It's My Life is the second studio album by English band Talk Talk, released by EMI on 13 February 1984.
The cover of the album was designed by James Marsh, incorporating elements of The Boyhood of Raleigh by John Everett Millais.
Release It's My Life was a top 5 hit album in several European countries, thanks to the international success of its singles (notably "Such a Shame"), and was particularly successful in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany, where the album peaked at numbers 2, 3 and 4, respectively. In the Netherlands, the album stayed in the charts for 64 weeks between 1984 and 1986. It also reached number 35 in the UK albums chart. In the United States, the album just missed the top 40, reaching number 42.
In 2000, it was voted number 872 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.
In 2021, Rhino Entertainment re-released the album on limited edition purple vinyl.
Track listing
Personnel Talk Talk Mark Hollis – vocals Lee Harris – drums Paul Webb – bass guitar
Additional musicians Tim Friese-Greene – keyboards Ian Curnow – keyboards Phil Ramocon – piano Robbie McIntosh – guitars Morris Pert – percussion Henry Lowther – trumpet
Technical Tim Friese-Greene – producer Walter Samuel – mixing ("Call in the Night Boy") James Marsh – cover illustration KB4Ai – design
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1984–1986)Peakposition
Chart (2020)Peakposition
Chart (2024)Peakposition Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) 22
Year-end charts Chart (1984)PositionDutch Albums (Album Top 100)10German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)18Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)22 Chart (1985)PositionDutch Albums (Album Top 100)74German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)70
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