The Party's Over (Talk Talk album)

The Party's Over

Two blue lips posing as "eyes", left "eye" open", right "eye" closed. Has nose and closed red lips.

Standard edition
Studio album by Talk Talk
Released July 1982
Recorded 1981–1982
Genre Synthpop
Length 36:47
Label EMI
Producer Colin Thurston
Talk Talk chronology

The Party's Over
(1982)		 It's My Life
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Q (September 1997)

The Party's Over was the debut album by Talk Talk. It was released in 1982 and produced by Colin Thurston, who was a former engineer for David Bowie but was better known for producing Duran Duran's first two albums.

In the United Kingdom, the album’s single “Today” was a top twenty hit. The remixed version of the single “Talk Talk” reached #1 in South Africa in 1983 (and #23 in the UK). In the United States, the album entered the Billboard Top 200 reaching #132, while the single "Talk Talk" peaked at #75.

In New Zealand, the album was a hit, peaking at #8, due to the success of “Today” which reached #10 in 1983.[2]

Track listing

Standard track listing (side one)
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Talk Talk"  Ed Hollis, Mark Hollis 3:23
2. "It's So Serious"  Simon Brenner, Lee Harris, M. Hollis, Paul Webb 3:21
3. "Today" (Track 5 in U.S. vinyl)Brenner, Harris, M. Hollis, Webb 3:30
4. "The Party's Over"  Brenner, Harris, M. Hollis, Webb 6:12
Standard track listing (side two)
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
5. "Hate" (Track 3 in U.S. vinyl)Brenner, Harris, M. Hollis, Webb 3:58
6. "Have You Heard the News?"  M. Hollis 5:07
7. "Mirror Man"  M. Hollis 3:21
8. "Another Word"  Webb 3:14
9. "Candy"  M. Hollis 4:41
North American cassette (Program 1)
No. Title Length
1. "Talk Talk"   3:23
2. "Hate"   3:58
3. "The Party's Over"   6:12
4. "Candy"   4:41
North American cassette (Program 2)
No. Title Length
5. "Today"   3:30
6. "Have You Heard the News?"   5:07
7. "Mirror Man"   3:21
8. "Another Word"   3:14
9. "It's So Serious"   3:21

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1982 UK Album Chart 21
1982 Billboard Pop Albums 132[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Party’s Over: Overview
  2. ↑ "Talk Talk - The Party's Over (Album)". Charts.org.nz (Hung Mediane / Media Jungden). 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  3. ↑ The Party’s Over: Awards


Singles:

Mirror Man (Released: February 1982) Talk Talk (Released: March 1982) Today / It's So Serious (Released: June 1982) Another Word (Released: June 1983)