Talk Talk Talk
Talk Talk Talk | ||||
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Studio album by The Psychedelic Furs | ||||
Released | 6 June 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980–1981 | |||
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Length | 41:11 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Producer | Steve Lillywhite | |||
The Psychedelic Furs chronology | ||||
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Talk Talk Talk is the second studio album by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs. It was originally released in June 1981, on the label Columbia.
Content
AllMusic noted that with Talk Talk Talk, "the Furs introduce[d] a brighter, poppier side to their underground rock edge".[1]
Release
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The Village Voice | A[4] |
Talk Talk Talk was released on 6 June 1981 by record label Columbia.
It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by Columbia/Legacy and on vinyl in the UK in 2011 without bonus content.
Track listing
All songs written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, Roger Morris, Tim Butler, Duncan Kilburn and Vince Ely.
1981 UK track listing
- Side one
- "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 two
- "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 one
- "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
- "Mr. Jones" – 4:03
- "No Tears" – 3:14
- "Dumb Waiters" – 5:09
- "She Is Mine" – 3:51
- Side two
- "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 Edit)" – 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 flexidisc 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
- 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 Pop Albums | 89 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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1981 | "Dumb Waiters" / "Into You Like a Train" |
Billboard Club Play Singles | 27 |
References
- 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "Talk Talk Talk – The Psychedelic Furs". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2006.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 660–61. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
- ↑ 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)