It's My Life (album)
1984 studio album by Talk Talk
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It's My Life is the second studio album by English band Talk Talk, released by EMI on 13 February 1984.
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| Released | 13 February 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop[2] | |||
| Length | 43:13 | |||
| Labels | EMI (UK) EMI America (US) | |||
| Producer | Tim Friese-Greene | |||
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The cover of the album was designed by James Marsh, incorporating elements of The Boyhood of Raleigh by John Everett Millais.
Release
It's My Life was a top 5 hit album in several European countries, thanks to the international success of its singles (notably "Such a Shame"), and was particularly successful in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany, where the album peaked at numbers 2, 3 and 4, respectively.[13] In the Netherlands, the album stayed in the charts for 64 weeks between 1984 and 1986.[13] It also reached number 35 in the UK albums chart.[14] In the United States, the album just missed the top 40, reaching number 42.[15]
In 2000, it was voted number 872 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[16]
In 2021, Rhino Entertainment re-released the album on limited edition purple vinyl.[17]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dum Dum Girl" | 3:51 | |
| 2. | "Such a Shame" | Hollis | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Renée" | Hollis | 6:22 |
| 4. | "It's My Life" |
| 3:50 |
| Total length: | 19:45 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tomorrow Started" | Hollis | 5:57 |
| 2. | "The Last Time" |
| 4:23 |
| 3. | "Call in the Night Boy" |
| 3:47 |
| 4. | "Does Caroline Know?" | Hollis | 4:40 |
| 5. | "It's You" | Hollis | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 23:28 43:13 | ||
Personnel
Talk Talk
- Mark Hollis – vocals
- Lee Harris – drums
- Paul Webb – bass guitar
Additional musicians
- Tim Friese-Greene – keyboards
- Ian Curnow – keyboards
- Phil Ramocon – piano
- Robbie McIntosh – guitars
- Morris Pert – percussion
- Henry Lowther – trumpet
Technical
- Tim Friese-Greene – producer
- Walter Samuel – mixing ("Call in the Night Boy")
- James Marsh – cover illustration
- KB4Ai – design
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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