Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song) strong idea" behind it and was written very quickly. When they were going to record the song, Bailey said that he was excited, nervous, and "almost over-prepared for it", he knew exactly what instruments were going on every track; it took three days to record. Before the release the song was remixed by Sadkin at RAK Studios, in London. About the process Bailey commented: "You know what a great producer is? It's someone who takes great ideas and makes them into good records. In our field, great music is a hit record." The song became the Thompson Twins' biggest hit
Close to the Bone (Thompson Twins album) the music rather than the effects for the "Close to the Bone" tour. "Close to the Bone" proved to be the last Thompson Twins record promoted by a tour. The songs performed live from the "Close to the Bone" album were "Get That Love", "Gold Fever", "Twentieth Century", "Long Goodbye", "Follow Your Heart", "Bush Baby" and "Perfect Day". Upon release, "Billboard" felt that "Get That Love" had commercial appeal, but commented the album "lacks any strong follow-ups". They also felt "Bush Baby" had "novelty appeal" and considered "Dancing in Your Shoes" catchy. "The Spokesman-Review" said: "Producer Rupert Hine has turned