Body Talk (Koo De Tah song)

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"Body Talk"
Body Talk by Koo De Tah.jpg
Single by Koo De Tah
from the album Koo De Tah
A-side "Body Talk"
B-side "My Eyes Are Shut"
ReleasedNovember 1985
Recorded1985
Studio Studios 301, Sydney
Genre Electronic music, Synth-pop
Length3:56
Label Polygram Records
Songwriter(s) Leon Berger
Producer(s) Leon Berger, Doug Henderson
Koo De Tah singles chronology
"Too Young for Promises"
(1985)
"Body Talk"
(1985)
"Think of Me"
(1986)

"Body Talk" is a song written by Leon Berger and recorded by the Australian/New Zealand band Koo De Tah. It was released in November 1985 as the second single from the band's debut studio album, Koo De Tah . The peaked at number 27 on the Australian Kent Music Report. [1]

Contents

Track listing

7" Single (884 059-7)
12" Single (884 059-1)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985/86)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [1] 27

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References

  1. 1 2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 169. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.