Talk Talk - It's My Life

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of It's My Life, the second studio album from the English band Talk Talk. Following on the heels of their 1982 debut The Party's Over (click here for that review), this 1984 record further helped expose them to the world. It went to number 59 in Canada, number 49 in Sweden, number 42 on the US Billboard Album chart, number 35 in the UK, number 27 in New Zealand, number 12 in France, number 10 in Italy, number 4 in Germany, number 3 in the Netherlands (with a total of sixty-four weeks on that chart) and number 2 in Switzerland.

Talk Talk - The Party's Over

When the English rock band Talk Talk first came on the scene, they consisted of Simon Brenner on keyboards, Lee Harris on drums, Mark Hollis on vocals, and Paul Webb on bass. Today (July 20th) happens to be the fiftieth birthday of Harris.

This month also marks the thirtieth anniversary of The Party's Over, the group's debut album. Colin Thurston, best known for his work on the first two Duran Duran albums, produced the July 1982 release. The record went to number 21 in their native UK, number 47 in Sweden, number 94 in Australia and number 8 in New Zealand. Here in the US, the album stalled at number 132 on the Billboard Hot 200.