Spirit of eden

*Spirit of eden*
Spirit of eden
Studio Talk Talk album
Date of issue	September 16, 1988
Recorded by	1987 - 1988, Wessex Studios
Genres	Post Rock ; art rock ;
Duration	41:30
Producer	Tim Freeze Green
A country	United Kingdom
Language of songs	English
Label	EMI , Parlophone
Professional reviews
	Allmusic ; Drowned in Sound (9/10) ; Sounds ; Stylus Magazine (positive) ; Tiny mix tapes ; Treble (positive) ;
Talk Talk Timeline
Singles with Spirit of Eden
	"I Believe in You"; Released: 1988;

Spirit of Eden (from the English - “The Spirit of Eden”) is the fourth studio album of the British band Talk Talk , released by EMI in 1988 .

According to a review by Stylus Magazine , the disc is a mixture of pop , jazz , ambient , classical music and rock ^[6] . Spirit of Eden was the latest release of Talk Talk, released by EMI, which stopped working with musicians after low sales of the record. However, the album was well appreciated by music critics.

Content

1 About the album
2 List of Songs
3 Chart Positions
- 3.1 Album
- 3.2 Singles
4 Members
5 notes

About the album

Following the success of the previous release of The Color of Spring , the EMI record company decided to allocate a large amount of money to record the next record for Talk Talk. Moreover, the recording time was not limited ^[4] . After completing the recording, the musicians sent a cassette with tracks for the new EMI album, however, after listening to it, the company asked Mark Hollis to rewrite the album material or at least a few songs, fearing that Spirit of Eden would not repeat the success of The Color of Spring ^[9] , since the group greatly removed from the sound of the previous album ^[10] . He refused. Having allocated a huge budget for the record, the company paid a lot for it. When Spirit of Eden was released, Hollis announced that there would be no singles and a large-scale tour in support of the album ^[6] , although in the end the song “I Believe in You” was still the only single.

Spirit of Eden sold worse than the previous albums of the group, and did not repeat the success of The Color of Spring ^[4] . Despite the commercial failure of the album, in Britain he received silver status ^[11] .

The album has earned wide acclaim among critics. ^[12] Pitchfork Media included him in the list of "Best Albums of the 1980s " ^[13] , and Slant Magazine magazine ranked 56th in his list of "Best Albums of the 80s" ^[14] .

List of Songs

Words and music of all songs by Tim Freeze-Green and Mark Hollis.

No.	Title	Duration
one.	"The Rainbow"	9:05
2.	"Eden"	6:37
3.	"Desire"	7:08
four.	"Inheritance"	5:16
5.	"I Believe in You"	6:24
6.	"Wealth"	6:35 a.m.

Chart Positions

Album

Chart (1988)	Highest position
Dutch Albums Chart	32 ^[15]
German albums chart	16 ^[16]
Swiss Albums Chart	12 ^[15]
UK Albums Chart	19 ^[17]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"I Believe in You"	Dutch Singles Chart	65 ^[18]
1988	"I Believe in You"	New Zealand Singles Chart	43 ^[18]

Record Members

Mark Hollis - vocals , organ , guitar , piano
Lee Harris - drums
Paul Webb - Bass
Tim Freeze Green - harmonium , piano, organ, guitar

Production

Phil Brown - Sound Engineer
Tim Freeze Green - Music Producer
James Marsh - album cover

Additional staff

Martin Dychem - percussion
Robbie Mack - twelve - string guitar , good
Mark Faltham - harmonica
Simon Edwards - Mexican Bass Guitar
Danny Thompson - Double Bass
Henry Lawther - trumpet
Nigel Kennedy - violin
Andrew Stowell - Bassoon
Michael Jeans - Oboe
Christopher Hooker - English Horn

Notes

↑ Jackson, Josh The 50 Best New Wave Albums (Neopr.) . Paste (September 8, 2016). Date of treatment September 8, 2016.
↑ Harvell, Jess Talk Talk / Mark Hollis: Laughing Stock / Mark Hollis (neopr.) . Pitchfork (October 21, 2011). Date of treatment April 6, 2015.
↑ Ankeny, Jason. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards (Neopr.) Allmusic. Date of treatment June 9, 2012.
↑ ¹ ² ³ Nettleton, Chris. Talk Talk Releases. Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) . Drowned in Sound. Date of treatment June 9, 2012.
↑ Wilkinson, Roy. Spirit Of Eden (Parlophone) (Neopr.) (September 24, 1988). Date of treatment June 9, 2012. Archived September 24, 2012.
↑ ¹ ² ³ Southall, Nick. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) . Stylus Magazine (March 3, 2003). Date of treatment June 9, 2012.
↑ Ubagh, Charles. Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden (Neopr.) . Tiny Mix Tapes. Date of treatment June 9, 2012. Archived September 24, 2012.
↑ Lee, Thomas. Stranded: Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) (September 14, 2006). Date of treatment June 9, 2012. Archived September 24, 2012.
↑ EMI Records Limited v Hollis & Others .
↑ Belam, Martin. Mark Hollis and Talk Talk - the Band (Neopr.) . BBC (November 20, 2002). Date of treatment June 9, 2012.
↑ Certfied Awards Search (Neopr.) . BPI Date of treatment June 9, 2012.
↑ Hicks, Chuck. Talk Talk: Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) . PopMatters (September 10, 2001). Date of treatment June 9, 2012.
↑ Top 100 Albums of the 1980s. Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) . Pitchfork (November 20, 2002). Date of treatment June 9, 2012.
↑ Best Albums of 80's - Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) . Slant Magazine (March 5, 2012). Date of treatment June 9, 2012.
↑ ¹ ² Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) Hung Medien. Date of treatment June 9, 2012.
↑ Album - Talk Talk, Spirit of Eden (unopened) (link not available) . Media Control Charts. Date of treatment June 9, 2012. Archived April 27, 2014.
↑ Talk Talk. Artist Official Charts (Neopr.) . The Official Charts Company. Date of treatment June 9, 2012.
↑ ¹ ² Talk Talk - I Believe in You (neopr.) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[50bestPM-1] Jackson, Josh The 50 Best New Wave Albums (Neopr.) . Paste (September 8, 2016). Date of treatment September 8, 2016.

[Harvell-2] Harvell, Jess Talk Talk / Mark Hollis: Laughing Stock / Mark Hollis (neopr.) . Pitchfork (October 21, 2011). Date of treatment April 6, 2015.

[allmusic-3] Ankeny, Jason. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards (Neopr.) Allmusic. Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[drownedinsound-4] ¹ ² ³ Nettleton, Chris. Talk Talk Releases. Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) . Drowned in Sound. Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[5] Wilkinson, Roy. Spirit Of Eden (Parlophone) (Neopr.) (September 24, 1988). Date of treatment June 9, 2012. Archived September 24, 2012.

[stylusmagazine-6] ¹ ² ³ Southall, Nick. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) . Stylus Magazine (March 3, 2003). Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[7] Ubagh, Charles. Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden (Neopr.) . Tiny Mix Tapes. Date of treatment June 9, 2012. Archived September 24, 2012.

[8] Lee, Thomas. Stranded: Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) (September 14, 2006). Date of treatment June 9, 2012. Archived September 24, 2012.

[EMI-9] EMI Records Limited v Hollis & Others .

[10] Belam, Martin. Mark Hollis and Talk Talk - the Band (Neopr.) . BBC (November 20, 2002). Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[11] Certfied Awards Search (Neopr.) . BPI Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[12] Hicks, Chuck. Talk Talk: Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) . PopMatters (September 10, 2001). Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[13] Top 100 Albums of the 1980s. Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) . Pitchfork (November 20, 2002). Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[14] Best Albums of 80's - Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) . Slant Magazine (March 5, 2012). Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[Swiss_Music_Charts-15] ¹ ² Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (Neopr.) Hung Medien. Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[Germany-16] Album - Talk Talk, Spirit of Eden (unopened) (link not available) . Media Control Charts. Date of treatment June 9, 2012. Archived April 27, 2014.

[UK-17] Talk Talk. Artist Official Charts (Neopr.) . The Official Charts Company. Date of treatment June 9, 2012.

[Megacharts-18] ¹ ² Talk Talk - I Believe in You (neopr.) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment June 9, 2012.