold as Winter" (5:13) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) # "Shapes and Patterns" (Reprise) - (1:23) (A. Connell/C. Drewery/P. S. O'Duffy) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shapes and Patterns」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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