Thompson Twins

Tom Bailey (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), Alannah Currie (marimba, xylophone, percussion, background vocals), and Joe Leeway (synthesizer, congas, background vocals) together known as Thompson Twins were an 80's synthpop group. TT where made famous when their first hit single "In the Name of Love" reached the top of the US dance charts and stayed there for five weeks. They found superstardom with the release of their fourth studio album Into the Gap (1984) which spun four hit singles "Hold Me Now", "Doctor! Doctor!", "Sister of Mercy" and "You Take Me Up". Their final album as a trio Here's to Future Days was released in 1985 amidst a nervous break-down for Bailey, forcing the band to cancel tour dates in the UK. Here's to Future Days spawned the hits "Lay Your Hands On Me" and "King For A Day" but was considerably less successful than Into the Gap and signaled the end of Thompson Twins' commercial success.