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, released in 1996. It is a collection of 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 and Willcox's solo repertoire. Some tracks feature

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arrangements performed by members of the

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. The material was originally conceived as part of a double album ''Toyah Classics'' which would have also comprised its 'electric' accompaniment '' 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 listing

# " The Vow" (

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) – 3:19 # "Moonlight Dancing" (Willcox, Bogen, Nick Graham) – 4:03 # "Revive the World" (Willcox, Tony Geballe) – 3:13 # " I Want to Be Free" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:02 # "

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" (Piano Version) ( Keith Hale) – 4:05 # "

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" (Willcox, Bogen, Peter Bush) – 4:44 # "Good Morning Universe" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:24 # "Blue Meanings" (Willcox, Bogen, Bush) – 5:20 # "Jungles of Jupiter" (Willcox, Bogen, Spalding) – 4:55 # "It's a Mystery" (Up Tempo) (Hale) – 3:56 # "

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" (Willcox, Bogen, Bush) – 4:35 # "Angels and Demons" (Willcox, Hale) – 6:07 # "I Am" (Willcox, Bogen) – 2:53 # "

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" (Willcox,

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) – 4:02 # "It's a Mystery" (String Version) (Hale) – 3:57

Personnel

– vocals * Tony 'Pooh' Kelly – guitars * David Waddington – guitar * Bob Skeat – bass, acoustic bass * Andy Dewar – drums, percussion * Tacye Lynette – additional vocals ;Additional musicians * The principal string players of the

headed by

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on tracks 1 and 15 ;Production * Oliver Davis – producer * Paul Maddens – engineer * David Richardson – executive producer

References

External links

Official audio stream
on

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The official Toyah website
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