- The Party's Over (Talk Talk album)
Infobox Album |
Name = The Party's Over
Type =Album
Artist =Talk Talk
Released = July 1982
Recorded = 1981-82
Genre =Synthpop
Length = 35:56
Label =EMI
Producer =Colin Thurston
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A0mdkylmjxp9b link]
*"Q" rating|2|5 (September 1997)
Last album =
This album = "The Party's Over"
(1982)
Next album = "It's My Life"
(1984)"The Party's Over" (known simply as "Talk Talk" in the
U.S. ) was the first album byTalk Talk . It was released in 1982 and produced byColin Thurston , who was a former engineer forDavid Bowie but was better known for producingDuran 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 inSouth Africa in 1983 (and #23 in theUK ). However, the album did poorly in theUnited States , where it reached #132 on the Billboard pop album charts, while the single "Talk Talk" peaked at #75.Track listing
# "Talk Talk" (Hollis/Hollis) – 3:23
# "It's So Serious" (Brenner/Harris/Hollis/Webb) – 3:21
# "Today" (Brenner/Harris/Hollis/Webb) – 3:30
# "The Party's Over" (Brenner/Harris/Hollis/Webb) – 6:12
# "Hate" (Brenner/Harris/Hollis/Webb) – 3:58
# "Have You Heard the News?" (Hollis) – 5:07
# "Mirror Man" (Hollis) – 3:21
# "Another Word" (Webb) – 3:14
# "Candy" (Hollis) – 4:41Personnel
*Lee Harris - Drums
*Mark Hollis - Vocals
*Mike Robinson - Mixing
*Paul Webb - Bass
*Simon Brenner - Keyboards
*James Marsh - Cover Art
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