Essential

~ Release by Talk Talk (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Talk Talk
recording of:
Talk Talk (Talk Talk)
lyricist and composer:
Ed Hollis (British songwriter and producer) and Mark Hollis
3:18
2Today
recording of:
Today
lyricist:
Mark Hollis
composer:
Simon Brenner (UK musician, member of Talk Talk), Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang), Mark Hollis and Paul Webb (UK bassist for Talk Talk/O.rang, aka Rustin Man)
3:29
3Have You Heard the News
recording engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
mixer:
Mike Robinson (engineer)
bass guitar:
Paul Webb (UK bassist for Talk Talk/O.rang, aka Rustin Man)
drums (drum set):
Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang)
keyboard:
Simon Brenner (UK musician, member of Talk Talk)
lead vocals:
Mark Hollis
recording of:
Have You Heard the News?
lyricist and composer:
Mark Hollis
5:06
4My Foolish Friend
recording of:
My Foolish Friend
writer:
Simon Brenner (UK musician, member of Talk Talk) and Mark Hollis
3:20
5Dum Dum Girl
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
recording of:
Dum Dum Girl
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
publisher:
Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
33:50
6Such a Shame
recording of:
Such a Shame
lyricist and composer:
Mark Hollis
publisher:
Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
5:44
7It’s My Life
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
recording of:
It’s My Life
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.653:55
8Tomorrow Started
recording of:
Tomorrow Started
lyricist and composer:
Mark Hollis
publisher:
Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
5:58
9Happiness Is Easy
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
acoustic bass guitar:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
additional instruments:
Mark Hollis
drums (drum set):
Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang)
electric bass guitar:
Alan Gorrie
guitar:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
organ:
Steve Winwood
organ and synthesizer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
percussion:
Martin Ditcham, Morris Pert and Phil Reis
choir vocals:
Children From The School of Miss Speake
vocals:
Mark Hollis
recording of:
Happiness Is Easy
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
6:32
10Life’s What You Make It
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
drums (drum set):
Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang)
mellotron and organ:
Tim Friese‐Greene
percussion:
Martin Ditcham
piano:
Mark Hollis
background vocals:
Paul Webb (UK bassist for Talk Talk/O.rang, aka Rustin Man)
vocals:
Mark Hollis
recording of:
Life’s What You Make It
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
3.554:29
11Living in Another World
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
bass and background vocals:
Paul Webb (UK bassist for Talk Talk/O.rang, aka Rustin Man)
drums (drum set):
Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang)
guitar:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders) and David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
harmonica:
Mark Feltham
organ:
Steve Winwood
percussion:
Martin Ditcham and Morris Pert
piano:
Mark Hollis
soprano saxophone:
David Roach (UK saxophonist)
vocals:
Mark Hollis
recording of:
Living in Another World
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
2.56:56
12Give It Up
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
additional instruments:
Ian Curnow
bass:
Paul Webb (UK bassist for Talk Talk/O.rang, aka Rustin Man)
drums (drum set):
Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang)
guitar:
David Rhodes (guitarist, singer, and songwriter)
mellotron and piano:
Mark Hollis
organ:
Tim Friese‐Greene
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
vocals:
Mark Hollis
recording of:
Give It Up (Talk Talk)
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
5:17
13Eden
engineer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer)
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
recording of:
Eden
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
7:41
14Desire
engineer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer)
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
recording of:
Desire
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
7:01
15I Believe in You
engineer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer)
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
recording of:
I Believe in You
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
6:01

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