Talk (Paul Kelly album)

Talk
Studio album by
Released30 March 1981 (1981-03-30)
StudioBalance Sound, Armstrong's, EMI Studios 301
GenreAustralian rock
Length37:47
LabelMushroom
ProducerJoe Camilleri, Martin Armiger, Trevor Lucas
Paul Kelly and the Dots chronology
Talk
(1981)
Manila
(1982)
Singles from Talk
  1. "Recognition"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Billy Baxter"
    Released: 20 October 1980
  3. "Lowdown"
    Released: 3 May 1981

Talk is the debut album by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Dots and was originally released on 30 March 1981 by Mushroom Records and re-released in 1990. Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons leader Joe Camilleri produced seven of the eleven tracks with three tracks produced by Martin Armiger (The Sports) and one by Trevor Lucas (ex-Fairport Convention, Fotheringay). The album spawned the singles, "Recognition", "Billy Baxter" and "Lowdown". Only "Billy Baxter" appeared on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart it peaked at No. 38. The album peaked at No. 44 on the related Albums Chart. All tracks were written by Kelly, including two co-written with guitarist Chris Langman.