Body Talk (Imagination song)

"Body Talk"
Single by Imagination
from the album Body Talk
B-side "Body Talk" (instrumental)
Released 1981
Format
Length 3:35
6:20
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Jolley & Swain
Imagination singles chronology
"Body Talk"
(1981)		 "In and Out of Love"
(1981)

"Body Talk" is a the debut single by British band Imagination from their album, Body Talk. It is their second biggest hit single in the UK Singles Chart, reaching a peak of no. 4, just behind their 1982 hits "Just an Illusion" (no. 2), but just ahead of "Music and Lights" (no. 5).[1]

"Body Talk" was written by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain from the songwriting team Jolley & Swain, along with Leee John and Ashley Ingram from Imagination.[2] It was arranged and produced by Jolley & Swain.[2]

Track listing

7" single

  1. A – "Body Talk" – 3:35
  2. B – "Body Talk" (Instrumental) – 5:15

12" single

  1. A – "Body Talk" – 6:20
  2. B – "Body Talk" (Instrumental) – 5:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–1982) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 25
France (IFOP)[4] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 9
Italy (FIMI)[6] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 49
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[6] 38

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 267. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. 1 2 Body Talk (liner notes). Imagination. R&B. 1981. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Imagination – Body Talk" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Le Détail par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Imagination" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Body Talk". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 "I singoli più venduti del 1982" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Imagination - Body Talk search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Imagination – Body Talk" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Imagination – Body Talk". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1981-07-12" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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