Talkback (album)

Talkback is the third studio album by Canadian new wave band Spoons. It was released in 1983 by Ready Records. The tracks that received airplay in Canada were "Old Emotions", "The Rhythm" and "Talk Back". A music video was also produced for "Old Emotions", directed by Rob Quartly. This is the first Spoons album produced by Nile Rodgers.

The album was newly released on CD in Canada by Ready Records on 22 January 2010. The CD includes the Nile Rodgers-produced singles "Tell No Lies" and "Romantic Traffic", which were recorded after the initial release of the Talkback album.

Critical reception
The Globe and Mail deemed the album "good techno-pop" and "too shy by half to be great dance music."

Personnel
Credits are adapted from the Talkback liner notes.

Spoons
 * Gordon Deppe — vocals; guitar
 * Sandy Horne — bass; vocals
 * Rob Preuss — electronic keyboards and piano
 * Derrick Ross — drums

Production and artwork
 * Nile Rodgers — producer
 * Jason Corsaro — engineer
 * Vic Pyle — assistant engineer at Sounds Interchange
 * Bob Ludwig — mastering at Masterdisk, New York City
 * Peter Noble — photography; cover concept
 * Dale Heslip — design; cover concept
 * Spoons — cover concept