Quick Step and Side Kick

Infobox Album | Name = Quick Step and Side Kick/Side Kicks
Type = Album
Artist = Thompson Twins


Released = 1983
Recorded = 1983
Length = 37:48
Producer = Alex Sadkin
Label = Arista
Genre = Synthpop
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Last album = "In The Name Of Love"
(1982)
This album = "Quick Step and Side Kick/Side Kicks"
(1983)
Next album = "Into The Gap"
(1984) |

"Quick Step and Side Kick" is the third album by the British Synthpop group Thompson Twins. It was released in 1983, and was their first album to be released as a trio (the band consisted of up to seven members during previous releases). The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.

In the USA, it was released simply as "Side Kicks", and was the second Thompson Twins album to be released there.

The album has several different versions according to different territories, containing different tracks and different track order.

UK track listing

#"Love on Your Side" - 4:25 / 3:33
#"Lies" - 3:12
#"If You Were Here" - 2:55
#"Judy Do" - 3:47
#"Tears" - 5:02
#"Watching" - 3:58
#"We Are Detective" - 3:05
#"Kamikaze" - 3:55
#"Love Lies Bleeding" - 2:49
#"All Fall Out" - 5:26

New expanded edition

On March 3, 2008 (March 4 in North America), "Quick Step & Side Kick" was reissued in digitally remastered form. The original UK Arista master tapes were used and was put together by Edsel Records in the UK [ [http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/Product.aspx?ProductID=3698 Demon Music Group ] ] . It includes the bonus cassette remixes that originally appeared on the original cassette version of the album in 1983. It features a second CD which will include most major 12" versions and B-Sides, most of which will appear on CD for the very first time.

Disc 1

#"Love on Your Side" - 3:33
#"Lies" - 3:13
#"If You Were Here" - 2:56
#"Judy Do" - 3:48
#"Tears" - 5:02
#"Watching" - 3:58
#"We Are Detective" - 3:06
#"Kamikaze" - 3:55
#"Love Lies Bleeding" - 2:50
#"All Fall Out" - 5:28
#"Love Lies Fierce" - 6:45 "(Dub remix of "Love Lies Bleeding")."
#"Long Beach Culture" - 6:48 "(Extended version of "Beach Culture")"
#"No Talkin'" - 6:18 "(Dub remix of "Lies")"
#"Rap Boy Rap" - 7:22 "(Original 12" version of "Love On Your Side")"
#"Frozen In Time" - 6:28 "(Dub remix of "Kamikaze")"
#"Fallen Out" - 3:30 "(Dub remix of "All Fall Out")"

Disc 2

#"Lies (Single Remix)" - 3:15
#"Love on Your Back" - 4:06 "(Original B-Side of the "Love On Your Side" 7" Single)"
#"Lucky Day" - 3:52 "(Original B-Side of the "We Are Detective" 7" Single)"
#"Dancersaurus" - 4:40 "(Original B-Side of the "Watching" 7" Single)"
#"Lies (Bigger And Better)" - 6:35 "(Original 12" remix of "Lies")"
#"Beach Culture" - 3:55 "(Original B-Side of the "Lies" 7" Single)"
#"Love On Your Side (No Talkin')" - 5:48 "(B-Side of the original "Love On Your Side" 12" Single)"
#"We Are Detective (More Clues)" - 6:00 "(Original 12" remix of "We Are Detective")"
#"Lucky Day (Space Mix)" - 6:58 "(B-Side of the "We Are Detective" 12" Single)"
#"Watching (You Watching Me)" - 5:48 "(Original 12" remix of "Watching")"
#"Dancersaurus (Even Large Reptiles Have Emotional Problems)" - 5:50 "(B-Side of the "Watching" 12" Single)"

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