Perfect Game (Thompson Twins song)

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"Perfect Game"
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Single by Thompson Twins
from the album A Product Of... (Participation)
B-side "Politics"
ReleasedJanuary 1981
Format7" vinyl
Recorded1980
Genre New wave
Length3:41
Label T Records
Songwriter(s) Tom Bailey
Chris Bell
Peter Dodd
John Roog
Producer(s) Mike Howlett
Thompson Twins singles chronology
"She's in Love with Mystery"
(1980)		"Perfect Game"
(1981)		"Animal Laugh (Oumma Aulsresso)"
(1981)

"Perfect Game" is the third single released by the Thompson Twins and the first taken from their debut album, A Product Of... (Participation) . [1] It was released in January 1981 on the T Records imprint, a label created by the band and distributed through the Fame/EMI label. The B-side to the single is the single mix of "Politics".

Single (music) Type of music release usually containing one or two tracks

In the music industry, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. Typically, these are the songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay and are expected to be the most popular. In other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album.

Thompson Twins British band

Thompson Twins were a British pop band that formed in April 1977. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity from 1983, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the world. In 1993, they changed their name to Babble, to reflect their change in music from new wave to dub-influenced chill-out. They continued as Babble through 1996, at which point the group permanently dissolved.

<i>A Product Of...</i> (Participation) 1981 studio album by Thompson Twins

A Product of... is the first studio album by the English pop group, the Thompson Twins. It was released in June 1981 on the T Records imprint, a label created by the band and distributed through the Fame/EMI label. At the time of its release, the band were a six-piece group that did not include later member Alannah Currie. In comparison to the glamour of their later years, the group had a somewhat 'scruffy' image during this period, because they were very poor and living in squats in London.

Contents

Formats

7" UK vinyl single (TEE1)

Side A

  1. "Perfect Game" (Single Edit) - 3:41

Side B

  1. "Politics" (Single Mix) - 2:37

Personnel

Written by Tom Bailey, Chris Bell, Peter Dodd, John Roog

Tom Bailey (musician) British singer-songwriter

Thomas Alexander Bailey is an English singer, songwriter, composer, musician, and record producer. Bailey came to prominence in the early 1980s as the lead vocalist for the new wave band Thompson Twins, which released five singles that entered the top ten charts in the United Kingdom during the 1980s, including "Love On Your Side", "We Are Detective", "Hold Me Now", "Doctor! Doctor!", and "You Take Me Up". He was the only classic member of the band to have formal musical training. From 1994, Bailey was also a member of its later incarnation, Babble, releasing two commercially unsuccessful studio albums.

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References

  1. ↑ "Thompson Twins - Singles Releases". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
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