Talkback (album)

Talkback
Talkback
Studio album by Spoons
Released	1983
Recorded	1982
Studio	Sounds Interchange (Toronto)
Genre	Pop; techno-pop;
Length	40:26
Label	Ready
Producer	Nile Rodgers
Spoons chronology
Singles from Talkback
	"Old Emotions"; Released: 1983; "The Rhythm"; Released: 1983; "Talk Back"; Released: 1984;

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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Talk Back"	Gordon Deppe Rob Preuss	4:36
2.	"Camera Shy"	Deppe	4:06
3.	"My Favourite Page"	Deppe	3:58
4.	"Don't Shoot the Messenger"	Deppe Preuss	3:16
5.	"Time Stands Still"	Deppe	5:01

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Old Emotions"	Deppe Sandy Horne	3:40
7.	"Stop"	Deppe Horne	3:08
8.	"Out of My Hands"	Deppe	3:46
9.	"Quiet World"	Deppe	4:35
10.	"The Rhythm"	Deppe Horne	4:20
Total length:			40:26

2010 CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Tell No Lies"	Deppe	4:12
12.	"Romantic Traffic"	Deppe Preuss	3:35

Personnel

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

Spoons

Gordon Deppe — vocals; guitar
Sandy Horne — bass; vocals
Rob Preuss — electronic keyboards and piano
Derrick Ross — drums

Production and artwork

Nile Rodgers — producer
Jason Corsaro — engineer
Vic Pyle — assistant engineer at Sounds Interchange
Bob Ludwig — mastering at Masterdisk, New York City
Peter Noble — photography; cover concept
Dale Heslip — design; cover concept
Spoons — cover concept

References

^ 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.
^ Lacey, Liam (3 November 1983). "Talkback The Spoons". The Globe and Mail. p. E5.
^ Crook, Barbara (26 Dec 1986). "'New' Spoons and no alcohol for teen dance". Ottawa Citizen. p. H6.
^ "Top Singles". Volume 39, No. 17. RPM. 24 December 1983. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ Lacey, Liam (3 Nov 1983). "Talkback The Spoons". The Globe and Mail. p. E5.
^ Talkback (CD booklet). Spoons. Ready Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Talkback at Discogs (list of releases)

[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.

[linernotes2-6] Talkback (CD booklet). Spoons. Ready Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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