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Biography
Use dmy dates|date=April 2011about|the INXS's album|the Fragonard's painting|The Swing (painting)|the song by James Bonamy|The Swing (song)Infobox Album | | Name = The Swing| Type = Album| Artist = INXS | Cover = Theswing.jpg| Released = May 1984| Recorded = 1983| Genre = New Wave music|New Wave , alternative rock | Length = 42:40| Label = Warner Music Group|WEA Records flagicon|AUS Atco Records flagicon|USA Mercury Records flagicon|EUR| Producer = Nick Launay Nile Rodgers | Last album = Shabooh Shoobah (1982)| This album = The Swing (1984)| Next album = Listen Like Thieves (1985)Album ratings| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = Rating|3|5Allmusic|class=album|id=r9884|pure_url=yes The Swing is Australia n Rock music|rock band INXS 's fourth studio album, released in 1984. The lead single "Original Sin" was recorded in New York City with Nile Rodgers and featured Daryl Hall on Backing vocalist|backing vocals . Overall, the album featured a slightly harder-edged sound than their previous releases.
It enjoyed long-term success on the Australian music charts, remaining in the top 50 selling albums for over 2 years. It remained relatively unknown in the United States ; it was their next album, Listen Like Thieves , that made them a worldwide name. As of 2006, the album is in the top 10 best-selling albums in Australia. It produced three top 3 singles on the Australian charts.
A cassette of remixes, Dekadance , was also released in Australia.
In October 2010, The Swing , was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums at No. 56, with their 1987 album, Kick (INXS album)|Kick at No.& nbsp;11.Cite book | title = 100 Best Australian Albums | last1 = O'Donnell | first1 = John | authorlink1 = John O'Donnell (music journalist) | last2 = Creswell | first2=Toby | authorlink2 = Toby Creswell | last3 = Mathieson | first3 = Craig | authorlink3 = Craig Mathieson | publisher = Hardie Grant Books | date = October 2010 | location = Prahran, Victoria|Prahran, Vic | isbn = 978-1-74066-955-9
Track listing
All songs written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence , except where noted. # " Original Sin (INXS song)|Original Sin " – 5:19 # "Melting in the Sun" ( Tim Farriss , Jon Farriss , Hutchence) – 3:25 # "I Send a Message" – 3:24 # "Dancing on the Jetty" – 4:34 # "The Swing" (A. Farriss, T. Farris, Hutchence, Pengilly, Beers) – 3:52 # "Johnson's Aeroplane" (A. Farriss) - 3:53 # "Love Is (What I Say)" (Farriss, Hutchence, Pengilly, Beers, A. Braxton-Smith) – 3:42 # "Face the Change" (Farriss, Hutchence, Pengilly) – 3:34 # "Burn for You" – 4:59 # "All the Voices" – 6:06
Personnel
Garry Gary Beers & nbsp;– bass guitar
Andrew Farriss & nbsp;– guitar, keyboards
Jon Farriss & nbsp;– percussion, drums
Tim Farriss & nbsp;– guitar
Michael Hutchence & nbsp;– vocals
Kirk Pengilly & nbsp;– guitar, saxophone, vocals
Chart positions
Year
Chart
Position
1984
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart
1
Singles
"Original Sin"/"In Vain" (Dec 1983) (AUS #1)
"I Send a Message"/"Mechanical" (Mar 1984) (AUS #2)
"Burn for You"/"Johnson's Aeroplane" (Jul 1984) (AUS #3)
"Dancing on the Jetty"/"The Harbour" (Oct 1984) (AUS #39)
Videos
"Original Sin"
"I Send a Message"
"Burn for You"
"Dancing on the Jetty"
"Melting in the Sun"
"Love Is (What I Say)"
"All the Voices"(Contains footage from Richard Lowenstein film `Strikebound`)
References
Reflist s-startsuccession box| before = '' 1984 Shakin' by Various artists | title = Kent Music Report|Australian Kent Music Report Number-one albums of 1984 (Australia)|number-one album | years = 2–22 April 1984 30 April - 13 May 1984 | after = Twentieth Century (Cold Chisel album)|Twentieth Century by Cold Chisel end INXS DEFAULTSORT:Swing, The Category:1984 albums Category:INXS albums Category:Albums produced by Nile Rodgers Category:Albums produced by Nick Launay
