Released 1985 Artists Toyah Willcox, Toyah Producer Christopher Neil Genres Pop music, New wave | Minx
(1985) Desire
(1987) Release date 1985 Label Portrait Records | |
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Recorded 1985, Audio International Similar Toyah albums, Other albums |
Minx was the first album released by Toyah Willcox as a solo artist.
Contents
- Original LP
- Original CDcassette bonus tracks
- 2005 CD additional bonus tracks
- Personnel
- Production
- Songs
- References
It 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.
The album became very hard to find in the 1990s, and before its 2005 reissue, CD copies were commanding high figures on e-bay.
Original LP
Side one
- "Soldier of Fortune, Terrorist of Love" (Willcox, Adrian Lee)
- "Don't Fall in Love (I Said)" (Willcox/Darlow)
- "Soul Passing Through Soul" (Willcox/St James)
- "Sympathy" (Graham Standfield, David Kassinetti, Stephen Gould, Mark Ashton)
- "I'll Serve You Well" (Willcox/Darlow)
Side two
- "All in a Rage" (Willcox/Bogen)
- "Space Between the Sounds" (Willcox/Darlow)
- "School's Out" (Alice Cooper, Michael Bruce)
- "World in Action" (Bogdanovs)
- "America for Beginners" (Skaith/Jones)
Original CD/cassette bonus tracks
- "Over Twenty-One" (Kajanus)
- "Vigilante" (Bogdanovs)
2005 CD additional bonus tracks
- "Snow Covers the Kiss" (Willcox/Bogen/Neil)
- "Kiss the Devil" (Willcox/Lee)
- "Don't Fall in Love (I Said) Extended Mix" (Willcox/Darlow)
- "Soul Passing Through Soul Extended Mix" (Willcox/St James)
- "World in Action Extended Mix" (Bogdanovs)
- "World in Action Action Mix" (Bogdanovs)
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Soldier of Fortune - Terrorist of Love3:08
2Don't Fall in Love (I Said)3:41
3Soul Passing Through Soul3:48