Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It b/w It's Getting Late In The Evening (1986)

"Life's What You Make It" is a song by the English band Talk Talk. It was released as a single in 1985, the first from the band's album The Colour of Spring. 

The single was a hit in the UK in January 1986, peaking at No. 16, and charted in numerous other countries, often reaching the Top 20.

Artist James Marsh created the single's cover illustration. The track was re-released as a single in 1990, charting for a second time. 

The song was one of the last to be conceived for The Colour of Spring, following concern from the band's management at the lack of an obvious single among accumulated work. Initially unwilling, Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, the principal source of original material for the band, accepted the task as a challenge. 

Friese-Greene: "I had a drum pattern loosely inspired by Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' and Mark was playing 'Green Onions' organ over the top."

 

A - Life's What You Make It  (4:25)

       Written-By – Mark Hollis, T. Friese-Greene

B - It's Getting Late In The Evening  (5:47)

       Written-By – Mark Hollis, T. Friese-Greene

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright © – EMI Records Ltd.
• Marketed By – EMI
• Manufactured By – EMI
• Distributed By – EMI
• Printed By – EMI Services Benelux B.V.

Credits

• Producer – Tim Friese-Greene
• Written-By – Mark Hollis, T. Friese-Greene

Notes

Released: 1986

Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Genre: Synth-pop

Label:  EMI Records 

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