Put The Needle On The Record Week #96 Thompson Twins - Into The Gap
For this weeks feature we go back to February 1984 and the Thompson Twins album "Into The Gap".
"Into The Gap", the 4th album released by the Thompson Twins is a career highlight, it was recorded in the Bahamas and was produced by Alex Sadkin, who had produced the excellent "Quick Step And Side Kick".
The album received mixed reviews, however, it was the bands most commercially successful release and rightly so, it contains some of their best ever tracks, such as, "Hold Me Now", my favourite track off the album and "Doctor Doctor". Other highlights on the album are "You Take Me Up", Sister Of Mercy", "Day After Day" and "Who Can Stop The Rain". The album sold over 600,000 copies in the UK and was certified as double platinum and sold in excess of 5 million copies worldwide.
The music critics were divided about this album, which is susprising.
With the quality of this album, 5 singles were released off the it. "Hold Me Now", (which reached number 4 in the UK Singles chart and number 3 in the Billboard Hot 100 in America), "Doctor Doctor", (which reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart and number 11 in the Billboard Hot 100), "You Take Me Up" (which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and number 44 in the Billboard Hot 100), "Sister Of Mercy", (which reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart) and " and "The Gap", which wasn't released as a single in the UK, however, it was released in the States, where it reached number 69 in the US Billboard Hot 100.
The album, reached Number 1 in the UK album chart and number 10 in the US Billboard Top 200.
Track Listing
Side 1
Doctor! Doctor!
You Take Me Up
Day After Day
Sister Of Mercy
No Peace For The Wicked
Side 2
The Gap
Hold Me Now
Storm On The Sea
Who Can Stop The Rain
If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin!



























