Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!

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

This article is about the live album. For the 1984 compilation album, see Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! All the Hits.
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!
Live album by
Toyah
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
AllMusic[1]
Record Collector[2]

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] It aired on 18 December 1980.[5] 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.[6]

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. In May 2022, the album was re-released by Cherry Red Records, adding four live tracks previously cut from the album, and a DVD with the 1980 ATV documentary.[7]

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

2022 expanded deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Victims of the Riddle"Toyah Willcox, Keith Hale, Steve James, Joel Bogen, Peter Bush3:33
2."Indecision"Willcox, Bogen, Bush, Mark Henry2:46
3."Love Me"Willcox, Bogen, Bush3:15
4."Vision"Willcox, Bogen, Bush4.25
5."Tribal Look"Willcox, Bogen, Bush, Charlie Francis, Steve Bray3:43
6."Bird in Flight"Willcox, Bogen, Bush, Francis, Bray3:59
7."Danced"Willcox, Bogen, Bush5:47
8."Insects"Willcox, Bogen, Bush2:47
9."Race Through Space"Willcox, Bogen, Bush3:16
10."Ieya"Willcox, Bogen, Bush8:58
11."Ghosts"Willcox, Bogen, Bush, Francis2:45
12."Neon Womb" (Unedited Version)Willcox, Bogen, Bush5:37
13."She"Willcox, Bogen, Bush, Francis, Bray5:27
14."Danced" (Encore Version)Willcox, Bogen, Bush4:32

Personnel
Band members
Production

Charts
Chart (1981) Peak
position
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[8] 22
UK Independent Albums[9] 3
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Scottish Albums[10] 8
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[11] 72
UK Vinyl Albums[12] 10
UK Independent Albums[13] 2

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] 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. "Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!" (PDF). Record Mirror. 6 December 1980. p. 22. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 3 January 2023 – via World Radio History.
  6. "Award: Toyah – Toyah Toyah Toyah". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. Georgia Mallinder (12 May 2022). "Toyah: 'Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!' on CD/DVD & Neon Yellow Vinyl". cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  8. "Official Albums Chart Top 75: 22 March 1981 - 28 March 1981". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. "Indie Hits "T"". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 20 May 2022 - 26 May 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100: 20 May 2022 - 26 May 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  12. "Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40: 20 May 2022 - 26 May 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 20 May 2022 - 26 May 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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