Swings and Roundabouts

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Swings and Roundabouts
Studio album by
Shanks & Bigfoot
Released31 July 2000
Recorded1998–2000
GenreUK garage, dance, R&B
LabelJive, Pepper Records[1]
ProducerSteven Meade, Danny Langsman[2]
Shanks & Bigfoot chronology
Swings and Roundabouts
(2000) 		Ayia Napa – The Album
(2000)
Singles from Swings and Roundabouts
  1. "Sweet Like Chocolate"
    Released: 17 May 1999
  2. "Sing-A-Long"
    Released: 17 July 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[2]
NMEStarStarStar[3]
The Times4/10[4]

Swings and Roundabouts is the only album by the British dance music duo Shanks & Bigfoot, released on 31 July 2000.[5] The album contains the 1999 hit single "Sweet Like Chocolate", which reached No. 1 in the UK as well as being a top 10 hit in Australia and New Zealand.[6] Despite the success of its two singles, the album failed to break the top 75 of the UK Albums Chart.

Released a year after the runaway success of "Sweet Like Chocolate", the follow-up single "Sing-A-Long" failed to meet popular expectation, reaching No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. The majority of the female vocals for the album were provided by Terri Walker.[7]

Critical reception

The Guardian called the album "surprisingly palatable", writing that the duo "offer amiable kid's-party fare, now and then sneaking out a great pop song such as 'Like You'."[8] The Scotsman wrote that "Walker's vocals are clear, vivid pop treats, but the album as a whole is so obviously directed at the commercial rewards of a string of top-ten hits that it loses all credibility."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Steven Meade and Danny Langsman.

  1. "Sing-A-Long" – 3:31
  2. "Spinning Wheel" – 3:24
  3. "Five Miles Wide" – 3:22
  4. "Sweet Like Chocolate" – 3:37
  5. "King of Winter" – 3:32
  6. "Like You" – 4:02
  7. "Flower Without You" – 3:23
  8. "Our Way" – 3:43
  9. "Step to My Beat" – 4:56
  10. "Trust in Me" – 4:04

Bonus tracks

  2. "Sing-A-Long" (Wideboys vocal remix) – 4:45
  3. "Sweet Like Chocolate" (Metro 7" mix) – 3:14

References

  1. ^ a b Dibdin, Thom (21 July 2000). "Shanks & Bigfoot Swings & Roundabouts". The Scotsman. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 378.
  3. ^ "Swings & Roundabouts". NME. 12 September 2005.
  4. ^ Mellor, Rupert (29 July 2000). "New album releases". The Times. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Shanks & Bigfoot | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Sweet Like Chocolate". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  7. ^ Perry, Tim (29 July 2000). "Album Reviews". The Independent. Features. p. 37.
  8. ^ Kabuubi, Maxine. "Music: Pop CD releases: Shanks & Bigfoot Swings & Roundabouts". The Guardian. Friday. p. 18.

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