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Talk Talk Talk

1981 studio album by The Psychedelic Furs

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Classic Rock8/10
Entertainment WeeklyA−
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Smash Hits8/10
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
The Village VoiceA

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.

01Content

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

02Track 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

  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".

03Personnel

The Psychedelic Furs

Technical

04Chart 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
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