" ▁are ▁not ▁dis similar ▁from ▁the ▁synth - pop ▁sound ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁purs ued ▁on ▁their ▁previous ▁two ▁albums . ▁" Arm ies ▁of ▁the ▁Night " ▁had ▁been ▁recorded ▁for ▁F right ▁Night ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁the ▁version ▁that ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁ed itions ▁of ▁Music ▁That ▁You ▁Can ▁Dance ▁To ▁was ▁a ▁re - rec ording . ▁ ▁The ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁Ma el ▁brothers ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁line ▁up ▁of ▁guitar ist ▁Bob ▁Ha ag , ▁bass ist ▁Les lie ▁Boh em , ▁and ▁drum mer ▁David ▁K end rick . ▁This ▁line - up ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁place ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 1 ' s ▁Wh omp ▁That ▁Su cker . ▁S par ks ▁next ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁a ▁du o ▁with ▁some ▁guest ▁mus icians . ▁David ▁K end rick ▁joined ▁De vo ▁and ▁appeared ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁album ▁Total ▁De vo . ▁ ▁Release ▁Music ▁That ▁You ▁Can ▁Dance ▁To ▁was ▁no ▁more ▁successful ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁charts ▁than ▁their ▁previous ▁album , ▁P ull ing ▁R abb its ▁Out ▁of ▁a ▁Hat , ▁had ▁been . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁record ▁labels ▁across ▁different ▁territ ories : ▁M CA ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁Cons olid ated ▁Al lied ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁C urb ▁Records ▁in ▁Germany . ▁In ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Germany , ▁the ▁album ▁subst it uted ▁"