Thompson Twins discography
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This is the discography (albums and singles) of English pop band Thompson Twins.
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[edit] Early career
- May 1980: first single, "Squares and Triangles" was released on its own independent label (Dirty Discs).
- November 1980: the Independent label Latent released "She's in Love with Mystery" (topped the UK independent chart).
[edit] Albums
UK chart positions: UK Albums Chart, U.S. chart positions: Billboard 200.
| Year | Album | UK | U.S. | RIAA certification |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | A Product of ... (Participation) | - | - | debut album (United Kingdom) | |
| 1982 | Set | 48 | - | Thomas Dolby assisted on three tracks; last album with the band's original seven members: Tom Bailey, Chris Bell, Alannah Currie, Peter Dodd, Joe Leeway, John Roog, and Matthew Seligman. | |
| 1982 | In The Name Of Love | - | 148 | the band's debut album in the United States, it contains eight tracks from Set and two tracks from A Product of ... (Participation) | |
| 1983 | Quick Step and Side Kick (UK title) Side Kicks (U.S. title) |
2 | 34 | First album with the band's well known three-member line-up: Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway. | |
| 1984 | Into The Gap | 1 | 10 | Platinum | |
| 1985 | Here's To Future Days | 5 | 20 | Gold | |
| 1987 | Close To The Bone | 90 | 76 | The first Thompson Twins album without Joe Leeway. | |
| 1988 | The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes | - | 175 | ||
| 1989 | Big Trash | - | 143 | ||
| 1990 | Thompson Twins - Greatest Hits | 23 | - | ||
| 1991 | Queer | - | - | The last Thompson Twins album. | |
| 1993 | The Stone | - | - | Band renamed to "Babble" (Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie only) | |
| 1996 | Ether | - | - | The last Babble album. | |
| 2001 | Seen | - | - | "International Observer" (Tom Bailey solo) | |
| 2005 | All Played Out | - | - | International Observer album. |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | UK singles | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Dance | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Squares and Triangles" | - | - | - | — |
| 1980 | "She's in Love with Mystery" | - | - | - | — |
| 1981 | "Perfect Game" | - | - | - | A Product of ... (Participation) |
| "Animal Laugh" | - | - | - | ||
| "Make Believe" | - | - | - | ||
| 1982 | "In the Name of Love" | - | - | 1 | Set |
| "Runaway" | - | - | - | ||
| 1983 | "Lies" (A-Side) | 67 | 30 | 1 | Quick Step and Side Kick / Side Kicks |
| → "Beach Culture" (B-Side) | - | - | 1 | — | |
| "Love on Your Side" | 9 | 45 | 6 | Quick Step and Side Kick / Side Kicks | |
| "We Are Detective" | 7 | - | - | ||
| "Watching" | 33 | - | - | ||
| 1984 | "Hold Me Now" | 4 | 3 | 1 | Into the Gap |
| "Doctor! Doctor!" | 3 | 11 | 18 | ||
| "You Take Me Up" | 2 | 44 | - | ||
| "Sister of Mercy" | 11 | - | - | ||
| "The Gap" | - | 69 | - | ||
| 1985 | "Lay Your Hands on Me" | 13 | 6 | 46 | Here's To Future Days |
| "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" | 15 | - | - | ||
| "King for a Day" | 22 | 8 | - | ||
| "Revolution" | 56 | - | - | ||
| 1986 | "Nothing in Common" | - | 54 | 38 | Nothing in Common - Original Soundtrack |
| 1987 | "Get That Love" | 66 | 31 | - | Close to the Bone |
| "Long Goodbye" | 89 | - | - | ||
| "Bush Baby" | - | - | - | ||
| 1988 | "In the Name of Love '88" | 46 | - | 1 | The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes |
| 1989 | "Bombers in the Sky" | - | - | - | Big Trash |
| "Sugar Daddy" | 97 | 28 | - | ||
| 1991 | "Come Inside" | 56 | - | 7 | Queer |
| 1992 | "The Saint" | 53 | - | - | |
| "Play with Me (Jane)" | - | - | - | Queer / Cool World Soundtrack | |
| "Groove On" | - | - | - | Queer |
[edit] Soundtrack appearances
- Ghostbusters (1984) — "In the Name of Love"
- Sixteen Candles (1984) — "If You Were Here"
- Explorers (1985) - "Doctor Doctor"
- Perfect (1985) — "Lay Your Hands On Me"
- Nothing in Common (1986) — "Nothing in Common"
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — "Bombers In The Sky"
- Cool World (1992) — "Play With Me"
- Cool World (1992) — "Industry And Seduction" (Tom Bailey)
- The Wedding Singer (1997) — "Hold Me Now"
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - "If You Were Here"
- 50 First Dates (2004) - "Hold Me Now" (not the original recording; sung by Wayne Wonder)
- Sky High (2005) - "Lies"
