Ali Thomson
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Ali Thomson (born 1959 in Glasgow) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. His brother was Doug Thomson, of the Alan Brown Sect and Supertramp. Ali began singing and playing piano in local bands and moved to London in the 1970s where he worked for Mountain Records[1] as an office helphand. Ali signed to A&M Records in the UK and recorded two albums. The first album was entitled Take a Little Rhythm, and the title track was a hit in the US, peaking at #10 on the Radio & Records chart[2] and #15 on the Billboard singles chart in the summer of 1980.[3] A second single, "Live Every Minute", charted but did not make the top 40.[1] Thomson also co-wrote Gary Wright's last hit, 1981's "Really Wanna Know You". Ali continues to work in the industry as a songwriter, writing tunes for artists such as A1, Brian Kennedy, Steps, and Lisa Stansfield.
[edit] Discography
- Take a Little Rhythm (A&M Records, 1980)
- Deception Is an Art (A&M)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Biography, Allmusic.com. Allmusic erroneously states that Thomson worked for Mountain as a songwriter.
- ^ Radio & Records, August 1, 1980.
- ^ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
