It's Better To Travel
by Swing Out Sister
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Swing Out Sister bestography
It's Better To Travel is ranked as the best album by Swing Out Sister.
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It's Better To Travel track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (4 out of 9 tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/21/2025 17:59 | rubens | 850 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2024 07:31 | Sumbody | 1,916 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2024 23:35 | r0b07 | 801 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2023 20:28 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2023 12:14 | TonySayers61 | 25,376 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.6/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Swing out Sister's music is happy and uplifting imo. There are some great tracks here, Breakout, Surrender and Fooled by a Smile are particular favourites. Most tracks are underpinned by really simple yet effective electric bass lines. As fresh today as when it was released in the eighties. (Edited)
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