The Colour of Spring
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| The Colour of Spring | ||
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| Missing image Talk_Talk_-_The_Colour_of_Spring.jpg Album cover | ||
| LP by Talk Talk | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | New Wave / Synth Pop | |
| Length | 45 min 40 sec | |
| Record label | EMI | |
| Producer | Tim Friese-Greene | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040403251443301584&sql=Av3420r2ac48p) |
| Q | 4 stars out of 5 | (October 2000) (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.artist.review&fixture_review=130150&fixture_artist=144611) |
| Talk Talk Chronology | ||
| It's My Life (1984) | The Colour of Spring (1986) | Spirit of Eden (1988) |
The Colour of Spring is Talk Talk's third album and was released in 1986. It became their highest selling non-compilation album. With its international hit "Life's What You Make It," Talk Talk expanded their fan base, and garnered the band their first -and final- American hit since 1984's "It's My Life." It was a drastic change from their previous two synth-pop albums, and while not quite the post-rock epics their final two albums would be, it still had enough savvy hooks to make it the moderate pop success it became.
Track listing
all songs by Friese-Greene and Hollis
- "Happiness Is Easy" - 6:30
- "I Don't Believe in You" - 5:02
- "Life's What You Make It" - 4:28
- "April 5th" - 5:51
- "Living in Another World" - 6:58
- "Give It Up" - 5:17
- "Chameleon Day" - 3:20
- "Time It's Time" - 8:14