''Looking Back'' is a studio album by the British singer

Toyah Willcox Toyah Ann Willcox (born 18 May 1958) is an English musician, actress, and TV presenter. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Willcox has had eight top 40 singles, released over 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over 40 stage plays an ...

, 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" (

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. B ...

) – 2:53 # "Obsolete" (Willcox, Bogen,

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 ...

) – 2:56 # "

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" ( Keith Hale) – 3:58 # "We Are" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:03 # "

Thunder in the Mountains "Thunder in the Mountains" is a song by the English new wave band Toyah, fronted by Toyah Willcox, released as a single in 1981 by Safari Records. It was one of Toyah's biggest hits, reaching number 4 in the UK chart. Background The song was wr ...

" (Willcox,

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 g ...

, 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 "Danced" is a song by the English new wave band Toyah, fronted by Toyah Willcox. It first appeared on the band's 1979 LP ''Sheep Farming in Barnet'', and a live version of the song was subsequently released as a single in 1980 by Safari Records ...

" (Willcox, Bogen, Peter Bush) – 5:09 # " Rebel Run" (Willcox, Simon Darlow) – 3:14 # "Desire" (Willcox,

Robert Fripp Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946) is a British musician, songwriter, record producer, and author, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session ...

) – 2:34 # " Ieya" (Willcox, Bogen, Bush) – 6:11

Personnel

– vocals * Tony 'Pooh' Kelly – guitars * David Waddington – guitar *

Andy Nye Andy Dane Nye (born 8 April 1959 in London, England) is an English musician, songwriter and author, as well as being a producer and agent. He was a member of the rock band The Michael Schenker Group at their peak in the 1980s and has also played k ...

– keyboards * Bob Skeat – bass, acoustic bass * Andy Dewar – drums, percussion * Tacye Lynette – additional vocals ;Production * Oliver Davis – producer * Paul Maddens – engineer * David Richardson – executive producer

References

External links

The official Toyah website
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