Body Talk

Imagination’s debut single was recorded at Red Bus in London in early 1981, with Steve Jolley and Tony Swain credited as producer-engineers. The song introduced the group’s first album campaign and was issued on R&B. The single established Imagination immediately in the UK market and became their breakthrough hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Official Singles Chart. It set up the run of early-1980s hits that defined the group’s rise. The track remained the group’s signature debut and has continued to circulate through later samples and covers, including uses documented by WhoSampled. Its hook has kept it present in dance and R&B histories well beyond its original chart run.