The Colour of Spring

by Talk Talk

Overview

With It's My Life, Talk Talk proved that they could pull off an entire album of strong material. With The Colour of Spring, they took it one step further, moving to a near-concept song cycle, following the emotional ups and downs of relationships and pondering life in general. Musically, they built on the experimental direction of the previous album with interesting rhythms, sweeping orchestration, complex arrangements, and even a children's chorus to create an evocative, hypnotic groove. Though the songs were catchier on the earlier efforts and the ambient experimentation was more fully achieved later on, The Colour of Spring succeeded in marrying the two ideas into one unique sound for their most thoroughly satisfying album. ~ Chris Woodstra

Product Details

Release Date:	04/10/2012
Label:	Emi
UPC:	5099932778519
Rank:	28217

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Happiness Is Easy
2. I Don't Believe in You
3. Life's What You Make It
4. April 5th
5. Living in Another World
6. Give It Up
7. Chameleon Day
8. Time It's Time

Disc 2

9. Happiness Is Easy
10. I Don't Believe in You
11. Life's What You Make It
12. April 5th
13. Living In Another World
14. Give It Up
15. Chameleon Day
16. Time It's Time
17. It's Getting Late in the Evening

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Talk Talk   Primary Artist
Steve Winwood   Guest Artist,Organ,Keyboards
Morris Pert   Guest Artist,Percussion
Robbie McIntosh   Dobro,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Paul Webb   Bass,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
David Roach   Saxophone,Sax (Soprano)
David Rhodes   Guitar
Mark Feltham   Horn,Harmonica
Lee Harris   Drums,Percussion,Drums (Snare)
Martin Ditcham   Percussion
Mark Hollis   Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Melodica,Mellotron,Instrumental
Alan Gorrie   Bass,Bass (Electric)
Dann Thompson   Bass (Acoustic)
Tim Friese-Greene   Piano,Keyboards,Mellotron,Kurzweil Synthesizer
The Choir   Vocals
Ian Curnow   Keyboards,Instrumental
Gaynor Sadler   Harp,Horn
Phil Reis   Percussion
Danny Thompson   Bass,Bass (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Paul Schroeder   Engineer
Pete Wooliscroft   Engineer
Artfull Dodgers   Artwork
Nigel Reeve   Project Coordinator
Phill Brown   Digital Remastering
Mark Hollis   Composer
Denis Blackham   Digital Remastering
Tim Friese-Greene   Composer,Producer
Dietmar Schillinger   Engineer
Dennis Weinrich   Engineer
Rob Crane   Artwork
James Marsh   Illustrations,Cover Painting
Richard Haughton   Photography