Close to the Bone (Thompson Twins album)

Close to the Bone
Studio album by
Thompson Twins
Released6 April 1987 (1987-04-06)[1]
Recorded1986–1987
Studio
  • Studio Davout (Paris, France)
  • Farmyard Studios (Buckinghamshire, England)
Genre
Length41:42
LabelArista
Producer
Thompson Twins chronology
Here's to Future Days
(1985) 		Close to the Bone
(1987) 		The Best of Thompson Twins: Greatest Mixes
(1988)
Singles from Close to the Bone
  1. "Get That Love"
    Released: 9 March 1987[2]
  2. "Long Goodbye"
    Released: 11 May 1987[3]
  3. "Bush Baby (US)"
    Released: September 1987

Close to the Bone is the sixth studio album by the British pop group Thompson Twins, released on 6 April 1987 by Arista Records. Only the duo of Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie remained; this was the first album the group made without Joe Leeway. It was produced by Bailey and Rupert Hine.

Ending their run of Top 5 albums in the UK, the album was a commercial failure, peaking at number 90 in the UK and failing to yield any hit singles. It fared a little better in the US, peaking at number 76 on the Billboard Top 200, with the single "Get That Love" reaching number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4][5]

The album has been re-issued as part of the 2012 set Original Album Classics, which featured the studio albums Set (1982), Quick Step & Side Kick (1983), Into the Gap (1984), Here's to Future Days (1985) and Close to the Bone.[6]

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (28 March 1987). "Index". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 7 March 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0265-1548.
  3. ^ Smith, Robin (2 May 1987). "News Digest". Record Mirror. p. A13. ISSN 0144-5804.
  4. ^ "THOMPSON TWINS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Thompson Twins - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Original Album Classics - Thompson Twins : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.