Coolio "It Takes a Thief" Samhain Thompson Twins and Laura Branigan

Thompson Twins and Laura Branigan

which was heading in ever more codified and stylistically conservative directions

"First love is a fairytale held tight between you and me

the bedrock of so much music to follow

Benjamin Clementine

Coolio "It Takes a Thief" Samhain Thompson Twins and Laura Branigan"It Takes A Thief" is the debut studio album by Coolio. Originally released in 1994, the album contains the song "Fantastic Voyage" which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 100 chart. The album was certified platinum and received praise for bringing a humorous and lighthearted perspective to often violent and profane themes of typical gangsta rap.