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| Released | 28 February 2020 | |||
| Genre | Art rock | |||
| Label | Edsel | |||
| Producer | various | |||
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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.
The box contains most of Toyah's solo work from 1985 to 2003, featuring the six albums Minx (1985), Desire (1987), Prostitute (1988), Ophelia's Shadow (1991), Take the Leap! (1993) and Velvet Lined Shell (2003) alongside a CD of remixed, revisited and rare tracks and a DVD with promotional music videos and an interview. [1] [2] Rare, Remixed & Revisited was also released as a separate digital album. [3] 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. [4]
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums [5] | 62 |
| UK Album Sales (OCC) [6] | 34 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [7] | 10 |
Toyah Ann Willcox is an English musician, actress, and TV presenter. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Willcox has had 8 top 40 singles, released over 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over 40 stage plays and 10 feature films, and voiced and presented numerous television shows.
"Someday" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her self-titled debut studio album (1990). It is a dance-pop, new jack swing and R&B song. Prior to Carey signing a record contract, she and producer Ben Margulies had written and produced a four-track demo which included "Someday". After signing a contract with Columbia Records, Carey began work on her debut album and she reached out to Ric Wake to ask if he would produce the song, to which he agreed. The composition of the demo recording was changed during the recording process, most notably replacing the horns with a guitar, which Carey disapproved of.
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