The Party's Over (Talk Talk album)

The Party's Over

Two blue lips posing as "eyes", left "eye" open", right "eye" closed. Has nose and closed red lips.

Standard edition

Studio album by Talk Talk

Released

July 1982

Recorded

1981–1982

Genre

Synthpop

Length

36:47

Label

EMI

Producer

Colin Thurston

Talk Talk chronology

The Party's Over
(1982)

It's My Life
(1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Q	^[2]

The Party's Over is the debut album by Talk Talk. It was released in 1982 and produced by Colin Thurston, who was a former engineer for David Bowie but was better known for producing Duran Duran's first two albums.

Release

The Party's Over was released in July 1982 by record label EMI.

In the United Kingdom, the album's single "Today" was a top-twenty hit. The remixed version of the single "Talk Talk" reached number 1 in South Africa in 1983 and number 23 in the UK. In the United States the album entered the Billboard Top 200, reaching number 132, while the single "Talk Talk" peaked at number 75.

In New Zealand, the album was a hit, peaking at number 8 due to the success of "Today", which reached number 10 in 1983.^[3]

Track listing

Standard track listing (side one)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Talk Talk"	Ed Hollis, Mark Hollis	3:23
2.	"It's So Serious"	Simon Brenner, Lee Harris, M. Hollis, Paul Webb	3:21
3.	"Today" (Track 5 in U.S. vinyl)	Brenner, Harris, M. Hollis, Webb	3:30
4.	"The Party's Over"	Brenner, Harris, M. Hollis, Webb	6:12

Standard track listing (side two)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Hate" (Track 3 in U.S. vinyl)	Brenner, Harris, M. Hollis, Webb	3:58
6.	"Have You Heard the News?"	M. Hollis	5:07
7.	"Mirror Man"	M. Hollis	3:21
8.	"Another Word"	Webb	3:14
9.	"Candy"	M. Hollis	4:41

U.S. cassette edition (Program 1)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Talk Talk"	3:23
2.	"Hate"	3:58
3.	"The Party's Over"	6:12
4.	"Candy"	4:41

U.S. cassette edition (Program 2)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Today"	3:30
2.	"Have You Heard the News?"	5:07
3.	"Mirror Man"	3:21
4.	"Another Word"	3:14
5.	"It's So Serious"	3:21

Personnel

Mark Hollis – vocals
Simon Brenner – keyboards
Lee Harris – drums
Paul Webb – bass guitar

Additional personnel

Mike Robinson – mixing
James Marsh – cover art

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1982	UK Album Chart	21
1982	Billboard Pop Albums	132^[4]

References

↑ The Party’s Over: Overview
↑ "[The Party's Over review]". Q. September 1997. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Talk Talk - The Party's Over (Album)". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien / eMedia Jungden. 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
↑ The Party’s Over: Awards

Talk Talk

Mark Hollis Lee Harris Paul Webb Simon Brenner

Albums	The Party's Over It's My Life The Colour of Spring Spirit of Eden Laughing Stock

Live albums	London 1986

Singles	"Mirror Man" "Talk Talk" "Today" "Another Word" "My Foolish Friend" "It's My Life" "Such a Shame" "Dum Dum Girl" "Tomorrow Started (live)" "Life's What You Make It" "Living in Another World" "Give It Up" "I Don't Believe in You" "I Believe in You" "Living in Another World '91 (remix)" "After the Flood" "New Grass" "Ascension Day" "It's My Life (Liquid People vs. Talk Talk)"

Compilations	Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk History Revisited: The Remixes The Very Best of Talk Talk Asides Besides 12x12 Original Remixes The Collection Missing Pieces Introducing ... Talk Talk

Video	Live at Montreux 1986 The Very Best Of Talk Talk - Natural History, A Video Collection 1990

Related articles	Discography Tim Friese-Greene Mark Hollis (album) .O.rang Out of Season Streets

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