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''Into the Gap'' is the fourth studio album by the British pop group Thompson Twins. The album was originally released on 17 February 1984 on Arista (worldwide). The songs were largely recorded during 1983 to 1984 in sessions that took place at Compass Point Studios, in Nassau, Bahamas, once again assisted by Bob Marley's former record producer Alex Sadkin. On release, the album was received favourably by the majority of music critics, although opinions have become more negative in subsequent decades. Thompson Twins' most commercially successful studio album, it went on to peak at number one on the UK Albums Chart (for 3 weeks), and number ten on the US ''Billboard'' 200. "Hold Me Now", "Doctor! Doctor!", "You Take Me Up", "Sister of Mercy", "The Gap", were all released as singles (the last two varying by territory), with corresponding music videos. Three of four singles that were released in the UK made the Top 5 and the fourth just missed the Top 10. According to the RIAA, the record sold over one million copies in the US, and in the UK, the album sold over 600,000 copies, and was certified 2× platinum. It became one of the year's biggest sellers, selling five million copies worldwide. The band embarked on a world tour in support of the album. 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, and also features a second disc which includes most major 12" single versions and B-sides, some of which appear on CD for the first time. ==Release== "Hold Me Now", was released in late 1983. The song was an international chart success, peaking at No. 4 in their native UK where it became the band's biggest seller earning a gold disc,〔()〕 and reached No. 3 in the US in the spring of 1984 becoming their biggest American hit. Further hit singles from the album followed with "Doctor! Doctor!" (UK No. 3) and "You Take Me Up" (UK No. 2, their highest UK singles chart placing〔 and which earned a silver disc).〔(BPI database )〕 Other singles included a new version of the album track "Sister of Mercy" (UK No. 11), and "The Gap" (though this was not released in the UK). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Into the Gap」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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