The Swing (album)

By 1983 Australian rock band INXS attempted to expand their international profile with their fourth studio album, The Swing. In September 1983 the band travelled to New York City to work with Nile Rodgers as producer at the Power Station. All four singles were co-written by Andrew with Hutchence, while other album tracks were generally written with one or more additional band members. A cassette extended play of remixes, Dekadance, was also released in Australia. ==Reception==

Critical response 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". Rolling Stone Australia listed The Swing at #32 on the list of the 200 greatest Australian albums of all time. Top 100 Albums of 1984: Slicing Up Eyeballs' Best of the '80s - part 5, The Swing was listed at #11 on the list of 100 greatest albums of 1984." Charting and awards 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. It remained in the top 100 for over 100;weeks. 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; it also entered the Canadian Top 40, where it reached No. 27 on the RPM 100 Albums. 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, with the local airing of a mini-series, INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, on the Seven Network. ==Track listing==

INXS • 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==

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