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Talk on Corners is the sophomore album by Irish band The Corrs, released in 1997 and and probably their most celebrated album. After its release, songs from this album were to dominated their live set for a long time to come and through the biggest growth period of the band's career. During this album's long reign, they worked solidly with very little time off and gained a lot of exposure with TV appearances and tours. Their next studio album took nearly 3 years to materialise. In between was a live 'unplugged' album which introduced only a handfull of new songs. Hence their continuing reliance on existing material, some of which became subject to re-arranging or remixing along the way.

Talk on Corners was The Corrs' 'breakthrough' album in the UK, but not initially. The first 3 single releases from the album ("Only When I Sleep", "I Never Loved You Anyway" and "What Can I Do") all failed to reach the top 40. But meanwhile they had recently contributed to the album Legacy: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac's Rumours with their version of the song "Dreams". They had incorporated the song into their live set and eventually decided to release it as a single. Its release followed a live concert at the Albert Hall on 17 March 1998 (St Patrick's Day), televised by the BBC, along with a day-long TV special devoted to The Corrs on VH-1 as a preamble to the event. In concert, they were joined by Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood (who was also producer of the Legacy album) on 3 songs, including "Dreams". The event did much to raise the band's profile. The single "Dreams" was released a few weeks later and the Talk on Corners album was re-issued with the track "Dreams" added. The single became their first UK top 10 hit, partly helped by BBC Radio One's decision to include a Corrs single on their playlist for the first time (they had previously regarded them as a folk band).

The album took off and more hit singles followed. The next was a new version of their previous single "What Can I Do", remixed by Tin Tin Out and radically transformed by the addition of a prominent guitar riff running through the whole of each verse. This gave them their next top 10 hit. In November, they put out a further remixed track from the album as another single - "So Young" - which also made the top 10. A 'Special Edition' version of the album was released, with a modified running order and featuring these novel remixes. The album also included an additional track, i.e. a new mix (curtesy of Tin Tin Out again) of "Runaway", a popular song from their first album, which was to become their next single and giving them a number 2 hit.

Talk on Corners became one of the UK's greatest selling albums in 1998[citation needed] and eventually went on to sell 2.7 million, making it one of the best selling albums of all time (in the UK). Curiously, it is only marginally behind Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, the album that provided the breakthrough hit song.

Track Listing

Original Release

  1. "Only When I Sleep" (The Corrs, Leiber, Peterson, Shanks) – 4:24
  2. "When He's Not Around" (The Corrs) – 4:25
  3. "What Can I Do? (To Make You Love Me)" (The Corrs) – 4:18
  4. "I Never Loved You Anyway" (The Corrs, Sager) – 4:26
  5. "So Young" (The Corrs) – 3:53
  6. "Don't Say You Love Me" (The Corrs, Sager) – 4:39
  7. "Love Gives Love Takes" (The Corrs, Deviller, Hosein, Leiber, Piersa, Wolff) – 3:42
  8. "Hopelessly Addicted" (The Corrs, Leiber) – 4:03
  9. "Paddy McCarthy" [instrumental] (The Corrs) – 4:58
  10. "Intimacy" (Geraldo, Nowels, Steinberg) – 3:57
  11. "Queen of Hollywood" (Ballard, The Corrs, Deviller, Hosein) – 5:02
  12. "No Good for Me" (The Corrs) – 4:00
  13. "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) – 5:08

Re-release (16 April 1998)

Total Time 60:55

  1. "Only When I Sleep" (The Corrs, Leiber, Peterson, Shanks) – 4:24
  2. "When He's Not Around" (The Corrs) – 4:25
  3. "Dreams" (Stevie Nicks) – 4:01
  4. "What Can I Do? (To Make You Love Me)" (The Corrs) – 4:18
  5. "I Never Loved You Anyway" (The Corrs, Sager) – 4:26
  6. "So Young" (The Corrs) – 3:53
  7. "Don't Say You Love Me" (The Corrs, Sager) – 4:39
  8. "Love Gives Love Takes" (The Corrs, Deviller, Hosein, Leiber, Piersa, Wolff) – 3:42
  9. "Hopelessly Addicted" (The Corrs, Leiber) – 4:03
  10. "Paddy McCarthy" [instrumental] (The Corrs) – 4:58
  11. "Intimacy" (Geraldo, Nowels, Steinberg) – 3:57
  12. "Queen of Hollywood" (Ballard, The Corrs, Deviller, Hosein) – 5:02
  13. "No Good for Me" (The Corrs) – 4:00
  14. "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix) – 5:08

With the addition of the track "Dreams", this release became established as the 'main' version.

Bonus Tracks

On Japanese issue only:
15. "Remember"
16. "What I Know"

Talk On Corners Special Edition

It was released after the huge success of Talk On Corners in Europe and Australasia. It was also one of The Corrs' attempts to break into the US charts. This revised album contained remixes of a few tracks including their first single "Runaway". Other songs featured included "Dreams", "What Can I Do" and "So Young".

The songs on this album were remixed by:

  • Tin Tin Out - "What Can I Do" and "Runaway"
  • K-Klass - "So Young"
  • Bob Chiarelli - Dreams"

The song "I Never Loved You Anyway" was also remixed but the name of the remix was never mentioned (although it was believed to be Tin Tin Out).

File:The Corrs - Talk On Corners (Special Edition).jpg
Special Edition (Europe)

Special Edition (Europe)

  1. "What Can I Do?" [Tin Tin Out Remix]
  2. "So Young" [K-Klass Remix]
  3. "Only When I Sleep"
  4. "When He's Not Around"
  5. "Dreams"
  6. "I Never Loved You Anyway" [Uncredited remix]
  7. "Don't Say You Love Me"
  8. "Love Gives Love Takes"
  9. "Runaway" [Tin Tin Out Remix]
  10. "Hopelessly Addicted"
  11. "Paddy McCarthy" [Instrumental]
  12. "Intimacy"
  13. "Queen of Hollywood"
  14. "No Good for Me"
  15. "Little Wing"

"Make You Mine" was supposed to replace "Intimacy" on this album but the idea was snubbed. It was later featured on The Best Of The Corrs, released in 2001.

File:The Corrs - Talk On Corners (Special Edition - USA).jpg
Special Edition (US)

Special Edition (USA)

  1. "What Can I Do?" [Tin Tin Out Remix]
  2. "Only When I Sleep"
  3. "So Young" [K-Klass Remix]
  4. "Dreams" [Tee's Radio Mix]
  5. "Runaway" [Tin Tin Out Remix]
  6. "I Never Loved You Anyway"
  7. "Paddy McCarthy" [Instrumental]
  8. "Queen of Hollywood"
  9. "Hopelessly Addicted"
  10. "When He's Not Around"
  11. "No Good for Me"
  12. "Little Wing"

Personnel

The Corrs

Featuring

Production

  • Producers: Glen Ballard, Jim Corr, David Foster, John Hughes, Oliver Leiber, Rick Nowels, Peter Rafelson, Billy Steinberg, Randy Wine
  • Associate producer: Tom Bender
  • Engineers: Philip Begley, Felipe Elgueta, Al Lay Assistant, Oliver Leiber, Tim Martin, Brian Masterson, Dave Reitzas, Barry Rudolph, Matt Silva
  • Assistant engineer: Yuzuru "Joe" Koyanazi
  • Mixing: Rob Chiarelli, Mick Guzauski
  • Mixing assistants: Bob Clearmountain, Ryan Freeland
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Production Coordination: Collen Reynolds
  • Programming: George Black, Felipe Elgueta, Oliver Leiber, Leo Pearson, Peter Rafelson
  • Arranger: The Corrs, David Foster, Paddy Moloney
  • String Arrangements: Jeff Hull

Release details

  • 1997, UK, Atlantic 7567-83206-2, Release Date 28 October 1997, CD
  • 1997, Japan, Warner AMCY-2319, Release Date ? ? 1997, CD (with two bonus tracks)
  • 1998, Australia, Atlantic 80885-2, Release Date ? ? 1998, CD (double album bonus 5-trk live in concert CD I Never Loved You Anyway (Acoustic), The Right Time, Queen Of Hollywood, Toss The Feathers & Closer)
  • 1998, Australia, Atlantic 80885-4, Release Date ? ? 1998, Cassete (double album bonus 5-trk live in concert CD I Never Loved You Anyway (Acoustic), The Right Time, Queen Of Hollywood, Toss The Feathers & Closer)
  • 1998, UK, Atlantic ?, Release Date 9 November 1998, CD (special edition European version)
  • 1999, Taiwan, Atlantic 80917-2, Release Date ? ? 1999, CD (special edition European version from Taiwan)
  • 1999, USA, Atlantic ?, Release Date 16 February 1999, CD (special edition USA version)
  • 2001, Australia, Atlantic 7567-80963-2, Release Date ? ? 2001, CD (double release with "Forgiven, Not Forgotten"
  • 2001, France, Warner 7567-93055-2, Release Date ? ? 2001, CD (as gold disc - limited collectors edition)
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