Thompson Twins The Name Of Love" (and the parent album "Set") failed to make a substantial impact in the UK record charts, this plan was abandoned. However, at the same time, manager Hade convinced Bailey, Leeway and Currie to downsize the Thompson Twins to a core of the three in April 1982. Accordingly, the other four members of the band were notified that the band was breaking up; they were each paid £500 and were allowed to keep their instruments and equipment in exchange for an understanding not to perform together under the name "Thompson Twins". The remaining Thompson Twins, who had
Close to the Bone (Thompson Twins album) the time the Thompson Twins recorded "Close to the Bone" they had abandoned new wave synth-pop for light funk-inflected dance-pop. Most of "Close to the Bone" is too sterile and predictable to be truly enjoyable, yet there are a handful of tracks that serve as a reminder that the group can turn out well-constructed and catchy pop songs when they choose." Ira Robbins of "Trouser Press" felt the album was "modest and, for the most part, likable", adding: "Currie's lyrics take a surprisingly reflective approach here, suggesting doubt and anxiety instead of the usual oblique contemplations." Close to the Bone