Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!

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Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!
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Live album by
Released1980
Recorded17 June 1980
VenueLafayette Club, Wolverhampton
Genre
Length40:41 (original release)
73:10 (2006 CD re-release)
LabelSafari
ProducerNick Tauber
Toyah chronology
The Blue Meaning
(1980)
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!
(1980)
Anthem
(1981)
Singles from Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!
  1. "Danced"
    Released: 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Record Collector2/5 stars[2]

Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! is a live album by the English new wave band Toyah, fronted by Toyah Willcox, released in 1980 by Safari Records.

Background[]

The album was recorded on 17 June 1980 at the Lafayette Club in Wolverhampton, using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.[3] The concert was also filmed by ATV as part of a TV documentary about the band and its eponymous singer.[4] A live version of "Danced" was released as a single at the end of 1980 to promote the album. Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart and number 3 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, and was subsequently certified silver in the UK in 1981 for selling more than 60,000 copies.[5]

The album saw its first CD release in 1990 on the Great Expectations label. A new remastered version was released on 30 October 2006 via Cherry Red Records. This expanded edition features extra live tracks from 1980 and from the 1982 The Changeling tour. The latter tracks include those cut from the abridged CD release of Warrior Rock: Toyah on Tour – albeit taken from a different concert of the same tour. Six of the eight bonus tracks are previously unreleased. The new edition includes an introductory note from Toyah Willcox and a sleevenote by her archivist Craig Astley, in addition to rare live photographs.

Track listing[]

Original release[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Victims of the Riddle"Toyah Willcox, Keith Hale, Steve James, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush3:30
2."Indecision"Willcox, Bogen, Bush, Mark Henry2:35
3."Love Me"Willcox, Bogen, Bush3:00
4."Visions"Willcox, Bogen, Bush4.15
5."Tribal Look"Willcox, Bogen, Bush, Charlie Francis, Steve Bray3:30
6."Bird in Flight"Willcox, Bogen, Bush, Francis, Bray4:00
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Danced"Willcox, Bogen, Bush5:30
8."Insects"Willcox, Bogen, Bush2:45
9."Race Through Space"Willcox, Bogen, Bush3:06
10."Ieya"Willcox, Bogen, Bush8:30
2006 CD edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Ghosts" (Live in Wolverhamptron, 1980; B-side of the single "Danced")Willcox, Bogen, Bush, Francis2:41
12."Neon Womb" (Live in Wolverhamptron, 1980; B-side of the single "Danced")Willcox, Bogen, Bush3:47
13."Love Me" (Live at ICA, London, 1980)Willcox, Bogen, Bush2:53
14."Waiting" (Live at ICA, London, 1980)Willcox, Bray2:23
15."Street Creature" (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 1982)Willcox, Bogen4:01
16."Neon Womb" (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 1982)Willcox, Bogen, Bush4:54
17."Dawn Chorus" (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 1982)Willcox, Bogen, Phil Spalding4:37
18."War Boys" (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 1982)Willcox5:43

Personnel[]

Band members
Production

Charts[]

Chart (1981) Peak
position
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[6] 22
UK Independent Albums[7] 3

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! - Toyah". All Media Network. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ Adams, Steve (February 2007). "Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!". Record Collector. No. 333. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ "TOYAH! TOYAH! TOYAH!". toyahwillcox.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ "TOYAH - The Official Toyah Willcox Website > Discography > Albums". toyahwillcox.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Award: Toyah – Toyah Toyah Toyah". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 75: 22 March 1981 - 28 March 1981". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Indie Hits "T"". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

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