Minx (Toyah album)

Minx is a 1985 album by the British singer Toyah Willcox. Although still credited simply as "Toyah" (which was the name of the band she fronted up until 1984), the album was technically the start of Willcox's career as a solo artist and her first and only album for Portrait Records (part of the CBS group) after she left the independent label Safari which had released all of her music up until then.

Minx
Cover photography by Terence Donovan
Studio album by
Toyah
Released22 July 1985
Recorded1985
StudioAudio International Studios, London, UK
GenreNew wave, pop
Length40:08
LabelPortrait
ProducerChristopher Neil
Toyah chronology
Mayhem
(1985)		 Minx
(1985)		 Desire
(1987)
Singles from Minx
  1. "Don't Fall in Love (I Said)"
    Released: April 1985
  2. "Soul Passing Through Soul"
    Released: June 1985
  3. "World in Action"
    Released: September 1985

The album has something of a controversial reputation as it represented a departure from her previous works, which tended toward thematic albums written almost in their entirety by Willcox and long-standing band members such as Joel Bogen and Phil Spalding. As an attempt to make a more "polished" pop album and (supposedly) to break into the U.S. market, a lot of artistic control was ceded to the producers leading to an unprecedented four cover versions from the original CD's 12 tracks. The lead single "Don't Fall in Love (I Said)" was a hit in the UK, reaching the top 30, as did the album, but follow-up releases "Soul Passing Through Soul" and "World in Action" were less successful.[1]

The album, which was out of print by the 1990s, was reissued in 2005.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soldier of Fortune, Terrorist of Love"Toyah Willcox, Adrian Lee3:10
2."Don't Fall in Love (I Said)"Willcox, Simon Darlow3:45
3."Soul Passing Through Soul"Willcox, Michael St James3:52
4."Sympathy" (Rare Bird cover)Graham Standfield, David Kassinetti, Stephen Gould, Mark Ashton3:28
5."I'll Serve You Well"Willcox, Darlow5:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."All in a Rage"Willcox, Joel Bogen3:28
7."Space Between the Sounds"Willcox, Darlow4:32
8."School's Out" (Alice Cooper cover)Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce3:56
9."World in Action"Harry Bogdanovs3:36
10."America for Beginners" (Latin Quarter cover)Steve Skaith, Mike Jones4:24
Original CD/cassette bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Over Twenty-One" (DATA cover)Georg Kajanus3:17
12."Vigilante"Bogdanovs3:23
Total length:46:48
2005 CD additional bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Snow Covers the Kiss"Willcox, Bogen, Christopher Neil3:13
14."Kiss the Devil"Willcox, Lee3:21
15."Don't Fall in Love (I Said)" (Extended Mix)Willcox, Darlow5:12
16."Soul Passing Through Soul" (Extended Mix)Willcox, St James4:45
17."World in Action" (Extended Mix)Bogdanovs5:39
18."World in Action" (Action Mix)Bogdanovs9:23
Total length:78:21

Personnel
Guest musicians
  • Adrian Lee - keyboards on track 1
  • Andy Brown - bass on track 3 and 16
  • John Earle, Ray Beavis - saxophones on track 3 and 16
  • Michael St James - backing vocals on track 3
  • Richard Hewson - string arrangements on track 4
  • Joji Hirota - percussion on track 5
  • Phil Palmer - guitar on track 6
  • The English Chorale - additional vocals on track 7
  • Paul Raven - bass on track 8
  • Paul Ferguson - drums on track 8
  • Richard Bull - guitar on tracks 9, 17 and 18
  • John Kirby - backing vocals on track 10
  • Jon McLoughlin - additional guitar on track 18
Production

References
  1. "Toyah Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
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