music.wikisort.org - Composition

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.

Talk Talk Talk
Studio album by The Psychedelic Furs
Released	6 June 1981
Recorded	1980–1981
Genre	New wave 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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Classic Rock	8/10[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Smash Hits	8/10[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10[7]
The Village Voice	A[8]

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

1. "Dumb Waiters" – 5:09
2. "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
3. "I Wanna Sleep with You" – 3:17
4. "No Tears" – 3:14
5. "Mr. Jones" – 4:03

Side 2

1. "Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
2. "It Goes On" – 3:52
3. "So Run Down" – 2:51
4. "All of This and Nothing" – 6:25
5. "She Is Mine" – 3:51

1981 US track listing

Side 1

1. "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
2. "Mr. Jones" – 4:03
3. "No Tears" – 3:14
4. "Dumb Waiters" – 5:09
5. "She Is Mine" – 3:51

Side 2

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

2002 reissue

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

Bonus tracks

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 – vocals
• Roger Morris – lead guitar
• John Ashton – rhythm guitar
• Tim Butler – bass
• Duncan Kilburn – saxophone, keyboards
• Vince Ely – drums

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
1981	Billboard 200	89

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1981	"Dumb Waiters" / "Into You Like a Train"	US National Disco Action Top 80	27

References

External links

• Talk Talk Talk at Discogs (list of releases)
• Talk Talk Talk (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)

На других языках

---

- [en] Talk Talk Talk

---

[es] Talk Talk Talk

Talk Talk Talk -En españolː Habla, habla, habla- es el segundo álbum de estudio de la banda de rock británica The Psychedelic Furs, publicado el 6 de junio de 1981 por CBS y producido por Steve Lillywhite.[1]

---

---