''Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!'' is a

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compilation album by the

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new wave band Toyah, fronted by

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, released in

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. The album is also known as ''Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! All the Hits'' by including the cover slogan to differentiate it from the earlier live album ''

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''.

Background

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included with issue 8 of ''

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'' magazine in 1981. The compilation marked the first time that "Good Morning Universe", "

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", "Sphinx" and "

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" were included on a full-length album. The record sleeve was designed by Bill Smith. A companion

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videocassette was also released containing four music videos and a live performance. The album was a moderate chart success in the UK.

Track listing

;Side one # " I Want to Be Free" (

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) – 3:06 # "Good Morning Universe" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:27 # " Rebel Run" (Willcox, Simon Darlow) – 3:10 # "Angels and Demons" (Willcox,

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) – 6:15 # "We Are" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:08 # "Race Through Space" (Willcox, Bogen, Peter Bush) – 3:10 # "The Angel and Me" (Willcox, Bogen) – 4:31 # "

" (Willcox, Adrian Lee,

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) – 3:36 ;Side two

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" (Hale) – 4:00
"
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" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:30
"Neon Womb" (Willcox, Bogen, Bush) – 3:49
"Sphinx" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:11
"
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" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:20
" The Vow" (Willcox, Bogen,
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) – 3:44
" Danced" (Willcox, Bogen, Bush) – 5:06
"
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" (New Version) (Willcox, Bogen, Bush) – 3:34

Personnel

– vocals *

– guitar *

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– bass * Brad Lang – bass * Mark Henry – bass * Peter Bush – keyboards * Adrian Lee – keyboards * Simon Darlow – keyboards * Steve Bray – drums *

– drums * Simon Phillips – drums * Andy Duncan – drums

Charts

References

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