Talk Talk Talk Explained

Talk Talk Talk
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	The Psychedelic Furs
Cover:	Talk Talk Talk (The Psychedelic Furs album - cover art).jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	^[1]
Recorded:	1980–1981
Genre:	New wave post-punk
Label:	CBS
Producer:	Steve Lillywhite
Prev Title:	The Psychedelic Furs
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Forever Now
Next Year:	1982

Talk Talk Talk is the second studio album by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs. It was released on 15 May 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.

Content

AllMusic noted that with Talk Talk Talk, "the Furs introduce[d] a brighter, poppier side to their underground rock edge".

Track listing

All songs were 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

Singles

External links

• Talk Talk Talk (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)

Notes and References

1. 16 May 1981. New Albums. Music Week.