On 17 February 1986, Talk Talk released their third studio album “The Colour of Spring” featuring singles “Life's What You Make It" “Living in Another World" “Give It Up" and “I Don't Believe in You".
The Colour of Spring became the band's highest selling non-compilation studio album, reaching the Top 20 in numerous countries (topping the Dutch charts), including the UK, where it reached No. 8 and stayed in the UK charts for 21 weeks. It did not quite match the sales of its predecessor in the United States but was nonetheless their last album to enter the Billboard 200, reaching number 58. With the international hit "Life's What You Make It", Talk Talk expanded their fan base. The song became the band's third of three American hits, along with 1984's "It's My Life" and "Such a Shame".
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.