Talk (Daniel Johns album)

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Talk
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Studio album by
Daniel Johns
Released22 May 2015
Recorded2013–2014
StudioAustralia
Genre Neo soul
Length60:24
Label Eleven
Producer
Singles from Talk
  1. "Aerial Love"
    Released: 29 January 2015
  2. "Cool on Fire"
    Released: 22 May 2015
  3. "Going on 16"
    Released: 2 August 2015

Talk is the debut studio album by Australian artist Daniel Johns. It was his first full-length musical project since the hiatus of Silverchair and was announced in May 2011, but the album was not released until 22 May 2015 by record label Eleven, and it debuted at No. 2 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. [1] The tracks "Aerial Love", "Cool on Fire" and "Going on 16" were released as singles.

Contents

Recording

Talk was created over the course of 2013 and 2014, with Johns actively pursuing a sleek neo soul R&B feel, influenced by artists such as Janet Jackson.[ citation needed ] While working with long-time collaborator Julian Hamilton, Johns also engaged the involvement of numerous production personnel—such as Lorde producer Joel Little—as well as Styalz Fuego and M-Phazes.

Release

A four-song EP, Aerial Love, featuring two tracks—"Aerial Love" and "Preach"—that would feature on the album, was released on 13 March 2015, reaching No. 21 in the Australian singles chart, giving Johns his first solo hit. Talk was released on 22 May 2015 by record label Eleven in Johns' native Australia, and worldwide in digital and CD formats. It reached number 2 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. [2] The album also achieved some unexpected success in other parts of the world, coming in at No. 1 on the Slovakian iTunes albums chart shortly after release.[ citation needed ]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Like much of Johns' work, Talk marked a dramatic shift in musical styles, garnering polarized feedback from fans, [4] although critical reactions were warm. In his review for AllMusic, Neil Z. Yeung declared that, Talk "is cohesive, ebbing and flowing as the grooves pulsate and Johns' lyrics of love and lust hypnotize. This is the sound of a grown man taking a stand, declaring his identity as an evolving artist in a new era." [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Daniel Johns, except as noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Aerial Love" (Johns, Joel Little)3:35
2."We Are Golden" (Johns, Damn Moroda)4:40
3."By Your Side" (Johns, Julian Hamilton)3:48
4."Preach" (Johns, Moroda)3:52
5."Too Many" (Johns, Louis Schoorl)4:26
6."Cool on Fire" (Johns, Little)3:03
7."Imagination" (Johns, M-Phazes)4:42
8."Dissolve" (Johns, Hamilton)3:52
9."Chained" (Johns, Styalz Fuego)4:33
10."Sleepwalker" (Johns, Moroda)3:39
11."Faithless" (Johns, Fuego)4:30
12."Warm Hands" (Johns, Little)3:49
13."Going on 16"3:29
14."New York"4:33
15."Good Luck"3:42

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 2

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References

  1. ↑ "ARIA Charts media release 30 May 2015" (PDF). ARIA.com. 30 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hillsong beats Daniel Johns to number one on aria chart". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Young, Neil Z. "Talk – Daniel Johns". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Everett True. "Talk Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Talk > Review". Neil Z. Yeung. AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Daniel Johns – Talk". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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