The Best of Thompson Twins

~ Release by Thompson Twins (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Hold 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.
4.54:48
2In the Name of Love (UK album version)
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.
3:54
3Love on Your Side
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Love on Your Side
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
53:59
4Lies
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.
4.253:12
5We Are Detective
engineer:
Phil Thornalley
producer:
Alex Sadkin
recording of:
We Are Detective
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
3:04
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
7Doctor! 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
8You 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.
3.54:27
9Sister of Mercy (7″ version)
5:10
10The Gap
4:46
11Don’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
54:26
12Lay 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.
34:24
13Nothing in Common
3:30
14Get That Love
recording of:
Get That Love
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Alannah Currie
3:58
15King for a Day
recording of:
King for a Day
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
5:23
16Revolution
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)
4:06
17Bouncing
recording of:
Bouncing
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) and Joe Leeway
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and Point Music Ltd.
2:33
18Follow Your Heart
3:57
19Tokyo
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
3:40