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Talk Talk Talk

This article is about the Psychedelic Furs album. For other uses, see Talk Talk Talk (disambiguation).
"All of This and Nothing (song)" redirects here. For the Dave Gahan and Soulsavers song, see Angels & Ghosts.

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.

Talk Talk Talk
Studio album by
The Psychedelic Furs
Released15 May 1981 (1981-05-15)[1]
Recorded1980–1981
Genre
Length41:11
LabelCBS
ProducerSteve Lillywhite
The Psychedelic Furs chronology
The Psychedelic Furs
(1980) 		Talk Talk Talk
(1981) 		Forever Now
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Classic Rock8/10[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Smash Hits8/10[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[8]
The Village VoiceA[9]

Content

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AllMusic noted that with Talk Talk Talk, "the Furs introduce[d] a brighter, poppier side to their underground rock edge".[2]

Track listing

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

1981 UK track listing

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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

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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

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  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

  1. "Mr. Jones (Single Version)" – 3:26
  2. "So Run Down (Early Version)" – 3:05
  3. "All of This and Nothing (Demo)" – 9:02

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

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The Psychedelic Furs

Technical

Chart performance

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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

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  1. ^ "New Albums". Music Week. 16 May 1981.
  2. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Talk Talk Talk – The Psychedelic Furs". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ Quantick, David (September 2018). "The Psychedelic Furs: Vinyl Reissues". Classic Rock. No. 253. p. 99.
  4. ^ "Psychedelic Furs; Talk Talk Talk; Forever Now". Entertainment Weekly. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ^ Tucker, Ken (20 August 1981). "The Psychedelic Furs: Talk Talk Talk". Rolling Stone. No. 350. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2006.
  6. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "The Psychedelic Furs". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 660–61. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Dellar, Fred (28 May – 10 June 1981). "The Psychedelic Furs: Talk, Talk, Talk". Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 11. p. 23B.
  8. ^ Hannaham, James (1995). "Psychedelic Furs". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 313–14. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (5 October 1981). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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