Bridge of Spies (album)

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Bridge of Spies
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Studio album by
T'Pau
Released14 September 1987 (1987-09-14)
Genre
Length44:19
Label Siren
Producer Roy Thomas Baker
T'Pau chronology
Bridge of Spies
(1987)		 Rage
(1988)
Singles from Bridge of Spies
  1. "Heart and Soul"
    Released: February 1987
  2. "Intimate Strangers"
    Released: June 1987
  3. "China in Your Hand"
    Released: October 1987
  4. "Bridge of Spies"
    Released: 1987 (US)
  5. "Valentine"
    Released: January 1988
  6. "I Will Be with You"
    Released: June 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Bridge of Spies is the debut studio album by English pop group T'Pau, released on 14 September 1987 by Siren Records. In the United States and Canada, Virgin Records released the album under the title T'Pau. [3]

Contents

Overview

The album was produced by Roy Thomas Baker. It spawned five singles—"Heart and Soul" (a top-five entry in the US), the chart-topper "China in Your Hand" (re-recorded especially for single release), "Valentine", a live version of "Sex Talk" (previously released in its original form as "Intimate Strangers"), and "I Will Be with You". A further release, a remix of the title track "Bridge of Spies", was also released in the US, Canada, Australia and Germany.

The artwork for the release includes the name "T'Pau" rearranged to form a face (similar to the Moai stone heads found on Easter Island). This practice was replicated with the titles of the band's follow-up albums Rage and The Promise .

The album spent one week at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold on 14 October 1987 and Platinum on 18 November 1987. It was eventually certified four-times Platinum in September 1988. [4]

An extended and digitally remastered version of Bridge of Spies was released in the UK and Europe in 2017. It includes remixes, B-sides and live versions of the album tracks. A companion album called The Virgin Anthology was released shortly afterwards, and this triple CD and DVD contains the radio edits and remixes of all the singles released from Bridge of Spies and digitally remastered versions of the follow-up albums Rage and The Promise.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carol Decker and Ron Rogers.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Heart and Soul"4:16
2."I Will Be with You"4:05
3."China in Your Hand"5:06
4."Friends Like These"3:45
5."Sex Talk"4:14
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Bridge of Spies"5:23
2."Monkey House"4:24
3."Valentine"3:58
4."Thank You for Goodbye"3:54
5."You Give Up"4:39
6."China in Your Hand" (Reprise)0:45

View from a Bridge

A video of the following selected tracks was released as View from a Bridge in 1988 on VHS and LaserDisc.

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Heart and Soul"
  3. "Bridge of Spies"
  4. "China in Your Hand"
  5. "Valentine"
  6. "Sex Talk"

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Bridge of Spies
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Gold50,000^
Germany (BVMI) [26] Gold250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [27] Gold50,000^
Sweden (GLF) [28] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [29] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] 4× Platinum1,200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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