Career
Ali began singing and playing piano in local bands and moved to London in the 1970s where he worked for Mountain Records as an office helphand. Ali signed to Agricultural and Mechanical Records in the United Kingdom and recorded two albums. The first album was entitled Take a Little Rhythm, and the title track was a hit in the United States, peaking at #10 on the Radio & Records chart, #15 on the Billboard singles chart in the summer of 1980 and also peaking at #4 on the Adult Contemporary charts.
A second single, "Live Every Minute", charted but did not make the top 40.
Thomson also co-wrote Gary Wright"s last hit, 1981"s "Really Wanna Know You". Ali continues to work in the industry as a songwriter, writing tunes for artists such as First Rate (at Lloyd's), Brian Kennedy, Steps, and Lisa Stansfield.
