Body Talk (Imagination album)

Body Talk is the debut album by British soul/dance group Imagination, produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released in 1981 . It is one of the earliest albums of its genre to have a distinctive 'British' sound as opposed to being an attempt to recreate contemporary American styles.

Body Talk
Studio album by Imagination
Released	June 1981
Recorded	Early-mid 1981
Genre	Post-disco, funk, soul, Britfunk
Length	37:06
Label	R&B
Producer	Jolley & Swain
Imagination chronology
Body Talk (1981) In the Heat of the Night (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The title track was an immediate hit, reaching No. 4 on the UK singles chart. Two further singles, "In and Out of Love" and "Flashback", also reached the top 20. The album itself peaked at No. 20.

Body Talk proved to be an enduring album, with the tracks "So Good, So Right" and "Burnin' Up" being cited as influential and ahead of their time (the latter has been acknowledged by Frankie Knuckles as a key track in the development of house music).

Track listing

All tracks composed by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John, Ashley Ingram and Errol Kennedy

1. "Body Talk" 6:01
2. "So Good, So Right" 6:58
3. "Burnin' Up" 4:45
4. "Tell Me Do You Want My Love" 5:27
5. "Flashback" 4:30
6. "I'll Always Love You (But Don't Look Back)" 3:54
7. "In and Out of Love" 5:31

Singles

• "Body Talk" UK No. 4
• "In and Out of Love" UK No. 16
• "Flashback" UK No. 16

Personnel

• Leee John - lead vocals, keyboards
• Ashley Ingram - bass, vocals
• Errol Kennedy - drums, percussion

with:

• Orphy Robinson - vibraphone on "In and Out of Love"
• Tony Swain - additional keyboards
• Steve Jolley - additional percussion
• Eliot Cohen, Ellis Elias, Morgan Khan - executive production

References

1. Body Talk at AllMusic