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 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
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! scope="row"| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)
| 22
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Year-end charts
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!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
|10
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!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
|18
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!scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
|22
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!Chart (1985)
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!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
|74
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!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
|70
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