Strength was released on 1 October 1985 and was another UK success, and brought them into the top 40 of the US Billboard 200 album chart for the first time; additionally, the single “Spirit of ’76” was a top 40 UK hit. The Alarm took a break after the supporting tour, but returned in 1987 with Eye of the Hurricane and landed a tour slot supporting Bob Dylan . The concert EP Electric Folklore Live , followed in 1988. They also had a hit single in the UK in 1987 with ” Rain in the Summertime ” (from Eye of the Hurricane ), which gave them their second-best placing on the UK chart.
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