Close To The Bone is the sixth album by the British pop group the Thompson Twins, and was released in March 1987. Now only the duo of Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie

Alannah Currie

Alannah Currie is a musician and artist, best known as a former member of the UK pop group, Thompson Twins.-Career:...

 remaining, this was the first album the Thompson Twins made without Joe Leeway

Joe Leeway

Joseph Martin Leeway is the former multi-instrumentalist, and stylings guru, for the 1980s band, the Thompson Twins. Leeway joined the Thompson Twins in 1980 after being one of their roadies.-Career:...

. Produced by Bailey and Rupert Hine, the band commented that they wrote and recorded the album quickly, in an exercise to see how fast they could produce a complete LP.

Ending their run of top 5 albums in the UK, the album was a commercial failure, peaking at number 90 on the UK album charts and failing to yield any hit singles. It fared a little better in the US, peaking at number 76, with the single "Get That Love" peaking at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

1. "Follow Your Heart" - 3:54
2. "Bush Baby" - 4:10
3. "Get That Love
   Get That Love
   "Get That Love" is Thompson Twins' first single of 1987 from the album Close to the Bone. It was written by the duo, Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey. The single peaked at #66 in the UK, spending only 4 weeks on the chart. The single fared better in America where it peaked at #31 on the US Billboard....
   
   " - 4:00
4. "Twentieth Century" - 4:01
5. "Long Goodbye" - 4:22
6. "Still Waters" - 3:36
7. "Savage Moon" - 4:40
8. "Gold Fever" - 4:03
9. "Dancing In Your Shoes" - 4:25
10. "Perfect Day" - 4:27

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position	Total weeks
Canadian Albums Chart	71	10
New Zealand Albums Chart	46	2
Norwegian Albums Chart	20	2
Swedish Albums Chart	26	4
UK Albums Chart	90	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	76	14