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  • Artist: Talk Talk
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1982
  • Total Time: 35:56
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Talk Talk began life as a slavishly derivative, Duran Duran-styled new romantic synth pop band, as their debut, The Party's Over, clearly shows. Much of the album seems to attempt to recreate Duran Duran's debut, but even with their most blatant rip-offs, like the single "Talk Talk," they do it with a naïve charm that makes for some really enjoyable music, even if it isn't particularly innovative or groundbreaking. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Talk Talk (Lyrics) Ed Hollis, Mark Hollis Talk Talk (3:23)
It's So Serious (Lyrics) Lee Harris, Mark Hollis, Paul Webb, Simon Brenner Talk Talk (3:21)
Today (Lyrics) Lee Harris, Mark Hollis, Paul Webb, Simon Brenner Talk Talk (3:30)
The Party's Over Lee Harris, Mark Hollis, Paul Webb, Simon Brenner Talk Talk (6:12)
Hate (Lyrics) Lee Harris, Mark Hollis, Paul Webb, Simon Brenner Talk Talk (3:58)
Have You Heard the News? (Lyrics) Mark Hollis Talk Talk (5:07)
Mirror Man (Lyrics) Mark Hollis Talk Talk (3:21)
Another World (Lyrics) Paul Webb Talk Talk (3:14)
Candy (Lyrics) Mark Hollis Talk Talk (4:41)

Credits

Talk Talk (Main Performer), Lee Harris (Drums), Mark Hollis (Vocals), Mike Robinson (Mixing), Paul Webb (Bass), Simon Brenner (Keyboards), Bill Smith (Design), James Marsh (Artwork)
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The Party's Over
Studio album by Talk Talk
Released July 1982
Recorded 1981-82
Genre Synthpop
Length 35:56
Label EMI Records
Producer Colin Thurston
Professional reviews
Talk Talk chronology
The Party's Over
(1982)		 It's My Life
(1984)

The Party's Over was the first album by Talk Talk. It was released in 1982 and produced by Colin Thurston, who was a former engineer for David Bowie but was better known for producing Duran Duran's first two albums.

In the United Kingdom, the album's single "Today" was a top twenty hit and the remixed version of the single "Talk Talk" reached #1 in South Africa in 1983 (and #23 in the UK). However, the album did poorly in the United States, where it reached #132 on the Billboard pop album charts, while the single "Talk Talk" peaked at #75.


Track listing

  1. "Talk Talk" (Hollis/Hollis) – 3:23
  2. "It's So Serious" (Brenner/Harris/Hollis/Webb) – 3:21
  3. "Today" (Brenner/Harris/Hollis/Webb) – 3:30
  4. "The Party's Over" (Brenner/Harris/Hollis/Webb) – 6:12
  5. "Hate" (Brenner/Harris/Hollis/Webb) – 3:58
  6. "Have You Heard the News?" (Hollis) – 5:07
  7. "Mirror Man" (Hollis) – 3:21
  8. "Another Word" (Webb) – 3:14
  9. "Candy" (Hollis) – 4:41

Personnel

v • d • e
Talk Talk
Mark Hollis · Paul Webb · Lee Harris · Simon Brenner
Albums
Singles
"Mirror Man" · "Talk Talk" · "Today" · "Talk Talk" (reissue) · "Another Word · "My Foolish Friend" · "It's My Life" · "Such a Shame" · "Dum-Dum Girl" · "Tomorrow Started (Live)" (Dutch release) · "It's My Life" (reissue) · "Life's What You Make It" · "Living in Another World" · "Give It Up" · "I Don't Believe in You" · "I Believe in You" · "It's My Life" (second reissue)" · "Life's What You Make It" (reissue) · "Such a Shame" (reissue) · "Living in Another World '91 (remix)" · "After the Flood" · "New Grass" · "Ascension Day" · "It's My Life" (Liquid People vs. Talk Talk)
Compilations
Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk · History Revisited: The Remixes · The Very Best of Talk Talk · Asides Besides · 12X12 Original Remixes · The Collection · Missing Pieces · The Essential · Introducing
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