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It's A Mystery (Toyah Song)
"It's a Mystery" is a song by English new wave band Toyah, fronted by Toyah Willcox, released as a single in 1981 by Safari Records. The song was a hit in the UK where it peaked in the Top 5 in the charts as the lead track on the EP ''Four from Toyah''. Background The song was originally written by Keith Hale for the band Blood Donor, but the record company Safari wanted Toyah to record it. Although Toyah Willcox wrote the lyrics of the second verse, she is officially not credited as a co-writer of the song and does not receive royalties for it. In its original form, the track had a 12-minute vocal part and a 28-minute instrumental, but was subsequently given a shorter, more radio-friendly song structure. Initially, Willcox had some reservations about recording the song: "I was slightly against it because it was very feminine, (...) it was vulnerable, it was everything I didn't want to show about myself". She worried that it did not suit her punk rock image and that its mainst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyah (band)
Toyah was an English new wave band fronted by namesake Toyah Willcox between 1977 and 1983. The only other consistent band member throughout this period was Joel Bogen, Willcox's principal co-writer and guitarist. Background Back in the National Theatre, when she was 18, Toyah Willcox felt that was the right environment for her to work out how to put a band together: the theatre was full of musicians as well as actors. "Through a series of coincidences I just got involved in a punk band and that was purely from asking around y’know 'Has anybody got a band, does anyone need a singer?'" she remembered. First Toyah ended up in a punk band from Golders Green, which used to rehearse at Golders Green cemetery and even did a few gigs there. It was Glen Marks, though, who in 1976 introduced Toyah to a protege who was at his school called Joel Bogen, whom she described later as "a very accomplished musician", by far the most accomplished musician that she had met at that time. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyah (band) Songs
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Toyah may refer to: *Toyah Willcox, a singer, actress, and TV presenter, often referred to by her first name only *Toyah (band), the pop group fronted by Toyah Willcox between 1977 and 1983 *Toyah, Texas, a town in Texas, USA *Toyah Battersby, a character in Coronation Street See also *Toya (other) Toya may refer to: Places * Tōya, Hokkaidō, a former village in Abuta District, Iburi, Hokkaidō, Japan * Tōyako, Hokkaidō, a town incorporating Tōya, Hokkaidō ** Tōya Station (Tōyako), a railway station in Tōyako *Lake Tōya, a volcanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Songs
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1981 Singles
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Adrian Lee
Adrian Lee (born 9 September 1957, London, England) is an English musician, known especially for his brass instrumentation work with several well-known acts of the 1980s. Career Lee was first signed to Phonogram Records in the late 1970s as guitarist with the band, Red Hot. They released one single, "L-L-Lazy Days" (1976), which was produced by Mutt Lange. Lee's first big engagement led him to play guitar and keyboards on Cliff Richard's late 1970s tours, and his 1979 album, '' Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile''. In 1980, Lee became a member of the British goth rock band, Toyah, co-writing songs including the hit single, "Thunder in the Mountains", and he stayed with them until 1982. The same year he released his only solo album, called ''The Magician''. He continued to write for Toyah Willcox, and appeared on her 1985 album, ''Minx'', for which he and Wilcox wrote "Soldier of Fortune, Terrorist of Love". ''Minx'' was produced by Christopher Neil. Neil asked Lee to play on the first M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Glockler
Nigel Glockler (born 24 January 1953) is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer for the heavy metal band Saxon, which he first joined in 1981. Career Glockler began his musical career in 1980 as the drummer for the British band Krakatoa. In 1981 he joined Toyah, a band fronted by singer Toyah Willcox. At the end of that year, he joined Saxon when previous drummer Pete Gill retired due to an injury. Glockler has been with Saxon since then, except for two temporary absences. He also occasionally plays bass and keyboards for the band. Glockler first left Saxon in 1987 when he was invited by Steve Howe to join a reformed lineup of the supergroup GTR. That lineup did not release any albums though some songs appeared on later albums by other GTR members. Glockler then returned to Saxon in 1988. In the early-to-mid 1990s he contributed to the albums ''Turbulence'' by Steve Howe and ''Aqua'' by Asia, plus two albums by The Original Iron Men (featuring former Iron Maide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Spalding
Philip Spalding (born 19 November 1957, London, England) is an English bass player. He is best known as a session musician and player of Fender Precision Bass guitars. He has played and appeared with performing artists such as Mick Jagger, Seal, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Elton John and Randy Crawford. At an early age he was a successful child model and appeared in a television advertisement for Smiths Crisps. Spalding was a computer operator for a high street bank, before joining rock artist Bernie Tormé in 1976. Later he joined Original Mirrors before beginning a collaboration with Toyah, in December 1980. Whilst with The Toyah band he recorded and co-wrote songs for studio albums and toured with the band, until 1983. Since then he has been a member of GTR and Mike Oldfield's band. More recently he has appeared on albums by Michel Polnareff, Suggs, Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue. Spalding also recorded all bass tracks on the Lion King soundtrack studio album. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Bogen
Joel Bogen (born 3 September 1958) is an English rock and punk guitarist. He worked with Toyah Willcox from the late 1970s to 1983 as the guitar player in her eponymous band and was the co-writer on nearly all of the material they recorded. Bogen also produced '' Heaven'', the 1997 debut album of neo soul artist Jai, for M&G and RCA Records RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A .... References 1958 births Living people English songwriters English rock guitarists English male guitarists Toyah (band) members British male songwriters {{UK-guitarist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Acoustic Album (Toyah Album)
''The Acoustic Album'' is a studio album by the British singer Toyah Willcox, released in 1996. It is a collection of Acoustic music, acoustic re-recordings of songs from her back catalogue. Background The material was recorded in 1994 and consisted of new, stripped-down versions of classic hits as well as lesser-known, non-single tracks from the Toyah (band), Toyah band and Willcox's solo repertoire. Some tracks feature String section, string arrangements performed by members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The material was originally conceived as part of a double album ''Toyah Classics'' which would have also comprised its 'electric' accompaniment ''Looking Back (Toyah album), Looking Back'', slated for release in March 1995. The two sets would eventually be released individually as separate albums. In 2014, ''The Acoustic Album'' was re-released by Vertical Species in digital and CD formats, with a new artwork by Alan Sawyers and photography by Dean Stockings. Track listi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looking Back (Toyah Album)
''Looking Back'' is a studio album by the British singer Toyah Willcox, released in 1995. It is a collection of re-recordings of songs from her back catalogue, mostly classic hits from the Toyah band repertoire. The material was originally conceived as part of a double album ''Toyah Classics'' slated for release in March 1995. The two sets would eventually be released individually, with ''Looking Back'' as an 'electric' accompaniment to '' The Acoustic Album'', released the following year. The album has never been re-released digitally. Track listing # " I Wanna Be Free" (Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen) – 2:53 # "Obsolete" (Willcox, Bogen, Nigel Glockler) – 2:56 # "It's a Mystery" ( Keith Hale) – 3:58 # "We Are" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:03 # "Thunder in the Mountains" (Willcox, Adrian Lee, Nigel Glockler) – 4:16 # "Good Morning Universe" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:46 # "Angel & Me" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:22 # " Be Proud, Be Loud (Be Heard)" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:22 # "Danced" (Willc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take The Leap!
''Take the Leap!'' is a studio album by the British singer Toyah Willcox, first released as ''Leap!'' in 1993 by Pony Canyon. It consists of new tracks as well as re-recordings of older songs from Toyah the band's repertoire. Background The album was recorded in 1993 in a deserted farmhouse in the outskirts of Salisbury, in collaboration with the British band Friday Forever whom Toyah had met earlier that year. It showed a change in style from Toyah's previous recordings, and has a much more "raw" feel than the polished albums which preceded it. Many of the six new compositions had been written and demoed much earlier, including "Invisible Love" in 1989 with Simon Darlow. A glutch of demos recorded with Phil Nicholas in 1992 were also re-worked from their ambient style into album tracks with a rockier feel, namely "God Ceases to Dream" and "Now I'm Running". Another demo from these sessions, "Tears for Elie" was included as a bonus track on the 2006 reissue CD, along with "Requi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
