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Hold Me Now (ver. 1) by Tom Bailey - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
"Hold Me Now" is a song by British pop / new wave band the Thompson Twins. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Alex Sadkin, and the group's lead vocalist Tom Bailey, and released as the first single of their fifth studio album, Into The Gap, released in 1984. The song is a new wave ballad that uses a varied instrumentation, including a xylophone, a piano and latin percussion. Released in the United Kingdom in late 1983, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart in November of that year, and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in 1983, becoming the band's biggest-selling single, and their first top five in that country. The song was released in the United States in February 1984. It became the band's highest charting single, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in May, and remained in the chart for twenty-one weeks. In addition,.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Tom Bailey (born 18 January 1954, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England[1]) was the leader of the British band, Thompson Twins. He grew up in a family associated with the medical profession, was educated at Chesterfield Grammar School and despite training as a classical pianist, initially worked as a music teacher at Brook School, Sheffield. In his late teens and early twenties he travelled the world. He was shot at in the Khyber Pass and nearly died from illness in India.[citation needed] Bailey formed the Thompson Twins in 1977 with Pete Dodd (guitars), John Roog (guitar), and Chris Bell (drums).[2] The group eventually ended up as a trio with Bailey on vocals, guitar, bass, and keyboards, his then girlfriend Alannah Currie (percussion, saxophone, and vocals), and Joe Leeway (percussion and vocals).[2] The Thompson Twins became fixtures on MTV during the 1980s as the videos for "Hold Me Now", "Lay Your Hands on Me" and "King for a Day" were played in heavy rotation.[2] Thompson Twins released their final album, Queer, in 1991. In 1994, Bailey and Currie formed the techno-oriented duo, Babble.[2] "Hold Me Now" is a song by British pop / new wave band the.
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