Greatest Hits (Thompson Twins album) album "Big Trash". Though Thompson Twins' previous album, 1987's "Close to the Bone", was also a flop, both singles taken from it–"Get That Love" and "Long Goodbye"–are included here. Thompson Twins' first singles collection chronologically compiles songs by the band's three different lineups (big band in the early years, three-piece group from 1983 to 1987, and duo in the later years). Thompson Twins released one more unsuccessful album after the span of time covered on this compilation. 1991's "Queer" generated two more singles: "Come Inside" and "The Saint." Though these were minor hits—and quite popular in clubs—neither would be included
Queer (Thompson Twins album) lead single "Come Inside": "It's about a breakthrough between two people, the act of penetration. But the song is inspired by William Blake's poem "The Doors of Deception," which, as Blake wrote are hard to open wide. It's amazing how people are not willing to open their minds, but are more than ready to open their legs." In the official Warner Bros. press kit release for the album, "Queer" was described as "a dazzling exercise in the fine art of the unexpected, the eleven cuts that comprise the Twins latest outing offer no signposts, pigeon holes or traditional comforts to