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"Hold Me Now" is a 1983 song by British band the Thompson Twins. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Alex Sadkin and the group's lead vocalist Tom Bailey . The song is a mid-tempo new wave song that uses a varied instrumentation, including keyboards, a xylophone , a piano and Latin percussion .
Into the Gap is the fourth studio album by British pop group Thompson Twins, released on 17 February 1984 by Arista Records. [3] The album was recorded during 1983 at Compass Point Studios, in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Alex Sadkin who had produced the band's previous studio album, Quick Step & Side Kick (1983).
Thompson Twins were a British pop band, formed in 1977 in Sheffield. [3] Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity during the early and mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the world.
The group eventually ended up as a trio with Bailey on lead vocals, guitar, bass, and keyboards, his then girlfriend Alannah Currie (percussion, saxophone, and backing vocals), and Joe Leeway (percussion and vocals). [2] Thompson Twins became fixtures on MTV during the 1980s as the videos for "Hold Me Now", "Lay Your Hands on Me" and "King for ...
Hold Me Now may refer to: "Hold Me Now" (Thompson Twins song) "Hold Me Now" (Johnny Logan song), winner of the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest; Hold Me Now, a 1987 album by Johnny Logan "Hold Me Now", a song by The Adventures from The Sea of Love "Hold Me Now", a song by Elastica from Elastica
Quick Step & Side Kick is the third studio album by the British new wave group Thompson Twins.It was released in February 1983 by Arista Records, and was their first album to be released as a trio (the band consisted of up to seven members during previous releases).
Doctor!" is a song performed by the British new wave band Thompson Twins. It is the second single from the band's fourth studio album, Into the Gap (1984). It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, and prominently features a keyboard solo. Following the successful chart performances of the Into the Gap single "Hold Me Now ...
Leeway performing with Thompson Twins in 1984. Playing bongos and congas, he appeared on Thompson Twins debut studio album A Product Of... (Participation) (1981). By the time the band recorded their second studio album Set in 1982, Leeway had begun contributing to the songwriting process; he wrote by himself two songs for the album, and sang lead vocals on three tracks.