Talk Talk Talk
Talk Talk Talk | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 6 June 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980–1981 | |||
Genre | Post-punk, new wave | |||
Length | 41:11 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Producer | Steve Lillywhite | |||
The Psychedelic Furs chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Village Voice | A[5] |
Talk Talk Talk is the second studio album by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs. It was released 6 June 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
AllMusic noted that with Talk Talk Talk, "the Furs introduce[d] a brighter, poppier side to their underground rock edge".[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, Roger Morris, Tim Butler, Duncan Kilburn and Vince Ely.
1981 UK track listing
- Side 1
- "Dumb Waiters" – 5:09
- "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
- "I Wanna Sleep with You" – 3:17
- "No Tears" – 3:14
- "Mr. Jones" – 4:03
- Side 2
- "Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
- "It Goes On" – 3:52
- "So Run Down" – 2:51
- "All of This and Nothing" – 6:25
- "She Is Mine" – 3:51
1981 US track listing
- Side 1
- "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
- "Mr. Jones" – 4:03
- "No Tears" – 3:14
- "Dumb Waiters" – 5:09
- "She Is Mine" – 3:51
- Side 2
- "Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
- "It Goes On" – 3:52
- "So Run Down" – 2:51
- "I Wanna Sleep with You" – 3:17
- "All of This and Nothing" – 6:25
2002 reissue
- "Dumb Waiters" – 5:04
- "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
- "I Wanna Sleep with You" – 3:17
- "No Tears" – 3:14
- "Mr. Jones" – 4:03
- "Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
- "It Goes On" – 3:52
- "So Run Down" – 2:51
- "All of This and Nothing" – 6:25
- "She Is Mine" – 3:51
- Bonus tracks
- "Mr. Jones (Single Version)" – 3:26
- "So Run Down (Early Version)" – 3:05
- "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
- The Psychedelic Furs
- Richard Butler – lead and background vocals
- John Ashton – guitar
- Roger Morris – guitar
- Tim Butler – bass guitar
- Duncan Kilburn – saxophone; keyboards
- Vince Ely – drums; percussion
- Technical
- Steve Lillywhite - producer
- Phil Thornalley, Will Gosling - engineers
- Julian Balme, Richard Butler - design (after Andy Warhol)
- Andrew Douglas - photography
Chart performance
- Album
Year | Chart | Peak position |
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1981 | Billboard 200 | 89 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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1981 | "Dumb Waiters" / "Into You Like a Train" |
US National Disco Action Top 80 | 27 |
References
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Talk Talk Talk – The Psychedelic Furs". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2006.
- ^ "Psychedelic Furs; Talk Talk Talk; Forever Now". Entertainment Weekly. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (20 August 1981). "The Psychedelic Furs: Talk Talk Talk". Rolling Stone (350). Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2006.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (5 October 1981). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
External links
- Talk Talk Talk at Discogs (list of releases)
- Talk Talk Talk (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)