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{{About||other uses|Talk Talk Talk (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the Psychedelic Furs album|other uses|Talk Talk Talk (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Talk Talk Talk
| name = Talk Talk Talk
| Type = [[Studio album]]
| type = Studio [[album]]
| Artist = [[The Psychedelic Furs]]
| artist = [[The Psychedelic Furs]]
| Cover = Talk Talk Talk (The Psychedelic Furs album - cover art).jpg
| cover = Talk Talk Talk (The Psychedelic Furs album - cover art).jpg
| Border = yes
| border = yes
| Released = 6 June 1981
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1981|5|15|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|date=16 May 1981|title=New Albums|magazine=[[Music Week]]}}</ref>
| Recorded = 1980–1981
| Genre = [[Post-punk]]
| recorded = 1980–1981
| Length = {{duration|m=41|s=11}}
| venue =
| studio =
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| Label = [[Columbia Records|CBS]]
| Producer = [[Steve Lillywhite]]
| genre = * [[New wave music|New wave]]
* [[post-punk]]
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| Last album = ''[[The Psychedelic Furs (album)|The Psychedelic Furs]]''<br/>(1980)
| length = {{duration|m=41|s=11}}
| This album = '''''Talk Talk Talk'''''<br/>(1981)
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| label = [[Columbia Records|CBS]]
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| Next album = ''[[Forever Now (The Psychedelic Furs album)|Forever Now]]''<br/>(1982)
| producer = [[Steve Lillywhite]]
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| prev_title = [[The Psychedelic Furs (album)|The Psychedelic Furs]]
| prev_year = 1980
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| next_title = [[Forever Now (The Psychedelic Furs album)|Forever Now]]
| next_year = 1982
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{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/talk-talk-talk-mw0000191369 |title=Talk Talk Talk – The Psychedelic Furs |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=23 March 2006 |last=Raggett |first=Ned |authorlink=Ned Raggett}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/talk-talk-talk-mw0000191369 |title=Talk Talk Talk – The Psychedelic Furs |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=12 August 2020 |last=Raggett |first=Ned}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]''
| rev2score = A−<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://ew.com/article/2002/03/08/psychedelic-furs-talk-talk-talk-forever-now/ |title=Psychedelic Furs; Talk Talk Talk; Forever Now |journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=8 March 2002 |accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref>
| rev2score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Psychedelic Furs: Vinyl Reissues |magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |issue=253 |date=September 2018 |last=Quantick |first=David |author-link=David Quantick |page=99}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thepsychedelicfurs/albums/album/88244/rid/5947008/ |title=The Psychedelic Furs: Talk Talk Talk |journal=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=350 |date=20 August 1981 |accessdate=14 April 2006 |last=Tucker |first=Ken |authorlink=Ken Tucker |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615035346/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thepsychedelicfurs/albums/album/88244/review/5947008/talk_talk_talk |archivedate=15 June 2009}}</ref>
| rev3score = A−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2002/03/08/psychedelic-furs-talk-talk-talk-forever-now/ |title=Psychedelic Furs; Talk Talk Talk; Forever Now |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=8 March 2002 |accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thepsychedelicfurs/albums/album/88244/rid/5947008/ |title=The Psychedelic Furs: Talk Talk Talk |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=350 |date=20 August 1981 |accessdate=14 April 2006 |last=Tucker |first=Ken |author-link=Ken Tucker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615035346/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thepsychedelicfurs/albums/album/88244/review/5947008/talk_talk_talk |archive-date=15 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=The Psychedelic Furs |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |authorlink=Rob Sheffield |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=660–61}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev5 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
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| rev5score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=The Psychedelic Furs |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/660 660–61]}}</ref>
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| rev5score = A<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv10-81.php |title=Consumer Guide |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |date=5 October 1981 |accessdate=18 April 2012 |first=Robert |last=Christgau |authorlink=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Smash Hits]]''
| rev6score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Psychedelic Furs: Talk, Talk, Talk |magazine=[[Smash Hits]] |volume=3 |issue=11 |date=28 May – 10 June 1981 |last=Dellar |first=Fred |page=23B}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]''
| rev7score = 9/10<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Psychedelic Furs |last=Hannaham |first=James |author-link=James Hannaham |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide |editor1-last=Weisbard |editor1-first=Eric |editor1-link=Eric Weisbard |editor2-last=Marks |editor2-first=Craig |publisher=[[Vintage Books]] |year=1995 |isbn=0-679-75574-8 |pages=313–14}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
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| rev8score = A<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv10-81.php |title=Consumer Guide |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |date=5 October 1981 |accessdate=18 April 2012 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Talk Talk Talk''''' is the second [[studio album]] by the English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[The Psychedelic Furs]]. It was released in June 1981 on the [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] label. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by Columbia/Legacy and on vinyl in the UK in 2011 without bonus content.
'''''Talk Talk Talk''''' is the second studio album by the English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[the Psychedelic Furs]]. It was released on 15 May 1981 by [[Columbia Records]]. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by Columbia/Legacy and on vinyl in the UK in 2011 without bonus content.


==Content==
==Content==
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Richard Butler (singer)|Richard Butler]], [[John Ashton (musician)|John Ashton]], Roger Morris, [[Tim Butler]], Duncan Kilburn and Vince Ely.
All songs were written by [[Richard Butler (singer)|Richard Butler]], [[John Ashton (musician)|John Ashton]], Roger Morris, [[Tim Butler]], Duncan Kilburn, and Vince Ely.


===1981 UK track listing===
===1981 UK track listing===
;Side one
'''Side 1'''
#"[[Dumb Waiters (song)|Dumb Waiters]]" – 5:09
#"[[Dumb Waiters (song)|Dumb Waiters]]" – 5:09
#"[[Pretty in Pink (song)|Pretty in Pink]]" – 3:59
#"[[Pretty in Pink (song)|Pretty in Pink]]" – 3:59
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#"No Tears" – 3:14
#"No Tears" – 3:14
#"Mr. Jones" – 4:03
#"Mr. Jones" – 4:03
;Side two
'''Side 2'''
#"Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
#"Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
#"It Goes On" – 3:52
#"It Goes On" – 3:52
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===1981 US track listing===
===1981 US track listing===
;Side one
'''Side 1'''
#"[[Pretty in Pink (song)|Pretty in Pink]]" – 3:59
#"Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
#"Mr. Jones" – 4:03
#"Mr. Jones" – 4:03
#"No Tears" – 3:14
#"No Tears" – 3:14
#"[[Dumb Waiters (song)|Dumb Waiters]]" – 5:09
#"Dumb Waiters" – 5:09
#"She Is Mine" – 3:51
#"She Is Mine" – 3:51
;Side two
'''Side 2'''
#"Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
#"Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
#"It Goes On" – 3:52
#"It Goes On" – 3:52
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#"All of This and Nothing" – 6:25
#"All of This and Nothing" – 6:25
#"She Is Mine" – 3:51
#"She Is Mine" – 3:51
;Bonus tracks
'''Bonus tracks'''
{{ordered list|start=11
{{ordered list|start=11
|"Mr. Jones (Single Edit)" – 3:26
|"Mr. Jones (Single Version)" – 3:26
|"So Run Down (Early Version)" – 3:05
|"So Run Down (Early Version)" – 3:05
|"All of This and Nothing (Demo)" – 9:02
|"All of This and Nothing (Demo)" – 9:02
}}
}}


<small>The demo of "All of This and Nothing" ends at 3:51 and is followed at 4:23 by "Buy Talk Talk Talk". Some copies of the UK 7" single of "Dumb Waiters" came in a "playable sleeve" – a stiff card picture bag with a clear flexidisc attached. This consisted of Richard Butler introducing extracts from "Into You Like a Train", "I Wanna Sleep With You" and "Pretty in Pink".</small>
<small>The demo of "All of This and Nothing" ends at 3:51 and is followed at 4:23 by "Buy Talk Talk Talk". Some copies of the UK 7" single of "Dumb Waiters" came in a "playable sleeve" – a stiff card picture bag with a clear [[flexi disc]] attached. This consisted of Richard Butler introducing extracts from "Into You Like a Train", "I Wanna Sleep With You" and "Pretty in Pink".</small>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;The Psychedelic Furs
'''The Psychedelic Furs'''
*[[Richard Butler (singer)|Richard Butler]]&nbsp;– [[Singing|lead]] and background vocals
* [[Richard Butler (singer)|Richard Butler]]&nbsp;– [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[John Ashton (musician)|John Ashton]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]]
* Roger Morris&nbsp;– [[lead guitar]]
*Roger Morris&nbsp;– guitar
* [[John Ashton (musician)|John Ashton]]&nbsp;– [[rhythm guitar]]
*[[Tim Butler]]&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]]
* [[Tim Butler]]&nbsp;– [[Bass guitar|bass]]
*Duncan Kilburn&nbsp;– [[saxophone]]; [[Electronic keyboard|keyboards]]
* Duncan Kilburn&nbsp;– [[saxophone]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s
*Vince Ely&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]]; [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
* Vince Ely&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]]
;Technical
'''Technical'''
* [[Steve Lillywhite]] – producer
*[[Phil Thornalley]], Will Gosling - engineers
* [[Phil Thornalley]], Will Gosling – engineers
*Julian Balme, Richard Butler - design (after [[Andy Warhol]])
* Julian Balme, Richard Butler – design (after [[Andy Warhol]])
*Andrew Douglas - photography
* Andrew Douglas – photography


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
;Album
'''Album'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
! Year
!Chart
! Chart
!Peak<br/>position
! Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
|1981
| 1981
|[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Pop Albums
| [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="center"|89
| align="center"| 89
|-
|-
|}
|}
;Singles
'''Singles'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
! Year
!Single
! Single
!Chart
! Chart
!Peak<br/>position
! Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
|1981
| 1981
|"Dumb Waiters" /<br/>"Into You Like a Train"
| "Dumb Waiters" /<br/>"Into You Like a Train"
| [[Hot Dance Club Songs|US National Disco Action Top 80]]
|''Billboard'' Club Play Singles
|align="center"|27
| align="center"| 27
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Discogs master|82407}}
* {{discogs master|82407}}
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{{The Psychedelic Furs}}

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Latest revision as of 01:24, 15 October 2024

This article is about the Psychedelic Furs album. For other uses, see Talk Talk Talk (disambiguation).
"All of This and Nothing (song)" redirects here. For the Dave Gahan and Soulsavers song, see Angels & Ghosts.

Talk Talk Talk
Studio album by
The Psychedelic Furs
Released15 May 1981 (1981-05-15)[1]
Recorded1980–1981
Genre
Length41:11
LabelCBS
ProducerSteve Lillywhite
The Psychedelic Furs chronology
The Psychedelic Furs
(1980) 		Talk Talk Talk
(1981) 		Forever Now
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Classic Rock8/10[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Smash Hits8/10[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[8]
The Village VoiceA[9]

Talk Talk Talk is the second studio album by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs. It was released on 15 May 1981 by Columbia Records. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by Columbia/Legacy and on vinyl in the UK in 2011 without bonus content.

Content

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AllMusic noted that with Talk Talk Talk, "the Furs introduce[d] a brighter, poppier side to their underground rock edge".[2]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs were written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, Roger Morris, Tim Butler, Duncan Kilburn, and Vince Ely.

1981 UK track listing

[edit]

Side 1

  1. "Dumb Waiters" – 5:09
  2. "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
  3. "I Wanna Sleep with You" – 3:17
  4. "No Tears" – 3:14
  5. "Mr. Jones" – 4:03

Side 2

  1. "Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
  2. "It Goes On" – 3:52
  3. "So Run Down" – 2:51
  4. "All of This and Nothing" – 6:25
  5. "She Is Mine" – 3:51

1981 US track listing

[edit]

Side 1

  1. "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
  2. "Mr. Jones" – 4:03
  3. "No Tears" – 3:14
  4. "Dumb Waiters" – 5:09
  5. "She Is Mine" – 3:51

Side 2

  1. "Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
  2. "It Goes On" – 3:52
  3. "So Run Down" – 2:51
  4. "I Wanna Sleep with You" – 3:17
  5. "All of This and Nothing" – 6:25

2002 reissue

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  1. "Dumb Waiters" – 5:04
  2. "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
  3. "I Wanna Sleep with You" – 3:17
  4. "No Tears" – 3:14
  5. "Mr. Jones" – 4:03
  6. "Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
  7. "It Goes On" – 3:52
  8. "So Run Down" – 2:51
  9. "All of This and Nothing" – 6:25
  10. "She Is Mine" – 3:51

Bonus tracks

  1. "Mr. Jones (Single Version)" – 3:26
  2. "So Run Down (Early Version)" – 3:05
  3. "All of This and Nothing (Demo)" – 9:02

The demo of "All of This and Nothing" ends at 3:51 and is followed at 4:23 by "Buy Talk Talk Talk". Some copies of the UK 7" single of "Dumb Waiters" came in a "playable sleeve" – a stiff card picture bag with a clear flexi disc attached. This consisted of Richard Butler introducing extracts from "Into You Like a Train", "I Wanna Sleep With You" and "Pretty in Pink".

Personnel

[edit]

The Psychedelic Furs

Technical

Chart performance

[edit]

Album

Year Chart Peak
position
1981 Billboard 200 89

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1981 "Dumb Waiters" /
"Into You Like a Train" 		US National Disco Action Top 80 27

References

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  1. ^ "New Albums". Music Week. 16 May 1981.
  2. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Talk Talk Talk – The Psychedelic Furs". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ Quantick, David (September 2018). "The Psychedelic Furs: Vinyl Reissues". Classic Rock. No. 253. p. 99.
  4. ^ "Psychedelic Furs; Talk Talk Talk; Forever Now". Entertainment Weekly. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ^ Tucker, Ken (20 August 1981). "The Psychedelic Furs: Talk Talk Talk". Rolling Stone. No. 350. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2006.
  6. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "The Psychedelic Furs". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 660–61. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Dellar, Fred (28 May – 10 June 1981). "The Psychedelic Furs: Talk, Talk, Talk". Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 11. p. 23B.
  8. ^ Hannaham, James (1995). "Psychedelic Furs". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 313–14. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (5 October 1981). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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