It's My Life (album)
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| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Mojo | [3] |
| Q | [4] |
It's My Life is the second studio album by Talk Talk, released in 1984.
Release
It's My Life was released in February 1984 by record label EMI.
It was a Top 5 hit album in several European countries,[5] thanks to the big international success of its singles (notably "Such a Shame"), but only reached number 35 in the UK Top 40 chart.[6] In the United States, the album just missed the Top 40, reaching number 42.[citation needed]
It's My Life was particularly successful in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany where the album peak-charted at numbers 2, 3 and 4, respectively. In the Netherlands, the album stayed in the charts for 64 weeks between 1984 and 1986.[5]
Cover
The cover to the album was produced by James Marsh, incorporating elements of The Boyhood of Raleigh by John Everett Millais.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dum Dum Girl" | Tim Friese-Greene, Mark Hollis | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Such a Shame" | Hollis | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Renée" | Hollis | 6:22 |
| 4. | "It's My Life" | Friese-Greene, Hollis | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Tomorrow Started" | Hollis | 5:57 |
| 6. | "The Last Time" | Ian Curnow, Hollis | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Call in the Night Boy" | Simon Brenner, Lee Harris, Hollis, Paul Webb | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Does Caroline Know?" | Friese-Greene, Hollis | 4:40 |
| 9. | "It's You" | Hollis | 4:41 |
Personnel
- Additional personnel
- Tim Friese-Greene – keyboards
- Ian Curnow – keyboards
- Phil Ramocon – piano
- Robbie McIntosh – guitar
- Morris Pert – percussion
- Henry Lowther – trumpet
- James Marsh – cover art
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK Albums Chart | 35 |
| 1984 | The Billboard 200 | 42[7] |
References
- ^ Woodstra, Chris. "It's My Life – Talk Talk". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2009). "Talk Talk". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199726363.
- ^ Eccleston, Danny (May 2012). "Lost Horizon". Mojo (222): 100.
- ^ Roberts, David (October 2000). "Talk Talk: It's My Life". Q. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ a b Steffen Hung. "Talk Talk - It's My Life". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ "ChartArchive - Talk Talk - It's My Life". archive.is. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "It's My Life - Talk Talk - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2015.