''Toyah Solo'' is a compilation

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by 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 ...

, consisting of seven CDs and a DVD, released on Edsel Records in 2020.

Background

The box contains most of Toyah's solo work from 1985 to 2003, featuring the six albums ''

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'' (1985), ''

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'' (1987), ''

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'' (1988), ''

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'' (1991), ''

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'' (1993) and ''

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'' (2003) alongside a CD of remixed, revisited and rare tracks and a DVD with promotional

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s and an interview. ''Rare, Remixed & Revisited'' was also released as a separate digital album. The set excludes the album ''

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'' and Toyah's two albums of re-recorded material, '' Looking Back'' and '' The Acoustic Album''. The box set entered the

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Top 50 at number 10, the UK Albums Sales Chart Top 100 at number 34, and the Physical Albums Chart Top 100 at number 30.

Track listing

CD 1: ''Minx''

#"Soldier of Fortune, Terrorist of Love" #" Don't Fall in Love (I Said)" #" Soul Passing Through Soul" #"

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" #"I'll Serve You Well" #"Over 21" #"All in a Rage" #"Space Between the Sounds" #" Schools's Out" #"World in Action" #"America for Beginners" #"Vigilante" ;Bonus tracks #"Snow Covers the Kiss" #"Kiss the Devil" #"Don't Fall in Love (I Said)" (Extended Mix) #"Soul Passing Through Soul" (Extended Mix) #"World in Action" (Extended Mix) #"World in Action" (Action Mix)

CD 2: ''Desire''

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" #"Moonlight Dancing" #"Revive the World" #"The View" #"Moon Migration" #" Love's Unkind" #"Dear Diary" #"Deadly as a Woman" #"Goodbye Baby" #"When a Woman Cries" #"Desire" ;Bonus tracks #"Echo Beach" (Surf Mix) #"Plenty" #"Sun Up" #"Re-Entry into Dance" #"Mesmerised" #"Lion of Symmetry" (Toyah and Tony Banks)

CD 3: ''Prostitute''

#"Hello" – 1:20 #"Prostitute" – 2:58 #"Wife" – 3:46 #"The Show" – 2:45 #"Dream House" – 4:29 #"Homecraft" – 2:02 #"Obsession" – 3:44 #"Let the Power Bleed" – 4:43 #"Restless" – 4:05 #"Falling to Earth" – 3:26 #"Jazz Singers in the Trees" – 4:52 #"Vale of Evesham" – 2:50 #"Ghosts of the Universe" – 3:55

CD 4: ''Ophelia's Shadow''

#"Ophelia's Shadow" – 5:54 #"The Shaman Says" – 5:23 #"Brilliant Day" – 2:39 #"Prospect" – 3:13 #"Turning Tide" – 5:40 #"Take What You Will" – 5:42 #"Ghost Light" – 4:28 #"The Woman Who Had an Affair with Herself" – 4:17 #"Homeward" – 5:16 #"Lords of the Never Known" – 4:32 ;Bonus tracks #"Harlequin (Holy Day)" – 5:37 #"Broken Special (The Island)" – 6:50 #"Face the Space" (Vocal Version) – 6:00 #"Symbiotic" – 3:50

CD 5: ''Take the Leap!''

#"Now I'm Running" #"Lust for Love" #"Invisible Love" #"Name of Love" #"Winter in Wonderland" #"God Ceases to Dream" #"

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" #"Waiting" #"Neon Womb" #"Elusive Stranger" #"Our Movie" #"

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" #" I Wanna Be Free" #"

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" ;Bonus tracks #"Requite Me" (Demo) #"Invisible Love" (Demo) #"Waiting" (Alternate Mix) #"It's a Mystery" (Weybridge Mix)

CD 6: ''Rare, Remixed & Revisited''

#"Tears for Ellie" (Demo) #"God Ceases to Dream" (Remix) #"Poland (One Day on Earth)" (Demo) #"Now I'm Running" (Remix) #"It's a Mystery" (Whispered Elixir Mix) #"Lust for Love" (Demo) #"Angel" (Demo) #" Rebel Run" (Revisited) #"Good Morning Universe" (Revisited) #" Be Proud, Be Loud (Be Heard)" (Revisited) #"Desire" (Revisited) #"Obsolete" (Revisited) #"

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" (Revisited) #"We Are" (Revisited) #"Angel & Me" (Revisited) #"Believe in Me" (Demo)

CD 7: ''Velvet Lined Shell''

#"Every Scar Has a Silver Lining" #"Velvet Lined Shell" #"Little Tears of Love" #"You're a Miracle" #"Mother" #"Troublesome Thing" ;Bonus tracks #"Experience" #"Killing Made Easy" (Family of Noise) #"In Estonia" (This Fragile Moment) #"

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& Toyah) #"Drinking from the Gun" (Dodson & Fogg) #"Nine Hours" (Toyah + Peter) #"America for Beginners" (Nocturne Blue Redux) #"Step into the New World" (from ''

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DVD: ''Promo Videos''

#"Don't Fall in Love (I Said)" #"Soul Passing Through Soul" #"Echo Beach" #"Fallen" (Yomanda & Toyah) #"Sensational" #"Interview: Toyah Talks About Her Solo Albums"

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2020 compilation albums Toyah Willcox albums