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Annotation

This release is a collection of Thompson Twins' second to sixth albums. Each disc is housed in a mini vinyl replica sleeve, and packaged together in a thick cardboard slipcase.

Annotation last modified on 2020-08-28 14:18 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Set
#TitleRatingLength
1In the Name of Love
recording of:
In the Name of Love
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Chris Bell (drummer (Thompson Twins)), Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway, Peter Dodd, John Roog and Matthew Seligman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Point Music Ltd.
3:50
2Living in Europe
3:26
3Bouncing
recording of:
Bouncing
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Joe Leeway
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Point Music Ltd.
2:30
4Tok Tok
2:24
5Good Gosh
assistant engineer:
John Rule
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
additional synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby
congas:
Joe Leeway
drums (drum set) [Drums]:
Chris Bell (drummer (Thompson Twins))
electric bass guitar:
Matthew Seligman
electric guitar:
Peter Dodd
guitar [Guitars]:
John Roog
percussion:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway and Peter Dodd
piano:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
saxophone:
Alannah Currie
synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Peter Dodd
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Joe Leeway
recording of:
Good Gosh
lyricist and composer:
Joe Leeway
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Point Music Ltd.
3:10
6The Rowe
assistant engineer:
John Rule
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
additional synthesizer and guest keyboard:
Thomas Dolby
congas:
Joe Leeway
drums (drum set) [Drums]:
Chris Bell (drummer (Thompson Twins))
electric bass guitar:
Matthew Seligman
electric guitar:
Peter Dodd
guitar [Guitars]:
John Roog
percussion:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway and Peter Dodd
piano:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
saxophone:
Alannah Currie
synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Peter Dodd
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Joe Leeway
recording of:
The Rowe
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Point Music Ltd.
6:28
7Runaway
guest keyboard:
Thomas Dolby
3:33
8Another Fantasy
assistant engineer:
John Rule
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
additional synthesizer:
Thomas Dolby
congas:
Joe Leeway
drums (drum set) [Drums]:
Chris Bell (drummer (Thompson Twins))
electric bass guitar:
Matthew Seligman
electric guitar:
Peter Dodd
guitar [Guitars]:
John Roog
percussion:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway and Peter Dodd
piano:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
saxophone:
Alannah Currie
synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Peter Dodd
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Joe Leeway
recording of:
Another Fantasy
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Point Music Ltd.
3:59
9Fool's Gold
assistant engineer:
John Rule
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
additional synthesizer and guest keyboard:
Thomas Dolby
congas:
Joe Leeway
drums (drum set) [Drums]:
Chris Bell (drummer (Thompson Twins))
electric bass guitar:
Matthew Seligman
electric guitar:
Peter Dodd
guitar [Guitars]:
John Roog
percussion:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway and Peter Dodd
piano:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
saxophone:
Alannah Currie
synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Peter Dodd
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Joe Leeway
recording of:
Fool’s Gold
lyricist and composer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Point Music Ltd.
3:20
10Crazy Dog
3:45
11Blind
4:53
2▼CD: Quick Step & Side Kick
#TitleRatingLength
1Love on Your Side
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
recording of:
Love on Your Side
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
3:33
2Lies
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1982)
recording of:
Lies
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., CD Baby Publishing (publisher, not a release label!), Point Music Ltd. and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
3.93:13
3If You Were Here
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
guest cymbal:
Boris Williams
recording of:
If You Were Here
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
32:56
4Judy Do
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
recording of:
Judy Do
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
3:48
5Tears
cymbal:
Boris Williams
recording of:
Tears
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
5:03
6Watching
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
guest guitar:
Monte Brown
guest background vocals:
Grace Jones
recording of:
Watching
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
3:58
7We Are Detective
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
recording of:
We Are Detective
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
3:06
8Kamikaze
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
recording of:
Kamikaze
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
3:55
9Love Lies Bleeding
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
recording of:
Love Lies Bleeding
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
52:50
10All Fall Out
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
recording of:
All Fall Out
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
55:28
3▼CD: Into The Gap
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1Doctor! Doctor!
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1984)
music videos:
Doctor! Doctor! by Thompson Twins
recording of:
Doctor! Doctor!
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
Point Music Ltd.
2.54:40
2You Take Me Up
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Eurodisc Ltd. and Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
You Take Me Up
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
Point Music Ltd.
3.54:28
3Hold Me Now
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983), BMG Arista Records Ltd. (in 1983), BMG Eurodisc Ltd. (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983), Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1984)
music videos:
Hold Me Now by Thompson Twins
recording of:
Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song)
writer:
Alannah Joy Currie, Joseph Martin Leeway and Thomas Alexander Bailey (Thompson Twins)
vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc., Point Music (publisher) and Point Music Ltd.
4.53:51
4Day After Day
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Day After Day
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
5:10
5No Peace for the Wicked
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
No Peace for the Wicked
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
4:08
6The Gap
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
tabla [tablas]:
Pandit Dinesh
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
The Gap
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
4:46
7Sister of Mercy
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Sister of Mercy
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
54:47
8Storm on the Sea
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Storm on the Sea
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
5:33
9Who Can Stop the Rain?
recording engineer and mixer:
Phil Thornalley
drums (drum set) programming:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alex Sadkin
congas and synthesizer [Prophet V]:
Joe Leeway
double bass [contrabass], guitar, harmonica, piano and synthesizer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
drums (drum set), marimba, percussion and xylophone:
Alannah Currie
background vocals:
Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
vocals:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Who Can Stop the Rain?
writer and vocals arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
5:45
4▼CD: Here's To Future Days
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1Don't Mess With Doctor Dream
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
recording of:
Don't Mess With Doctor Dream
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
54:24
2Lay Your Hands on Me
recording engineer:
Terry Becker (engineer) and James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Nile Rodgers and Alex Sadkin
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
guest background vocals:
East Harlem Hobo Choir
arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1985) and BMG Arista Records Ltd. (in 1985)
recording of:
Lay Your Hands on Me
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
publisher:
Point Music Ltd.
34:21
3Future Days
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
guest background vocals:
East Harlem Hobo Choir
arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
recording of:
Future Days
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
2:51
4You Killed the Clown
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
guest tenor saxophone:
Steve Elsin
arranger:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
recording of:
You Killed the Clown
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
4:53
5Revolution
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guest guitar:
Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
cover recording of:
Revolution (Beatles song)
written in:
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4:04
6King for a Day
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
King for a Day
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
5:20
7Love Is the Law
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Love Is the Law
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
4:45
8Ermperor's Clothes, Part 1
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Emperors Clothes, Part 1
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
4:46
9Tokyo
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Tokyo
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
3:39
10Breakaway
recording engineer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and John Potoker (producer/engineer aka Tokes)
additional engineer:
Knut Bøhn and Jay Mark
engineer:
Scott Ansell and Olivier de Bosson
producer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Nile Rodgers
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
additional guitar and background vocals:
Nile Rodgers
recording of:
Breakaway
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
3:32
5▼CD: Close To The Bone
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1Follow Your Heart
3:54
2Bush Baby
4:10
3Get That Love
recording of:
Get That Love
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alannah Currie
4:00
4Twentieth Century
4:02
5Long Goodbye
4:21
6Still Waters
3:36
7Savage Moon
4:40
8Gold Fever
4:04
9Dancing in Your Shoes
4:26
10Perfect Day
4:28