Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk

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Natural History
Natural History cover
Compilation album by Talk Talk
Released May 1990
Recorded 1982–1988
Genre New Wave, Synth pop, Post-rock
Length 71:47
Label Parlophone/EMI
Professional reviews
Talk Talk chronology
Spirit of Eden
(1988)		 Natural History
(1990)		 History Revisited
(1991)


Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk is a 1990 greatest hits album by Talk Talk. It collects songs that the band released under EMI between 1982 and 1988. The compilation spent 21 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at #3,[1] and went on to sell over one million copies worldwide.[2] The North American version appended two live bonus tracks. A companion collection of the band's music videos was released in July 1990.

EMI released the compilation without the band's supervision. Talk Talk leader Mark Hollis said, "A compilation album is not my idea of an album. I don't like compilation albums and I didn't like that one. It certainly wasn't the selection of tracks I would have liked even if there had to be one. But, at the end of the day, they had every right to do it so . . ."[3]

In light of Natural History's success, the remix album History Revisited was released in 1991. Talk Talk sued EMI for remixing their material without permission.

On March 12, 2007 the album was reissued with a bonus DVD of their music videos.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Today" (Brenner/Harris/Hollis/Webb) – 3:30
  2. "Talk Talk" (Hollis/Hollis) – 3:15
  3. "My Foolish Friend" (Brenner/Hollis) – 3:18
  4. "Such a Shame" (Hollis) – 5:22
  5. "Dum Dum Girl" (Friese-Greene/Hollis) – 4:02
  6. "It's My Life" (Friese-Greene/Hollis) – 3:51
  7. "Give It Up" (Friese-Greene/Hollis) – 5:19
  8. "Living in Another World" (Friese-Greene/Hollis) – 7:00
  9. "Life's What You Make It" (Friese-Greene/Hollis) – 4:25
  10. "Happiness Is Easy" (Friese-Greene/Hollis) – 6:29
  11. "I Believe In You" (Friese-Greene/Hollis) – 5:55
  12. "Desire" (Friese-Greene/Hollis) – 6:56
  13. "Life's What You Make It" [live from the Hammersmith Odeon] (Friese-Greene/Hollis) – 4:40
  14. "Tomorrow Started" [live from the Hammersmith Odeon] (Hollis) – 7:45

[edit] Credits

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tim Rice, Paul Gambaccini, and Jonathan Rice, The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, 7th ed. (Guinness World Records Limited, 1996).
  2. ^ James Neiss, "Talk Talk," Record Collector, December 1991.
  3. ^ Steve Sutherland, "Talk Talk: Silencing the Scams," Melody Maker, September 1991.
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