Queer

Queer is the eighth and final studio album by the British pop group Thompson Twins, which was released in 1991 by Warner Bros. Queer was the second album for the Warner Bros. label, following the 1989 album Big Trash. Although the previous album was not a major commercial success, it did spawn the Top 30 hit "Sugar Daddy" in the US. Before the release of Queer, it appeared as if the band was on the verge of commercial rebirth. Tom Bailey and engineer Keith Fernley had been experimenting with making dance music under the moniker "Feedback Max". As such, the group slipped several white-label 12-inch singles to London disc jockeys, the most successful of which was a track called "Come Inside". The rave-style record became massively popular, and charted high on the playlists of influential DJs. Most of the Feedback Max records, including "Come Inside", were actually remixes of tracks that had been intended for the next Thompson Twins album. When "Come Inside" was issued as an official Thompson Twins release, the record was immediately ignored, as it stalled at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart. Consequently, the British release of Queer was cancelled. The album was released in the Un…

When was Queer released?

Queer was released in 1991.

How many tracks are on Queer?

Queer has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 48 minutes.

What genre is Queer?

Queer is catalogued under New Wave.