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- Artist: The Psychedelic Furs
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- Release Date: 1981 06
- Total Time: 41:11
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
This time working solely with Steve Lillywhite, the Furs introduce a brighter, poppier side to their underground rock edge, with smashing results throughout. The group produces some powerful songs, even more rough-edged than before. Especially striking is "Dumb Waiters," with its queasy, slow-paced arrangement that allows both Kilburn's sax and Ashton's guitar to go wild. However, the six still create some undeniable pop classics. Most well-known is the lead track, "Pretty in Pink," inspiration for the iconic John Hughes film years later and re-recorded as a result. The original is still where to go, though, with Butler's catchy description of a romantically unsure woman matched by a killer band performance. Similarly lighter numbers on the record call to mind a rockier version of Roxy Music's output in later years: elegant, romantic angst given a slightly rougher edge in both music and vocals. "She Is Mine" is especially fine as a gently swinging number with some of Butler's best, quietly ruminative lyrics. Straight-up anthems abound as well, the best being the amazing "Into You Like a Train," which mixes the blunt desire of the title with a sparkling Ashton guitar line and a fast rhythm punch. Talk Talk Talk ends on another high with "All of This and Nothing." A soft, acoustic guitar-sax-rhythm combination introduces the song, then fades away for the main section to begin; Butler details bits and pieces from a lost relationship over a sharp full-band performance, and a final drum smash leads into a reprise of the start -- a fine way to end a fine record. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Pretty in Pink (Lyrics) | Richard Butler | The Psychedelic Furs | (3:59) |
| Mr. Jones (Lyrics) | Richard Butler | The Psychedelic Furs | (4:03) |
| No Tears | Richard Butler | The Psychedelic Furs | (3:14) |
| Dumb Waiters (Lyrics) | Richard Butler | The Psychedelic Furs | (5:04) |
| She Is Mine (Lyrics) | Richard Butler | The Psychedelic Furs | (3:51) |
| Into You Like a Train | Richard Butler | The Psychedelic Furs | (4:35) |
| It Goes On | Richard Butler | The Psychedelic Furs | (3:52) |
| So Run Down | Richard Butler | The Psychedelic Furs | (2:51) |
| I Wanna Sleep with You | Richard Butler | The Psychedelic Furs | (3:17) |
| All of This and Nothing (Lyrics) | Richard Butler | The Psychedelic Furs | (6:25) |
