Talk Talk Talk


Talk Talk Talk is the second studio album by the English rock band the Psychedelic Furs. It was released 6 June 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.

Content

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

Track listing

All songs 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

  6. "Dumb Waiters" – 5:04
  7. "Pretty in Pink" – 3:59
  8. "I Wanna Sleep with You" – 3:17
  9. "No Tears" – 3:14
  10. "Mr. Jones" – 4:03
  11. "Into You Like a Train" – 4:35
  12. "It Goes On" – 3:52
  13. "So Run Down" – 2:51
  14. "All of This and Nothing" – 6:25
  15. "She Is Mine" – 3:51
;Bonus tracks
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".

Personnel

;The Psychedelic Furs
;Technical
;Album
YearChartPeak
position
1981Billboard 20089

;Singles
YearSingleChartPeak
position
1981"Dumb Waiters" /
"Into You Like a Train"		US National Disco Action Top 8027