Promotion
A full American tour was a major part of the album's promotion. The tour included almost 50 cities, where the last official date (August 1987) was to be in Dallas, Texas, but after the band had sent the stage show home, they played two extra shows, the last one being in South Florida. An unofficial bootleg version of the Dallas concert has appeared online in recent years.
The song's performed live from the Close to the Bone album were "Get That Love", "Gold Fever", "Twentieth Century", "Long Goodbye", "Follow Your Heart", "Bush Baby" and "Perfect Day".
In the July 1987 article by The Deseret News, Currie responded to the fact that the album and tour had not been selling as well as the last, by stating that it made the concert tour better for the performers. Currie stated "Because we haven't had a massive hit off this album, we haven't had a lot of curious "tourists" (mainstream fans) to the concerts. This time it's the hard-core following."
In a July 1987 review of a Thompson Twins concert at Park West Stage by The Deseret News, the article quoted Currie by stating "Currie, who wrote all the lyrics, describes the new music as very personal and emotional. And while that emotion can be felt on the new album, on stage it doesn't translate. "Long Goodbye" is a moving, almost eerie-sounding ballad on the album. But played live, it didn't pack much emotional power, despite Currie dedicating it to her mother and child, who both died last year. Instead, all the songs performed live sound predictably alike, with similar structure and rhythm, and Bailey commanding all the vocals."
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