Watching (Thompson Twins song) time the Thompson Twins were there recording "Quick Step and Side Kick". However, when the song was remixed for release as a single, Jones' vocals were not included. The B-side of the single, "Dancersaurus", is an instrumental remix of "Watching". The 12" single contains extended remixes of both tracks. In addition to the then-standard 7" and 12" formats, Arista Records opted to release the single as a shaped picture disc, cut into the design of the band's infamous three-heads logo (although slightly larger than a standard 7" single, the picture disc plays the 7" versions of both the A and
Close to the Bone (Thompson Twins album) "Close to the Bone" into the slickest Thompson Twins album ever, and group members Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie have responded with their most facile songwriting. This means that the music is often catchy but rarely substantial." Fred Dellar of "Hi-Fi News & Record Review" considered the album to be a "heavily dance-oriented release" and singled out "Dancing in Your Shoes", "Gold Fever" and "Get That Love" as having "the hooks and looks of hits". He added: "...judged on pure pop appeal, "Close to the Bone" isn't at all a bad album." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic retrospectively wrote: "By