MICHELLE SHOCKED : CAPTAIN SWING

1. God Is A Real Estate Developer
2. On The Greener Side
3. Silent Ways
4. Sleep Keeps Me Awake
5. The Cement Lament
6. (Don't You Mess Around With) My Little Sister
7. Looks Like Mona Lisa
8. Too Little Too Late
9. Streetcorner Ambassador
10. Must Be Luff
    Hidden Track :
11. Russian Roulette

Label : Polygram Records

Release Date : October 1989

Length : 28:24

Review (Wikipedia) : Captain Swing is a mixed genre album by American folk singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked. It was first released by Mercury Records in 1989 and later reissued by Shocked's own label Mighty Sound in 2004. It was named after Captain Swing, the pseudonymous rebel leader who penned threatening letters during the rural English Swing riots of 1830.[3] The album was a cross-country inventory of swing musical styles—from Dixieland to Western, Big Band to BeBop.

Review (AllMusic) : Shocked made a big jump from The Texas Campfire Tapes to Short Sharp Shocked, but no one expected the direction she would take for Captain Swing. Rather than continuing as a folky singer/songwriter, she opted instead to take on western swing and big-band music, complete with horn-heavy arrangements and bright orchestration. And although the cartoon image of her on the cover gives a smirk and a sly wink, the album is surprising devoid of irony. She treats the genre with affection and she's obviously having a good time swinging. Captain Swing may have confused fans of Short Sharp Shocked, but the album has several great moments, and most of all, it offers a good time.