Talkback (album)

Talkback is the third studio album by Canadian new wave band Spoons.[3] It was released in 1983 by Ready Records. The tracks that received airplay in Canada were "Old Emotions",[4] "The Rhythm" and "Talk Back". A music video was also produced for "Old Emotions", directed by Rob Quartly. This is the first Spoons album produced by Nile Rodgers.

Talkback
Studio album by
Spoons
Released1983
Recorded1982
StudioSounds Interchange (Toronto)
Genre
Length40:26
LabelReady
ProducerNile Rodgers
Spoons chronology
Arias & Symphonies
(1982)		 Talkback
(1983)		 Listen to the City
(1984)
Singles from Talkback
  1. "Old Emotions"
    Released: 1983
  2. "The Rhythm"
    Released: 1983
  3. "Talk Back"
    Released: 1984

The album was newly released on CD in Canada by Ready Records on 22 January 2010. The CD includes the Nile Rodgers-produced singles "Tell No Lies" and "Romantic Traffic", which were recorded after the initial release of the Talkback album.

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail deemed the album "good techno-pop" and "too shy by half to be great dance music."[5]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Talk Back"
  • Gordon Deppe
  • Rob Preuss
4:36
2."Camera Shy"Deppe4:06
3."My Favourite Page"Deppe3:58
4."Don't Shoot the Messenger"
  • Deppe
  • Preuss
3:16
5."Time Stands Still"Deppe5:01
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Old Emotions"
  • Deppe
  • Sandy Horne
3:40
7."Stop"
  • Deppe
  • Horne
3:08
8."Out of My Hands"Deppe3:46
9."Quiet World"Deppe4:35
10."The Rhythm"
  • Deppe
  • Horne
4:20
Total length:40:26
2010 CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Tell No Lies"Deppe4:12
12."Romantic Traffic"
  • Deppe
  • Preuss
3:35

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Talkback liner notes.[6]

Spoons

Production and artwork

References
  1. DeGagne, Mike (25 September 2023). "Arias & Symphonies Review by Mike DeGagne". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2023. It's on this album and on Talkback, the album that followed, in which the Spoons exhibit their pop-flavored talents the best.
  2. Lacey, Liam (3 November 1983). "Talkback The Spoons". The Globe and Mail. p. E5.
  3. Crook, Barbara (26 Dec 1986). "'New' Spoons and no alcohol for teen dance". Ottawa Citizen. p. H6.
  4. "Top Singles". Volume 39, No. 17. RPM. 24 December 1983. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. Lacey, Liam (3 Nov 1983). "Talkback The Spoons". The Globe and Mail. p. E5.
  6. Talkback (CD booklet). Spoons. Ready Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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