Talk (Paul Kelly album)

Infobox Album
Name = Talk
Type = studio
Artist = Paul Kelly and the Dots


Released = 30 March 1981
Recorded = Balance Sound, Armstrongs and EMI Studio 301
Genre = Australian Rock
Length = 37:47
Label = Mushroom
Producer = Joe Camilleri, Martin Armiger, Trevor Lucas
Reviews = * AllmusicRating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fwxqehldje link]
Last album =
This album = "Talk"
(1981)
Next album = "Manila"
(1982)
Misc = Singles
Name = Talk
Type = single
Single 1 = Recognition
Single 1 date = 1979
Single 2 = Billy Baxter
Single 2 date = 20 October 1980
Single 3 = Lowdown
Single 3 date = 3 May 1981

"Talk" is the debut album by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Dots and was originally released on 30 March 1981 by Mushroom Records and re-released in 1990.cite web |url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/k/kellypaul.html |title=Paul Kelly |publisher=Australian Rock Database |editor=Magnus Holmgren |accessdate=2008-09-18 ] Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons leader Joe Camilleri produced seven of the eleven tracks with the rest produced by either Martin Armiger (The Sports) or Trevor Lucas (ex-Fairport Convention, Fotheringay).cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040930231503/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=978 |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink= Ian McFarlane |publisher=Allen & Unwin |year=1999 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |accessdate=2008-09-18 ] The album contains the singles, "Recognition", "Billy Baxter" and "Lowdown" with only "Billy Baxter" having chart success by peaking at #38 on the National singles charts.cite book |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |format=doc |last=Kent |first=David |authorlink= David Kent|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |accessdate=2008-09-18 ] The album peaked at #44 on the National album charts; all tracks were written by Kelly, including two co-written with guitarist Chris Langman.cite web |title=APRA search engine |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt |accessdate=2008-09-18 Note: APRA search engine requires user to input song title, e.g. PROMISE NOT TO TELL]

Background

Paul Kelly and the Dots had formed in August 1978 in Melbourne from the remains of High Rise Bombers, which included Martin Armiger, the Dots underwent line-up changes prior to the album's release. Paul Kelly and the Dots released their debut single "Recognition" in 1979 on an independent label, but it had no chart success. "Recognition" line-up were Kelly (vocals), Chris Langman (guitars), Chris Morall (guitars), Paul Gatsby (bass guitar) and John Lloyd (drums). More changes occurred, they signed to Mushroom Records and released "Billy Baxter" in 1980, which peaked at #38 on the National singles charts. The album release followed in March 1981 and peaked at #44 on the albums charts, "Lowdown" was released as a single in May but had no chart success. The group then travelled to The Philippines capital to record their second album "Manila" during July and August 1981, but further line-up changes delayed its release until August 1982. Kelly was later dissatisfied with both of these albums:

Track listing

All tracks written by Paul Kelly, except where noted.
# "Promise Not to Tell" - 3:24
# "Lowdown" - 3:36
# "Want You Back" - 3:12
# "Fall Guy" (Paul Kelly, Chris Langman) - 3:39
# "Hard Knocks" - 3:57
# "Billy Baxter" (Paul Kelly, Chris Langman) - 2:47
# "Recognition" - 3:08
# "Cherry" - 4:35
# "The Way Love Used To Be" - 3:11
# "I Hate to Watch You Loving Him" - 3:22
# "Please Send Me" - 2:53

Chart positions and releases

Personnel

Paul Kelly and the Dots members
*Paul Kelly — vocals
*Paul Gadsby — bass guitar
*Chris Langman — guitars
*John Lloyd — drums
*Chris Worral — guitars
*Chris Dyson — guitar, vocals
*Tony Thornton — drums
*Alan Brooker — bass
*Tim Brosnan — guitar
*Michael Holmes — guitar

Recording details
*Producer — Martin Armiger (tracks 1, 2, 3), Joe Camilleri (tracks 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), Trevor Lucas (track 5)
**Remixer — Kelly (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10), Barry Earl (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10), Camilleri (track 5), Jim Barton (track 5)
*Engineer — Jim Barton
**Remix engineer — Michael Lesso (track 5)

References