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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 band 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.
Thompson Twins became fixtures on MTV during the 1980s as the videos for "Hold Me Now", "Lay Your Hands on Me" and "King for a Day" were played frequently. [2] Subsequent to the marriage of Bailey and Currie, Thompson Twins released their final studio album, Queer , in 1991.
First appeared on the CD compilation Thompson Twins 'Singles Collection' (1996 Camden/BMG); also found on 'The Best Of Thompson Twins' (1998 BMG/Arista Japan), and the reissue of Here's To Future Days (2008 Edsel). "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Fade) 3:44 1985 Alex Sadkin, Nile Rodgers, & Tom Bailey: James Farber Fades out before the instrumental ending.
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).
King For A Day" is a 1985 song by the British band the Thompson Twins. It was released as the third single from the band's fifth album Here's to Future Days. It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway. There are two versions of the song, with various edits and remixes of the two.
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.