Album · Thompson Twins
Set by Thompson Twins
Set is an album by Thompson Twins, released in 1982. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 10 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “In the Name of Love”, on 10 lists with a best position of #83.
Set, the Thompson Twins' second album, came out in February 1982, and it catches the Sheffield group mid-mutation. Steve Lillywhite's production buffs the scrappier sound of A Product Of... into something sleeker, and the lineup had ballooned to seven: Matthew Seligman arrived on bass so Tom Bailey could front the band and play keyboards, Alannah Currie stepped in for saxophonist Jane Shorter, and Joe Leeway sings lead on three songs and has a writing credit on five. Thomas Dolby drops by with extra keyboards on three tracks.
The joke is that Bailey wrote "In the Name of Love" as filler. It became the lead single, missed the UK chart altogether, then sat on top of Billboard's dance chart in America for five weeks. Critics liked the album, but that hit changed everything: Bailey and manager John Hade pared the band down to a trio of Bailey, Currie and Leeway. American buyers got the album retitled In the Name of Love.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Set on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Name of Love | 10 | #83 | – | 1982–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.