Genres Pop Active until 1984 Origin United Kingdom (1982) | Years active 1982–1984 Genre Pop music | |
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Labels Exit Records, Balgier Records, Universal Records, Cherry Pop Associated acts Scarlet Fantastic
Maggie and Martin Past members Maggie De Monde
Rick P. Jones
Robert Shaw Albums The Fugitive Kind (Bonus Tracks Edition), The Best of Swansway Members Maggie de Monde, Rick P. Jones, Mighty Math Similar Scarlet Fantastic, John L Walters, Daniel Glass, Doug Morris, Marc Almond | ||
Swans Way was a three-piece UK pop group. In addition to the future Scarlet Fantastic duo of Maggie De Monde (vocals and percussion) and Rick P. Jones (double bass), Swans Way featured the vocals of Robert Shaw.
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Formed in Birmingham in 1982, Swans Way presented a mixture of musical influences - from jazz to classical, pop to disco. Their first single in 1982, Theme from the Balcony, was not a chart hit, but their second, Soul Train, (UK Singles Chart No.20, 18/02/1984) was a classic of its day.
They recorded an album entitled The Fugitive Kind (released 03/11/1984, UK Album Chart No. 88) and released further singles - The Anchor (released March 1984), Illuminations (released 26/05/1984, UK Singles Chart No. 57), and When the Wild Calls (released 15/09/1984, UK chart No. 80).
The album was (unusually for the early 80s) released on the CD format, but only about 100 copies were actually produced, making it a very rare item. It was re-released on CD in 1997 with some extra tracks and re-titled The Best of Swans Way, and again in 2012 with a different set of bonus tracks and under the title of The Fugitive Kind - Expanded Edition.
The band split up in 1985 due to musical differences.
De Monde is now one half of the recording duo Maggie & Martin, whilst Shaw has released albums under his working project Mighty Math.
Singles
Albums
Also available was a video of their concert, which is very rare and hard to find
Videos
Songs
When the Wild CallsThe Fugitive Kind (Bonus Tracks Edition) · 1984
Soul TrainThe Fugitive Kind (Bonus Tracks Edition) · 1984
Theme From The BalconyThe Fugitive Kind (Bonus Tracks Edition) · 1984