Worked with producer Chris Kimsey

The following year brought the arrival of producer Chris Kimsey , who had previously worked with the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin . The first releases with Kimsey were ” Eighties ” (April 1984) and ” A New Day ” (July 1984). The band achieved mainstream success in January 1985 with the single ” Love Like Blood “, which blended goth and new wave to pop and rock; it peaked at No. 16 in the UK charts. In Europe and overseas, it reached the No. 5 position in the Netherlands, No. 6 in New Zealand and No. 8 in Belgium. This song and the earlier single “Eighties” were both included on their fifth album, Night Time , released later that year. The album took the band’s songwriting in a more melodic, “anthemic” direction and reached No. 11 in the UK albums chart, their highest position to date. Night Time also became an international success, staying in the Dutch charts for nine weeks, reaching the top 10, and peaking at No. 8 in New Zealand during a 14-week stay. The band, still on the E.G. label, then quit their distribution deal with Polydor and signed a new one with Virgin Records .