Toyah Solo


Toyah Solo is a compilation box set by British singer Toyah Willcox, 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 Minx, Desire, Prostitute, Ophelia's Shadow, Take the Leap! and Velvet Lined Shell alongside a CD of remixed, revisited and rare tracks and a DVD with promotional music videos and an interview. Rare, Remixed & Revisited was also released as a separate digital album. The set excludes the album Dreamchild and Toyah's two albums of re-recorded material, Looking Back and The Acoustic Album.
The box set entered the UK Independent Albums Chart 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''

  1. "Soldier of Fortune, Terrorist of Love"
  2. "Don't [Fall in Love (I Said)]"
  3. "Soul [Passing Through Soul]"
  4. "Sympathy"
  5. "I'll Serve You Well"
  6. "Over 21"
  7. "All in a Rage"
  8. "Space Between the Sounds"
  9. "Schools's Out"
  10. "World in Action"
  11. "America for Beginners"
  12. "Vigilante"
;Bonus tracks
  1. "Snow Covers the Kiss"
  2. "Kiss the Devil"
  3. "Don't Fall in Love "
  4. "Soul Passing Through Soul"
  5. "World in Action"
  6. "World in Action"

CD 2: ''Desire''

  1. "Echo Beach"
  2. "Moonlight Dancing"
  3. "Revive the World"
  4. "The View"
  5. "Moon Migration"
  6. "Love's Unkind"
  7. "Dear Diary"
  8. "Deadly as a Woman"
  9. "Goodbye Baby"
  10. "When a Woman Cries"
  11. "Desire"
;Bonus tracks
  1. "Echo Beach"
  2. "Plenty"
  3. "Sun Up"
  4. "Re-Entry into Dance"
  5. "Mesmerised"
  6. "Lion of Symmetry"

CD 3: ''Prostitute''

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

CD 4: ''Ophelia's Shadow''

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

CD 5: ''Take the Leap!''

  1. "Now I'm Running"
  2. "Lust for Love"
  3. "Invisible Love"
  4. "Name of Love"
  5. "Winter in Wonderland"
  6. "God Ceases to Dream"
  7. "Ieya"
  8. "Waiting"
  9. "Neon Womb"
  10. "Elusive Stranger"
  11. "Our Movie"
  12. "Thunder in the Mountains"
  13. "I Want to [Be Free (Toyah song)|I Wanna Be Free]"
  14. "It's a Mystery"
;Bonus tracks
  1. "Requite Me"
  2. "Invisible Love"
  3. "Waiting"
  4. "It's a Mystery"

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

  1. "Tears for Ellie"
  2. "God Ceases to Dream"
  3. "Poland "
  4. "Now I'm Running"
  5. "It's a Mystery"
  6. "Lust for Love"
  7. "Angel"
  8. "Rebel Run"
  9. "Good Morning Universe"
  10. "Be Proud [Be Loud (Be Heard)|Be Proud, Be Loud (Be Heard)]"
  11. "Desire"
  12. "Obsolete"
  13. "Danced"
  14. "We Are"
  15. "Angel & Me"
  16. "Believe in Me"

CD 7: ''Velvet Lined Shell''

  1. "Every Scar Has a Silver Lining"
  2. "Velvet Lined Shell"
  3. "Little Tears of Love"
  4. "You're a Miracle"
  5. "Mother"
  6. "Troublesome Thing"
;Bonus tracks
  1. "Experience"
  2. "Killing Made Easy"
  3. "In Estonia"
  4. "Fallen"
  5. "Drinking from the Gun"
  6. "Nine Hours"
  7. "America for Beginners"
  8. "Step into the New World"

DVD: ''Promo Videos''

  1. "Don't Fall in Love "
  2. "Soul Passing Through Soul"
  3. "Echo Beach"
  4. "Fallen"
  5. "Sensational"
  6. "Interview: Toyah Talks About Her Solo Albums"