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Close to the Bone by Thompson Twins
Close to the Bone is an album by Thompson Twins, released in 1987. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Get That Love”, on 1 list with a best position of #67.
Close to the Bone, the sixth studio album by Thompson Twins, came out on Arista in the spring of 1987, and it was the first without Joe Leeway, leaving the band down to the duo of Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie. Bailey produced it with Rupert Hine. The Sheffield band had started out in new wave before going big with mainstream pop, and now two people were carrying what had been a trio in its glory years.
It didn't take. In the UK it stalled at number 90 with no hit singles, ending their string of top-5 albums at home. America was kinder: it reached number 76 on the Billboard 200, and "Get That Love" climbed to number 31 on the Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Close to the Bone on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get That Love | 1 | #67 | – | 1987 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.