Talk Talk Talk

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Talk Talk Talk
Studio album by The Psychedelic Furs
Released 6 June 1981 (1981-06-06)
Recorded 1980-1981
Genre Post-punk
Length 41:11
Label CBS
Producer Steve Lillywhite
The Psychedelic Furs chronology
The Psychedelic Furs
(1980)		 Talk Talk Talk
(1981)		 Forever Now
(1982)
Alternative cover
1981 release cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Allmusic (Reissue) [2]
Robert Christgau (A)[3]
Rolling Stone [4]

Talk Talk Talk is the second studio album by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs. It was released in 1981 on Columbia Records. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by Columbia/Legacy.

The 1986 John Hughes film Pretty in Pink was inspired by and named for the song of the same name from this album. The song itself was re-recorded for the film by the Furs' 1984-85 lineup—Richard and Tim Butler, John Ashton, Keith Forsey (drums and percussion), plus Mars Williams (saxophone). This version appears on the movie soundtrack and the UK CD version of the Midnight to Midnight album.

Contents

Track listing (2002 reissue)

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

  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

Track listing note: On the original LP album's UK release, side one comprised tracks 1-5; side two of tracks 6-10. See below for 1981 U.S. running order.

Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)

  1. "Mr. Jones" (Single edit) – 3:26 produced by Ian Taylor
  2. "So Run Down" (Early Version) – 3:05 produced by Martin Hannett
  3. "All of This and Nothing" (Demo) – 9:02 produced by The Psychedelic Furs

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". This track was obviously recorded from one of the sleeves as it is possible to hear the pops and crackles at the start.

US LP/CD release

Side one

  1. "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
  2. "Mr. Jones" – 4:03
  3. "No Tears" – 3:14
  4. "Dumb Waiters" – 5:04
  5. "She Is Mine" – 3:51

Side two

  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

Personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak
Position
1981 Billboard Pop Albums 89

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
Position
1981 "Dumb Waiters" /
"Into You Like a Train"		 Billboard Club Play Singles 27

References

  1. ^ "Talk Talk Talk - The Psychedelic Furs". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r15886. 
  2. ^ "Talk Talk Talk [Expanded] - The Psychedelic Furs". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r573585. 
  3. ^ "Psychedelic Furs". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=psychedelic+furs. 
  4. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thepsychedelicfurs/albums/album/88244/rid/5947008/
The Psychedelic Furs
Richard Butler • Tim Butler
John Ashton • Vince Ely • Duncan Kilburn • Roger Morris • Paul Wilson
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