On this date in 1983, China Crisis released Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two, marking a second ambitious outing for the Liverpool synth-pop ensemble. Following their debut Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain, the album solidified their reputation as clever, melodic craftsmen. Released under Virgin Records, it spent sixteen weeks on the UK Albums Chart, reaching its peak of No. 20 in February 1984 and was home to "Wishful Thinking

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