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Into the Gap
File:Thompsons into the gap.jpg
Studio album by Thompson Twins
Released November 30, 1984
Recorded 1983
Genre New Wave, Synthpop
Length 42:33
Label Arista
Producer Alex Sadkin and Tom Bailey
Thompson Twins chronology
Quick Step and Side Kick/Side Kicks
(1983)		 Into the Gap
(1984)		 Here's To Future Days
(1985)
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Into the Gap is the fourth album by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It was released in February 1984 and reached no.1 on the UK Albums Chart, and no.10 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

Contents

Album history [link]

After the commercial success of Quick Step and Side Kick, the band worked once again with producer Alex Sadkin at his Compass Point studio in the Bahamas.

The first single to be released was "Hold Me Now", which reached the no. 4 position in the UK in November 1983. Four other tracks were released from the album in various countries around the world: "Doctor! Doctor!" (UK #3, US #11), "You Take Me Up" (UK #2, US #44), "Sister of Mercy" (UK #11), and "The Gap" (US #69). The first four of these singles all had music videos that were shot to promote them, and the Thompson Twins were a prominent fixture on MTV and other music video outlets of the era. "Doctor! Doctor!", "You Take Me Up" and "Sister of Mercy" were directed by Dieter 'Dee' Trattmann.

Into the Gap is the band's biggest-selling album, being certified double platinum in the UK and platinum in the US.

Track listing [link]

  • All tracks by Bailey/Currie/Leeway.
  1. "Doctor! Doctor!" - 4:39
  2. "You Take Me Up" - 4:26
  3. "Day After Day" - 3:49
  4. "Sister of Mercy" - 5:09
  5. "No Peace for the Wicked" - 4:09
  6. "The Gap" - 4:44
  7. "Hold Me Now" - 4:46
  8. "Storm on the Sea" - 5:32
  9. "Who Can Stop the Rain" - 5:46

Some pressings of the album (usually U.S.) have a different order and a shorter version of the final track:

  1. "Doctor! Doctor!" - 4:39
  2. "You Take Me Up" - 4:26
  3. "Hold Me Now" - 4:46
  4. "Day After Day" - 3:50
  5. "No Peace for the Wicked" - 4:09
  6. "The Gap" - 4:44
  7. "Sister of Mercy" - 5:09
  8. "Storm on the Sea" - 5:32
  9. "Who Can Stop the Rain" - 5:16

The UK cassette version of Into the Gap contained an additional side of remixes and B-sides, most of which were previously unreleased:

  1. "Leopard Ray" (an original instrumental composition)
  2. "Doctor! Doctor!" (extended version)
  3. "Panic Station" (remix of "Day After Day")
  4. "Down Tools" (remix of "You Take Me Up")
  5. "Hold Me Now" (extended version)
  6. "Funeral Dance" (remix of "No Peace For The Wicked")
  7. "Compass Points" (remix of "The Gap")
  8. "Still Water" (remix of "Storm on the Sea")

2008 expanded edition [link]

In March 2008, Into the Gap was reissued as an expanded 2-disc set by Edsel Records. It included the bonus cassette remixes that originally appeared on the original cassette version of the album in 1984 (as mentioned above), and also features a second CD which includes most major 12" versions and B-sides, some of which appear on CD for the first time.

Disc 1 [link]

  1. "Doctor! Doctor!" - 4:38
  2. "You Take Me Up" - 4:23
  3. "Day After Day" - 3:50
  4. "Sister of Mercy" - 5:04
  5. "No Peace for the Wicked" - 4:04
  6. "The Gap" - 4:43
  7. "Hold Me Now" - 4:42
  8. "Storm on the Sea" - 5:26
  9. "Who Can Stop the Rain" - 5:17
  10. "Leopard Ray" - 3:15
  11. "Doctor! Doctor!" - 7:50
  12. "Panic Station" - 4:40
  13. "Down Tools" - 4:18
  14. "Hold Me Now" - 9:45
  15. "Funeral Dance" - 3:12

Disc 2 [link]

  1. "Compass Points" - 5:00
  2. "Still Water" - 3:40
  3. "You Take Me Up (Machines Take Me Over)" - 7:33 (12" version of "You Take Me Up")
  4. "Sister of Mercy (12” Version)" - 9:26
  5. "Let Loving Start (12” Version)" - 9:09 (B-Side of "Hold Me Now" 12" single)
  6. "You Take Me Up (High Plains Mixer)" - 8:30 (Originally released as a limited edition white label UK 12" single in Spring 1984)
  7. "Nurse Shark" - 4:05 (B-Side of "Doctor! Doctor!" 7" and 12" singles)
  8. "Passion Planet" - 3:42 (B-Side of "You Take Me Up" 7" single)
  9. "You Take Me Up (Instrumental)" - 6:20 (B-Side of the "High Plains Mixer" UK 12" single of "You Take Me Up")
  10. "Out of the Gap (Megamix Extended Version)" - 8:57 (B-Side of "Sister of Mercy" 12" single, incorporating "Love on Your Side", "In the Name of Love", "Tears", "Doctor! Doctor!", "We Are Detective", "Lies", "Hold Me Now", and "The Gap")

Personnel [link]

  • Tom Bailey: vocals, synthesizer, piano, contrabass, harmonica, guitars, drum programming
  • Joe Leeway: Prophet synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
  • Alannah Currie: backing vocals, drums, percussion, marimba, xylophone, backing vocals

Production [link]

  • Produced by Alex Sadkin & Tom Bailey
  • Engineered By Alex Sadkin
  • Assistant Engineers: Chris Dickey, Frank Gibson, Steve Dewey
  • Recorded & Mixed By Phil Thornalley
  • Mastered By Ted Jensen

External links [link]

References [link]

Preceded by
Sparkle in the Rain by Simple Minds		 UK number-one album
February 25, 1984 – March 16, 1984		 Succeeded by
Human's Lib by Howard Jones
Thompson Twins
Studio albums
Compilations
Singles
  • "Squares and Triangles"
  • "She's in Love with Mystery"
  • "Perfect Game"
  • "Animal Laugh"
  • "Make Believe"
  • "In the Name of Love"
  • "Runaway"
  • "Lies"
  • "Love on Your Side"
  • "We Are Detective"
  • "Watching"
  • "Hold Me Now"
  • "Doctor! Doctor!"
  • "You Take Me Up"
  • "Sister of Mercy"
  • "The Gap"
  • "Lay Your Hands on Me"
  • "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream"
  • "King for a Day"
  • "Revolution"
  • "Nothing in Common"
  • "Get That Love"
  • "Long Goodbye"
  • "In the Name of Love '88"
  • "Sugar Daddy"
  • "Come Inside
  • "The Saint"
  • "Play with Me (Jane)"

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The Gap

The Gap may refer to:

Places

  • The Gap, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • The Gap (Sydney), an ocean cliff at Watsons Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • The Gap, New South Wales, a locality near Wagga Wagga, Australia
  • Fort Indiantown Gap, a US Army fort located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
  • The Gap (Fergus County, Montana), in the list of mountain passes in Montana

    • Arts

  • The Gap Band, an American music group
  • The Gap (Joan of Arc album), a 2000 album by Joan of Arc
  • The Gap (Steve Lacy album), a 1972 studio album by jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy
  • The Gap (Bryn Haworth album), a 1980 studio album by Bryn Haworth
  • The Gap (film) (El Boquete), a 2006 Argentine film
  • The Gap – Mindcontrol (2014 film) (Der Spalt), a 2014 German film

    • Other

  • The Gap (book), discussing the cognitive difference between humans and other animals
  • The Gap, Inc., chain of retail clothing stores

    • See also

  • Bwlch ar y Fan, the Gap Road, in the list of mountain passes of Wales
  • The Gap, in the science fiction novel series The Gap Cycle by Stephen Donaldson
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    The Gap (film)


    The Gap (Spanish: El boquete) is a 2006 Argentine comedy-drama film directed and written by Mariano Mucci. It stars Valentina Bassi and Daniel Valenzuela.

    Synopsis

    When paterfamilias Escarfase (Mario Paolucci) is released from prison, he's immediately roped into a caper designed by thick-headed Ruben (Luis Ziembrowski), using a seemingly abandoned house as the command center for tunneling into the neighboring bank vault. Also on board are Escarfase's hooker daughter Mirna (Valentina Bassi), whose participation in a porn film takes up an indefensible amount of screen time considering the minuscule laugh pay-off. The opening promises more than it can deliver, but like the rest of pic, scenes start well and devolve into wasted footage. Bouncy music is used indiscriminately and, like the overly sunny lensing, gets tired quickly.

    Overview

    Two script docs are credited in "The Gap," but a whole surgical team is needed to excise overlong scenes and to substitute real laughs for the anarchy on display.

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    Der Spalt

    Der Spalt (The Gap - Mindcontrol) is a 2014 German feature film. The film was written and directed by Kim Schicklang. It was released on June 7, 2014. In 2015 the film won an international film prize in Jakarta.

    Plot

    The film is a drama which revolves around the isolation of a young transsexual called Alex. She is living together with her jobless mother in a dystopia. There is no hope for her. But Alex is getting in touch with Christian, a photo reporter. He is the first who recognized Alex as a woman. Together they try a revolution against sex and gender norming.

    Cast

  • Marie Fischer - Alex
  • Folker Dücker - Christian
  • Dorothea Baltzer - Mother
  • Werner Braunschädel - Professor Bernhard
  • Bernd Michael Straub - Frau Müller
  • Trischa Dorner - The Face
  • Yana Robin LaBaume - Lesbian

    • See also

  • List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films
  • Transgender in film and television

    • External links

  • Der Spalt at the Internet Movie Database
  • Der Spalt at Filmreihe homochrom
  • Der Spalt at QUEERmdb

    • References

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    Into the Gap

    by: Thompson Twins

    She lives in a big white house
    The rooms are lemon and she's devoted to life
    of keeping this house just right, ooh, ooh
    The weekends are perfectly nice ooh, ooh
    And she doesn't talk when he comes home at night
    Twenty five years she's just the same
    She's a lonely woman, quiet in her ways
    Then he comes home one night
    She kills him with a knife
    Now she's the one who's a living in paradise
    (chorus)
    (Sister of mercy) No sister of mercy
    Oh don't cry for me
    (sister of mercy) No sister of mercy
    It's all alright for me
    Now she sits in a big white chair
    In a room that's not so different to the one back there
    She turns her face to the light
    But she is blinded by her life
    You can hear her cry alone at night
    (REPEAT CHORUS)
    So have mercy on that woman you don't know the way it's been
    You don't know the trouble her eyes have seen
    Can you feel the kiss of life when you come home at night?
    Well, you better not turn your back on a paradise
    (REPEAT CHORUS)
    Sister of mercy (Sister of mercy)
    Sister of mercy oh, oh
    Sister of mercy (Sister of mercy)
    Sister of mercy oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
    (REPEAT CHORUS x 2)




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