Swans Way was a three-piece UK

United Kingdom

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 pop

Pop music

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 group

Musical ensemble

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. In addition to the future Scarlet Fantastic

Scarlet Fantastic

Scarlet Fantastic were a British late 1980s pop duo, consisting of Maggie De Monde and Rick P. Jones. The band had evolved from an earlier recording act called Swans Way. Scarlet Fantastic were to reach the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart only once, when they released their October 1987 single "No...

 duo

Duet (music)

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 of Maggie De Monde (vocals

Human voice

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 and percussion) and Rick P. Jones (double bass

Double bass

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), Swans Way featured the vocals

Singing

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 of Robert Shaw. They formed in Birmingham

Birmingham

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 in 1982. They were also one of the bands who have covered

Cover version

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 "Gloomy Sunday

Gloomy Sunday

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", which featured on the B-side

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 of their Top 20 hit

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 in 1984; a song

Song

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 called "Soul Train". They split up the same year.

Singles

• "Theme From The Balcony" - (1982)
• "Soul Train" - Exit Records
  Exit Records
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   - (1984) UK
  UK Singles Chart
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   #20
• "The Anchor" - Exit Records - (1984)
• "Illuminations" - Balgier Records - (1984) UK #57
• "When The Wild Calls" - Balgier Records - (1984) UK #80

Albums

• The Fugitive Kind - Balgier Records - (1984) UK
  UK Albums Chart
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   #88
• The Best Of Swansway - (Universal Records
  Universal Records
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  ) - (1998)

External links

• Mini biography of Swans Way at Scarlet-fantastic.co.uk