Quick Step & Side Kick

by Thompson Twins

Quick Step & Side Kick cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 February 1983
  • Label: Arista
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 38:37
  • Community rating: 3.09/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Monte Brown, Alex Sadkin, Tom Bailey, Joe Leeway, Boris Williams, Alannah Currie

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing their transformation from a post-punk outfit into a synth-pop trio, the recording prominently features the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and LinnDrum. The production integrates infectious dance rhythms with slightly eccentric pop sensibilities, leading to widespread commercial success in both Europe and North America.

Genres

Descriptors: breakup, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Love On Your Side (4:25)
  2. Lies (3:15)
  3. If You Were Here (2:55)
  4. Judy Do (3:48)
  5. Tears (5:00)
  6. Watching (3:57)
  7. We Are Detective (3:05)
  8. Kamikaze (3:57)
  9. Love Lies Bleeding (2:50)
  10. All Fall Out (5:25)

Credits

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