# Swings and Roundabouts

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***Swings and Roundabouts*** is the only album by the British dance music duo [Shanks & Bigfoot](/source/Shanks_%26_Bigfoot), released on 31 July 2000.[3] The album contains the 1999 hit single "[Sweet Like Chocolate](/source/Sweet_Like_Chocolate)", which reached No. 1 in the UK as well as being a top 10 hit in Australia and New Zealand.[4] Despite the success of its two singles, the album failed to break the top 75 of the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart).

Released a year after the runaway success of "Sweet Like Chocolate", the follow-up single "[Sing-A-Long](/source/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](/source/Terri_Walker).[5]

## Critical reception

*[The Guardian](/source/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'."[6] *[The Scotsman](/source/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](/source/Sing-A-Long)" – 3:31
1. "Spinning Wheel" – 3:24
1. "Five Miles Wide" – 3:22
1. "[Sweet Like Chocolate](/source/Sweet_like_Chocolate)" – 3:37
1. "King of Winter" – 3:32
1. "Like You" – 4:02
1. "Flower Without You" – 3:23
1. "Our Way" – 3:43
1. "Step to My Beat" – 4:56
1. "Trust in Me" – 4:04

### Bonus tracks

1. "Sing-A-Long" ([Wideboys](/source/Wideboys) vocal remix) – 4:45
1. "Sweet Like Chocolate" (Metro 7" mix) – 3:14

## References

1. Dibdin, Thom (21 July 2000). "Shanks & Bigfoot Swings & Roundabouts". *The Scotsman*. p. 14.

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). *The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 378.

1. ["Shanks & Bigfoot | Biography & History"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shanks-bigfoot-mn0000136888). AllMusic.

1. ["Sweet Like Chocolate"](http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Shanks+%26+Bigfoot&titel=Sweet+Like+Chocolate&cat=s). *Australian-charts.com*. Retrieved 11 June 2010.

1. Perry, Tim (29 July 2000). "Album Reviews". *The Independent*. p. 37.

1. Kabuubi, Maxine. "Music: Pop CD releases: Shanks & Bigfoot Swings & Roundabouts". *The Guardian*. p. 18.

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