Spotify Release Info
Track: If You Were Here
Artist: Thompson Twins
Album: Quick Step and Side Kick (Deluxe Edition)
Artist Bio
Name: Thompson Twins
Spotify Genres: new wave, synthpop
Followers: 700,304
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Biography
Thompson Twins (named after the detectives Thomson and Thompson in the Tintin comics) was formed in 1977 in Sheffield by [a=Tom Bailey] and guitarists [a=John Roog] and [a=Peter Dodd], with drummer [a=Chris Bell (3)] joining soon afterwards after some line-up changes. They arrived in London and self-released their debut single [url=http://www.discogs.com/Thompson-Twins-Squares-And-Triangles/release/2014184]"Squares And Triangles"[/url] in 1980. After their 1981 debut album, they recruited [a=The Soft Boys]'s bassist [a=Matthew Seligman], New Zealand saxophonist [a=Alannah Currie], and percussionist [a=Joe Leeway], forming a septet. After the group completed their second album, "Set", Dodd and Roog left to form the short lived act [a=Big View]. Seligman also left the group to pursue a career as a session musician (for [a=The Waterboys], [a=David Bowie] etc.). As a trio, Thompson Twins reached their commercial peak with their [url=http://www.discogs.com/Thompson-Twins-Into-The-Gap/release/56303]"Into The Gap"[/url] album and the five singles that it spawned, managing to conquer the American market in the process. Joe Leeway went solo in May 1986 and the group continued as a duo, releasing three more albums. The band released eight albums in total. In 1993, Bailey and Currie started the electronic project [a=Babble].
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Check this outPopular Tracks on Spotify
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1.Hold Me NowInto the Gap (Deluxe Edition)
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2.Doctor! Doctor!Into the Gap
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3.Hold Me Now (Phil Thornalley Mix)Dance Vault Remixes
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4.If You Were HereQuick Step and Side Kick (Deluxe Edition)
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5.LiesQuick Step and Side Kick (Deluxe Edition)
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6.Doctor! Doctor! (Phil Thornalley Remix)Dance Vault Remixes
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7.King for a DayHere's to Future Days
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8.Lay Your Hands on MeHere's to Future Days
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9.You Take Me UpInto the Gap
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10.Lay Your Hands on Me (James Farber Remix)Dance Vault Remixes
Discogs Release Info
Release: Thompson Twins - Quick Step & Side Kick
Year: 1983
Genres: Electronic, Pop
Styles: New Wave, Synth-pop